Page 6: Historical Events In April - 02

1944  Mikulas Moyzes, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1945  On April - 02 1st US units reach east coast of Okinawa   

1947  UN places former Japanese mandated islands under U.S. trusteeship on April - 02.   

1947  Carlo Terron's "Il diamente del profeta," premieres in Rome on this day in history.   

1947  Joseph Hardstaff, cricket (311 runs in 5 Tests for Eng 1907-08), dies on April - 02.   

1950  On April - 02 wTAR (now WTKR) TV channel 3 in Norfolk, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1951  First Navy use of jet aircraft as a bomber, launched from a carrier, USS Princeton on April - 02.   

1951  Simon Barere pianist, dies while perfoming at Carnegie Hall on April - 02.   

1951  Simon Barere, pianist, dies while perfoming at Carnegie Hall on April - 02.   

1952  Bernard Lyot inventor (chronograph), dies on this day in history.   

1952  On April - 02 bernard F Lyot, Fren astronomer (chronograph, Lyot-filter), dies at 55   

1953  On this day in history raab forms his 1st government in Austria   

1953  On April - 02 jean Epstein, French director (Vive la Vie), dies at 56   

1954  Plans to build Disneyland first announced on this day in history.   

1954  Plans to build Disneyland 1st announced [see Jan 26] on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history halifax Nova Scotia the opening of Angus L. Macdonald Bridge linking Halifax and Dartmouth and I was there   

1955  On April - 02 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright   

1956  Soap operas "As the World Turns" &"Edge of Night" premieres on TV on April - 02.   

1956  Peter Ustinovs' "Romanoff & Juliet," premieres in Manchester on April - 02.   

1956  Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgium ambassador to Tokyo, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1957  On April - 02 in Toronto 22-year-old Elvis Presley plays two concerts before 23,000 people at Maple Leaf Gardens; his second concert, before 15,000 fans   

1958  Last load of bitumen on Pacific Highway between Sydney and Brisbane is laid 18km south of Taree, NSW on this day in history.   

1958  On April - 02 national Advisory Council on Aeronautics renamed NASA   

1958  On this day in history wind speed reaches 450 kph in tornado, Wichita Falls, TX (record)   

1958  On April - 02 antillean Brewery (Amstel beer) opens   

1959  On April - 02 benjamin Christensen, Danish actor (Barnet, Mockery), dies at 79   

1960  USS Glacier begins 12 days of relief operations, providing helicopter and boat transportation and emergency supplies to residents of Paramaribo, Brazil after floods on April - 02.   

1960  Cuba buys oil from USSR on April - 02.   

1961  August Defresne, Dutch director (Anno Christi 969), dies at 67 on April - 02.   

1962  On April - 02 the first official Panda crossing is opened outside Waterloo station, London.   

1963  On this day in history explorer 17 attains Earth orbit (254/914 km)   

1963  USSR launches Luna 4; missed Moon by 8,500 km on April - 02.   

1964  USSR launches Zond 1 to Venus; no data returned on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history josef Klaus succeeds Alfons Gorbach as chancellor of Austria   

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1348  Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385) was born on April - 02.   

1565  Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.   

1602  On this day in history birth of maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan   

1618  On this day in history birth of francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction)   

1628  Constantin Christian Dedekind, composer was born on April - 02.   

1632  Georg Caspar Weckler, composer was born on April - 02.   

1653  On April - 02 birth of prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708)   

1711  On April - 02 birth of jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool)   

1118  On this day in history boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies   

1272  On this day in history death of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209)   

1335  On this day in history death of duke Henry of Carinthia (b. circa 1265)   

1412  Death of Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????) on April - 02.   

1416  Ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52 on April - 02.   

1502  On April - 02 arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies   

1507  Death of Francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416) on April - 02.   

1640  Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45 on this day in history.