Historical Events In April - 03

1947  "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" opens at Martin Beck NYC for 108 performances on April - 03.  

1947  On April - 03 "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" opens at Martin Beck NYC for 108 perfs  

1948  1st US figure skating championships held on April - 03.  

1948  Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan ($5B aid to 16 European countries) on April - 03.  

1948  On April - 03 harry Truman signs Marshall Plan to restore Europe  

1948  The first US figure skating championships held on April - 03.  

1948  US female Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill on this day in history.  

1948  US male Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button on April - 03.  

1949  KQW-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KCBS on this day in history.  

1949  North Atlantic Treaty, pact signed by US, Britain, France & Canada on this day in history.  

1949  On April - 03 wLWS (now WCMH) TV channel 4 in Columbus OH (NBC) begins broadcasting  

1949  On this day in history basil Harwood, composer, dies at 89  

1950  Adolf Wiklund, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1951  Christopher Fry's "Sleep of Prisoners", premieres in Oxford on April - 03.  

1951  On this day in history christopher Fry's "Sleep of Prisoners," premieres in Oxford  

1951  Johannes C Kielstra, Dut economist/gov (Suriname 1933-44), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1952  Dutch Queen Juliana speaks to US Congress on April - 03.  

1954  "Me & Juliet" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 358 performances on this day in history.  

1954  Don Perry climbs a 20' rope in under 2.8 seconds (AAU record) on April - 03.  

1955  On this day in history baltimore Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs Kansas City Athletics)  

1955  On this day in history fire in cinema to Sclessin Belgium, kills 39  

1955  Louise Suggs wins LPGA Oklahoma City Golf Open on April - 03.  

1955  Night express train in Guadalajara derails, killing 300 on April - 03.  

1955  Balt Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs KC Athletics) on April - 03.  

1956  "Silk Stockings" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 461 performances on April - 03.  

1956  Bulgarian vice premier Traitsjo Kostov rehabilitated on April - 03.  

1956  On this day in history german war criminals Hinrichsen/Rhl/Siebens/Viebahn are freed  

1956  On this day in history t Kostov, Bulgarian vice-premier, executed  

1957  Samuel Beckett's "Endgame", premieres in London on April - 03.  

1957  On this day in history uSSR performs atmospheric nuclear test  

1957  On April - 03 samuel Beckett's "Endgame," premieres in London  

1958  "Say, Darling" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 332 performances on April - 03.  

1958  Fidel Castro's rebels attacked Havana on April - 03.  

1958  Theodor Kramer, writer, dies on April - 03.  

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1151  On this day in history birth of igor Svyatoslavich, Ukrainian prince (d. 1202)  

1245  On this day in history birth of philips III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85)  

1367  On this day in history birth of henry IV, Bolingbroke Lincolnshire, King of England (1399-1413)  

1438  John III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland was born on this day in history.  

1485  Lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherland poet was born on April - 03.  

1529  On April - 03 birth of michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1581)  

1569  Giovanni Battista Massarengo, composer was born on this day in history.  

1593  On this day in history birth of george Herbert, English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs)  

0033  Death of Christ, crucified (according to astronomer Humphreys & Waddington) on this day in history.  

0628  Death of Chosroes II, emperor of Persia (579..628), murdered by his son on this day in history.  

0963  Death of William III, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 915) on April - 03.  

1287  Honorius IV, [Giacomo Savelli], Italian Pope (1285-87), dies on April - 03.  

1350  Death of Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1295) on April - 03.  

1512  On this day in history richard Pafraet, Dutch printer, dies  

1525  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api), dies at 49 on April - 03.  

1581  On April - 03 huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies