Page 10: Historical Events In April - 04

1986  Wayne Gretsky sets NHL record with 213th point of season.   

1986  Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season   

1987  Dow Jones up 69.89 points, ending at record 2390.34 points   

1988  50th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Kansas beat Oklahoma 83-79   

1988  Eddie Hill is recorded as becoming 1st to drag race a ¬ mile in under 5 seconds   

1988  Largest crowd (55438) at a season game at Riverfront (Cincinnati Reds vs St Louis Cardinals)   

1988  Last broadcast of "Crossroads" on British TV.   

1988  New York Mets set Opening Day record with 6 homeruns.   

1989  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's last NBA game in Seattle.   

1989  New York Yankee Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons, his 287th win puts him 19th overall as Yankees beat Twins on opening day 4-2.   

1990  "The Marshall Chronicles" premieres on ABC-TV   

1990  "The Marshall Chronicles" premiers on ABC-TV   

1990  Gloria Estefan released from the hospital after her accident   

1990  Sarah Vaughn jazz singer, dies at 68   

1990  Security law violator Ivan Boesky is released from federal custody   

1991  "Lucifer's Child" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 28 performances.   

1991  Graham Green english novelist, dies at 86.   

1991  John Heinz (Sen-R-Pa), dies in a plane crash.   

1992  Game 1 of Mayor Challenge - New York Yankees beat New York Mets 6-4 at Yankee Stadium   

1992  John Tesh (Entertainment Tonight) marries actress Connie Selleca.   

1992  Jury deliberations begin in the Noriega case.   

1992  Sali Berisha is recorded as becoming president/Alexander Meksi premier of Albania.   

1993  12th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion Texas Tech beats Ohio State 84-82.   

1993  5th Seniors Golf Tradition Tom Shaw.   

1993  In this year, Trish Johnson claims Las Vegas LPGA at Canyon Gate Golf Tournament.   

1993  Wrestlemania IX at Caesar's Palace Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan pins Yokozuna   

1994  1st game played at Jacobs Field, Indians beat Mariners 4-3 in 11 innings.   

1994  56th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion Arkansas Razorbacks beats Duke 76-72.   

1994  KLM Saab 340B crashes at Schiphol, 3 killed   

1994  Largest Opening Day crowd at Yankee Stadium, 56706.   

1994  Los Angeles Dodger Darryl Strawberry begins substance abuse treatment.   

1994  Netscape Communications founded as Mosaic Communications   

1994  Tony Curtis undergoes heart-bypass surgery   

1996  "Inherit the Wind" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 45 performances   

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0186  Caracalla: Roman emperor   

1492  Ambrosius blarer: German reformer   

1527  Abraham ortelius: [ortels/hortels], south neth geographer   

1572  William strachey: English writer   

1593  Edward nicholas: English statesman   

1646  Antoine galland: French archaeologist   

1648  Grinling gibbons: Sculptor/woodcarver   

1688  Joseph-nicolas delisle: French astronomer   

0397  Death of Ambrosius: Gov of liguria/bishop of milan (374-97)/saint,   

0636  Saint isidore of seville: Church father and the proposed patron of internet (b. cira 560)   

0896  Death of Formosus: Pope (891-96),   

1229  Hugo van pierrepont: Bishop of liege,   

1284  Alfonso x: "el sabio" king of castile/leon (1252-84),   

1292  Nicholas iv: [girolamo masci], pope (1288-92),   

1305  Death of Jeanne of navarre: Wife of philip iv of france (b. circa 1217)   

1393  Death of Floris van wevelinkhoven: Bishop of utrecht,