Page 11: Historical Events In April - 04

1994  On April - 04 netscape Communications founded as Mosaic Communications   

1994  On April - 04 tony Curtis undergoes heart-bypass surgery   

1996  "Inherit the Wind" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 45 performances on this day in history.   

1996  Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Austin TX on KJFK 98.9 FM on April - 04.   

1997  Anaheim Ducks clinch their 1st-ever playoff berth on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history braves officially open Turner Field against Cubs   

1997  DMSP Titan 2 launched on this day in history.   

1997  STS 83 (Columbia 22), launches on this day in history.   

1998  On April - 04 nFL Europe (Formerly WLAF), kicks off season   

2007  On April - 04 iran announced it will release the British sailors and marines that they captured on mar 23. The captives arrive back in the UK the next day.   

2007  NATO and Afghan forces retake a key town from the Taliban in Sangin in southern Helmand Province on April - 04.   

2012  On this day in history german Nobel Laureat, Gunter Grass, publishes controversial poem that claims Israel is plotting to wipe out Iran   

2013  74 people are killed after an illegally constructed building collapses in Thane, India on April - 04.   

2014  President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, claims that climate change will lead to battles over water and food within the next five to ten years on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history chemical weapons attack on Khan Sheikhoun, Syria by Syrian government forces kills more than 80 civilians   

2017  Pink Star diamond sets world record price of $71 million for a gem at an action in Hong Kong on this day in history.   

2017  On April - 04 alibaba becomes the world's largest retailer according to US Securities and Exchange Commission   

2018  On April - 04 21st Commonwealth Games open in the Gold Coast, Australia   

2018  The 2018 Commonwealth Games are held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia on April - 04.   

2019  On April - 04 second Libyan Civil War: The Libyan National Army (LNA) launches a surprise offensive in western Libya, moving units towards the Government of National Accord-held capital Tripoli and capturing Gharyan. The LNA says that the operation, ordered by General Khalifa Haftar, is aimed at "cleansing the western zone from terrorist groups".   

2021  On this day in history aNA Inspiration Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Patty Tavatanakit of Thailand wins her first LPGA Tour event by 2 strokes from NZ's Lydia Ko who cards a 10-under-par final round   

2021  The 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election takes place on April - 04.   

2021  More than 270 people are killed in Indonesia and East Timor after Cyclone Seroja strikes East Nusa Tenggara and the island of Timor on this day in history.   

2023  Former US president Donald Trump pleads not guilty in a NY court to 34 felony counts of falsifying documents related to 2016 hush money payments to a woman alleging they had an extramarital affair on this day in history.   

2023  Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO, doubling the alliance's border with Russia on this day in history.   

2024  On this day in history president Joe Biden warns Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu that the US could shift its policy if Israel does not immediately address humanitarian concerns in Gaza and work towards a ceasefire [1]   

2024  Kuwaiti general election: Opposition candidates maintain a majority in the National Assembly on this day in history.   

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0186  Caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217) was born on this day in history.   

1492  Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564) was born on this day in history.   

1527  On April - 04 birth of abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer   

1572  William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1593  Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) was born on April - 04.   

1646  On this day in history birth of antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715)   

1648  On this day in history birth of grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver   

1688  Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.   

0397  Ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0636  On this day in history death of saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560)   

0896  On this day in history formosus, Pope (891-96), dies   

1229  Hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies on April - 04.   

1284  Alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62 on April - 04.   

1292  On this day in history nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies   

1305  On this day in history death of jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217)   

1393  On April - 04 floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies