Page 7: Historical Events In April - 04

1940  On April - 04 r Rodgers/Lorenz Hart's "Higher & Higher," premieres in NYC   

1941  On this day in history german troops conquer Banghazi   

1941  On this day in history max Frisch, writer, dies at 29   

1942  RCAF Squadron Leader L.J. Birchall spots Japanese fleet heading for Ceylon; alerts naval base and averts disaster for the British Fleet and a second Pearl Harbour on this day in history.   

1943  Oskar Schlemmer, German painter/sculptor, dies at 54 on April - 04.   

1944  On April - 04 british troops capture Addis Ababa Ethiopia   

1944  De Gaulle forms new regime in exile, with communists on April - 04.   

1944  John Peale Bishop, US poet (Undertaker's Garland), dies at 51 on April - 04.   

1945  Hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Liberation Day) on this day in history.   

1945  US forces liberated the Nazi death camp Ohrdruf in Germany on this day in history.   

1945  On April - 04 uS tanks/infantry conquer Bielefeld   

1945  On April - 04 hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day)   

1947  Largest group of sunspots on record on April - 04.   

1947  On this day in history uN's International Civil Aviation Organization established   

1947  On this day in history convention on International Civil Aviation goes into effect   

1948  84-year-old Connie Mack challenges 78-year-old Clark Griffith to a race from home to first base; it ends in a tie on April - 04.   

1948  84-year-old Connie Mack challenges 78-year-old Clark Griffith to a race from home to 1st base; it ends in a tie on this day in history.   

1949  Establishment of NATO on this day in history.   

1949  On April - 04 israel & Jordan sign armistice agreement   

1949  North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty signed (Wash DC) on April - 04.   

1949  The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation 'NATO', formed in Washington USA on April - 04.   

1949  On April - 04 wKRC TV channel 12 in Cincinnati OH (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1950  Christine Lahti born on April - 04.   

1950  On this day in history dirk Stikker becomes chairman of OES   

1951  Dutch Prince Bernhard visits Juan & Eva Per¢n in Buenos Aires Argentina on this day in history.   

1951  Dutch Prince Bernhard visits Juan & Eva Peron in Buenos Aires on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history karen Magnussen figure skater, born at North Vancouver, BC   

1953  On this day in history kFDA TV channel 10 in Amarillo TX (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1953  KFDA TV channel 10 in Amarillo, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1953  Carol II, King of Romania (1930-40), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1954  Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton GA Golf Open on April - 04.   

1954  Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton Georgia Golf Open on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history british government signs military treaty with Iraq   

1955  British govt signs military treaty with Iraq on this day in history.   

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

1492  On this day in history birth of ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564)   

1527  Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer was born on April - 04.   

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

1593  Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

1646  On April - 04 birth of antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715)   

1648  On April - 04 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 April - 04.   

0636  On April - 04 death of saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560)   

0896  Formosus, Pope (891-96), dies on this day in history.   

1229  Hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies on this day in history.   

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

1292  Nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies on this day in history.   

1305  Death of Jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217) on April - 04.   

1393  Floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.