Historical Events In April - 04

1956  Enid Bagnold's "Chalk Garden", premieres in London on this day in history.  

1956  On this day in history enid Bagnold's "Chalk Garden," premieres in London  

1957  On April - 04 heitor Villa-Lobos' 10th Symphony, premieres in Paris France  

1957  On April - 04 herbert Norman 1909-1957 Canadian Ambassador to Egypt, jumps from the roof of his apartment building to his death after suspicions he was a possible Communist sympathizer  

1957  On April - 04 heitor Villa-Lobos' 10th Symphony, premieres in Paris  

1958  On April - 04 1st march against nuclear weapons (Aldermaston England)  

1958  EugŠne Ionesco's "Tueur sans Gages" premieres in Darmstadt on this day in history.  

1958  Hendrik Heyman, Belgian minister of Nijverheid/mayor, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1959  Fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal &French Sudan (dissolved 1960) on this day in history.  

1959  Federation of Mali, consisting of Senegal & French Sudan (dissolved 1960) on April - 04.  

1959  Fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal & French Sudan (dissolved 1960) on this day in history.  

1959  Stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies on April - 04.  

1960  On this day in history 32nd Academy Awards - "Ben-Hur", Charlton Heston & Simone Signoret win  

1960  On April - 04 project Ozma begins at Green Bank radio astronomy center  

1960  Senegal declares independence from France on this day in history.  

1960  On this day in history 32nd Academy Awards  

1963  On this day in history jason Robards Sr actor (Acapulco), dies at 70  

1963  On this day in history endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18  

1964  On this day in history "Anyone Can Whistle" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 9 performances  

1964  Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love", single goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks on this day in history.  

1964  Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love," single goes #1 &stays #1 for 5 weeks on this day in history.  

1965  On this day in history mickey Wright wins LPGA Baton Rouge Golf Invitational  

1965  On April - 04 robert Downey, Jr. born.  

1966  On April - 04 canada starts five-year, $350,000 project to help increase wheat production in Kenya; an environmental fiasco.  

1966  On April - 04 pirate Radio Scotland changes name to Radio Ireland  

1966  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

1967  Dutch De Young government forms on this day in history.  

1967  On April - 04 marines chase "Nozems" out of Amsterdam Central Station  

1967  On April - 04 amsterdam Marines chase out "nozems" of Central Station  

1967  Mischa Elman, Ukraine/US violinist, dies at 76 on April - 04.  

1968  "Education of Hyman Kaplan" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 28 performances on this day in history.  

1968  On this day in history apollo 6 launched atop Saturn V; unmanned  

1968  Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on this day in history.  

1968  On April - 04 rev Martin Luther King Jr assassinated in Memphis  

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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  Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer was born on this day in history.  

1572  William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born on April - 04.  

1593  On this day in history birth of edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669)  

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

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

1688  On April - 04 birth of joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)  

0397  On April - 04 ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies  

0636  Death of Saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560) on April - 04.  

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

1229  On April - 04 hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies  

1284  Alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1292  On April - 04 nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies  

1305  On April - 04 death of jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217)  

1393  Floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies on April - 04.