Page 8: Historical Events In April - 04

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

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

1957  Heitor Villa-Lobos' 10th Symphony, premieres in Paris France on this day in history.   

1957  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 on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history heitor Villa-Lobos' 10th Symphony, premieres in Paris   

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

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  On this day in history fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal & French Sudan (dissolved 1960)   

1959  On April - 04 stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies   

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

1960  Project Ozma begins at Green Bank radio astronomy center on April - 04.   

1960  On this day in history senegal declares independence from France   

1960  On April - 04 32nd Academy Awards   

1963  On April - 04 jason Robards Sr actor (Acapulco), dies at 70   

1963  Endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18 on this day in history.   

1964  "Anyone Can Whistle" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 9 performances on April - 04.   

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 April - 04.   

1965  Mickey Wright wins LPGA Baton Rouge Golf Invitational on April - 04.   

1965  Robert Downey, Jr. born on this day in history.   

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

1966  Pirate Radio Scotland changes name to Radio Ireland on this day in history.   

1966  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on April - 04.   

1967  On April - 04 dutch De Young government forms   

1967  Marines chase "Nozems" out of Amsterdam Central Station on this day in history.   

1967  Amsterdam Marines chase out "nozems" of Central Station on April - 04.   

1967  On April - 04 mischa Elman, Ukraine/US violinist, dies at 76   

1968  On April - 04 "Education of Hyman Kaplan" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 28 performances   

1968  Apollo 6 launched atop Saturn V; unmanned on this day in history.   

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

1968  On this day in history 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 April - 04.   

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  Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.   

1648  On April - 04 birth of grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver   

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

0397  Ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies on April - 04.   

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

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

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

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

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

1305  Death of Jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217) on this day in history.   

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