Page 8: 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 this day in history heitor Villa-Lobos' 10th Symphony, premieres in Paris France   

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

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  On April - 04 hendrik Heyman, Belgian minister of Nijverheid/mayor, dies at 78   

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

1959  On April - 04 federation of Mali, consisting of Senegal & French Sudan (dissolved 1960)   

1959  On this day in history fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal & French Sudan (dissolved 1960)   

1959  On this day in history stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies   

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

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

1960  On April - 04 senegal declares independence from France   

1960  32nd Academy Awards on this day in history.   

1963  On April - 04 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 April - 04 "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 April - 04.   

1964  On April - 04 beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love," single goes #1 &stays #1 for 5 weeks   

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

1965  On this day in history robert Downey, Jr. born.   

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

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  Dutch De Young government forms on this day in history.   

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

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

1967  On this day in history mischa Elman, Ukraine/US violinist, dies at 76   

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

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

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

1968  Rev Martin Luther King Jr assassinated in Memphis on this day in history.   

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0186  Caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217) was born on April - 04.   

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  On this day in history birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)   

1593  On April - 04 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  On April - 04 death of saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560)   

0896  On April - 04 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 April - 04.   

1292  On this day in history 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  On this day in history floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies