Page 8: Historical Events In April - 04

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

1956  On April - 04 enid Bagnold's "Chalk Garden," premieres in London   

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

1957  On this day in history 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  Heitor Villa-Lobos' 10th Symphony, premieres in Paris on April - 04.   

1958  On this day in history 1st march against nuclear weapons (Aldermaston England)   

1958  EugŠne Ionesco's "Tueur sans Gages" premieres in Darmstadt on April - 04.   

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

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

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  Stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies on this day in history.   

1960  On April - 04 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 this day in history senegal declares independence from France   

1960  On April - 04 32nd Academy Awards   

1963  Jason Robards Sr actor (Acapulco), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1963  Endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18 on April - 04.   

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

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

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 April - 04 robert Downey, Jr. born.   

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

1966  On this day in history pirate Radio Scotland changes name to Radio Ireland   

1966  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history dutch De Young government forms   

1967  On this day in history marines chase "Nozems" out of Amsterdam Central Station   

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

1967  On this day in history 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  On April - 04 apollo 6 launched atop Saturn V; unmanned   

1968  On April - 04 civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.   

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 April - 04.   

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

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

1648  Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver was born on April - 04.   

1688  On this day in history birth of joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)   

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

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

1284  On this day in history 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  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