Historical Events In April - 04

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

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

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 April - 04.  

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

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

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

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

1959  On April - 04 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  Senegal declares independence from France on April - 04.  

1960  32nd Academy Awards on April - 04.  

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 April - 04.  

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

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

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

1966  On April - 04 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

1967  On April - 04 dutch De Young government forms  

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  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 April - 04 rev Martin Luther King Jr assassinated in Memphis  

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0186  On April - 04 birth of caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217)  

1492  On April - 04 birth of ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564)  

1527  On April - 04 birth of abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer  

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

1593  On April - 04 birth of edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669)  

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

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

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 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 April - 04.  

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

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

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

1305  On this day in history 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.