Page 8: Historical Events In April - 04

1957  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.   

1957  Heitor Villa-Lobos' 10th Symphony, premieres in Paris   

1958  1st march against nuclear weapons (Aldermaston England)   

1958  EugŠne Ionesco's "Tueur sans Gages" premieres in Darmstadt   

1958  Hendrik Heyman, Belgian minister of Nijverheid/mayor, dies at 78.   

1959  Fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal and French Sudan (dissolved 1960)   

1959  Federation of Mali, consisting of Senegal and French Sudan (dissolved 1960).   

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

1960  32nd Academy Awards - "Ben-Hur", Charlton Heston and Simone Signoret win.   

1960  Project Ozma begins at Green Bank radio astronomy center.   

1960  Senegal declares independence from France   

1960  32nd Academy Awards.   

1963  Jason Robards Sr actor (Acapulco), dies at 70   

1963  Endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18.   

1964  "Anyone Can Whistle" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 9 performances.   

1964  Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love", single goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks.   

1964  Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks   

1965  In this year, Mickey Wright claims LPGA Baton Rouge Golf Invitational   

1965  Robert Downey, Jr. born   

1966  In this year, Canada starts five-year, $350000 project to help increase wheat production in Kenya; an environmental fiasco.   

1966  Pirate Radio Scotland changes name to Radio Ireland   

1966  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1967  Dutch De Young government forms.   

1967  Marines chase "Nozems" out of Amsterdam Central Station   

1967  Amsterdam Marines chase out "nozems" of Central Station.   

1967  Mischa Elman, Ukraine/US violinist, dies at 76.   

1968  "Education of Hyman Kaplan" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 28 performances   

1968  Apollo 6 launched atop Saturn V; unmanned.   

1968  Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.   

1968  Rev Martin Luther King Jr assassinated in Memphis   

1968  "Education of Hyman Kaplan" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 28 perfs   

1968  Martin Luther King Jr, assassinated at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis Tennessee at 39.   

1969  Dr Denton Cooley implants 1st temporary artificial heart   

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0186  Caracalla: Roman emperor   

1492  Ambrosius blarer: German reformer   

1527  Abraham ortelius: [ortels/hortels], south neth geographer   

1572  William strachey: English writer   

1593  Edward nicholas: English statesman   

1646  Antoine galland: French archaeologist   

1648  Grinling gibbons: Sculptor/woodcarver   

1688  Joseph-nicolas delisle: French astronomer   

0397  Death of Ambrosius: Gov of liguria/bishop of milan (374-97)/saint,   

0636  Death of Saint isidore of seville: Church father and the proposed patron of internet (b. cira 560)   

0896  Death of Formosus: Pope (891-96),   

1229  Hugo van pierrepont: Bishop of liege,   

1284  Death of Alfonso x: "el sabio" king of castile/leon (1252-84),   

1292  Death of Nicholas iv: [girolamo masci], pope (1288-92),   

1305  Jeanne of navarre: Wife of philip iv of france (b. circa 1217)   

1393  Floris van wevelinkhoven: Bishop of utrecht,