Page 8: Historical Events In April - 04

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   

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.   

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.   

1970  Byron Foulger actor (Capt Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70   

1970  Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Don Johnson.   

1971  "Follies" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 524 performances.   

1971  Marine clay under houses liquifies, 31 die (St-Jean-Vianney Qu‚bec)   

1972  1st electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating.   

1972  Adam Clayton Powell Jr (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63   

1974  Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home-run record by hitting his 714th   

1975  C5A Galaxy on military charter crashes, taking 155 lives (Saigon).   

1975  Steve Miller is arrested for burning his girlfriend's clothes   

1975  USAF transport carrying orphans from Saigon crashes killing 155.   

1976  5th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Judy Rankin.   

1976  N Chernykh discovers asteroid #2369 Chekhov.   

1976  In this year, Seni Pramoj's Democratic Party claims elections in Thailand   

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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  Death of 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,