Historical Events In April - 04

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

1956  Enid Bagnold's "Chalk Garden," premieres in London on April - 04.   

1957  On April - 04 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  On April - 04 heitor Villa-Lobos' 10th Symphony, premieres in Paris   

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

1958  On April - 04 eugŠne Ionesco's "Tueur sans Gages" premieres in Darmstadt   

1958  On April - 04 hendrik Heyman, Belgian minister of Nijverheid/mayor, dies at 78   

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

1959  On this day in history 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  On this day in history project Ozma begins at Green Bank radio astronomy center   

1960  Senegal declares independence from France on this day in history.   

1960  32nd Academy Awards on this day in history.   

1963  On April - 04 jason Robards Sr actor (Acapulco), dies at 70   

1963  On April - 04 endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18   

1964  "Anyone Can Whistle" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 9 performances on this day in history.   

1964  Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love", single goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks on this day in history.   

1964  Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love," single goes #1 &stays #1 for 5 weeks on this day in history.   

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 April - 04 pirate Radio Scotland changes name to Radio Ireland   

1966  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1967  On April - 04 dutch De Young government forms   

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

1967  On this day in history amsterdam Marines chase out "nozems" of Central Station   

1967  Mischa Elman, Ukraine/US violinist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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 April - 04 birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)   

1593  Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 04.   

0636  Death of Saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560) on April - 04.   

0896  On this day in history formosus, Pope (891-96), dies   

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

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

1292  On this day in history nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies   

1305  On this day in history death of jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217)   

1393  On April - 04 floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies