Page 8: Historical Events In April - 04

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

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

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

1957  On April - 04 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 this day in history.   

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 April - 04.   

1959  On this day in history 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  On this day in history stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies   

1960  32nd Academy Awards - "Ben-Hur", Charlton Heston & Simone Signoret win on this day in history.   

1960  Project Ozma begins at Green Bank radio astronomy center on April - 04.   

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

1960  On April - 04 32nd Academy Awards   

1963  Jason Robards Sr actor (Acapulco), dies at 70 on April - 04.   

1963  Endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18 on this day in history.   

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

1964  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1965  Mickey Wright wins LPGA Baton Rouge Golf Invitational on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history 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  Pirate Radio Scotland changes name to Radio Ireland on April - 04.   

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

1967  Dutch De Young government forms on this day in history.   

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

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  Apollo 6 launched atop Saturn V; unmanned on April - 04.   

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

1968  Rev Martin Luther King Jr assassinated in Memphis on April - 04.   

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

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  William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1593  Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) was born on April - 04.   

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

1648  On this day in history birth of grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver   

1688  On April - 04 birth of joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)   

0397  On this day in history ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies   

0636  On April - 04 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  On April - 04 hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies   

1284  Alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

1305  Death of Jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217) on April - 04.   

1393  Floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.