Page 9: Historical Events In April - 04

1968  On April - 04 "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 on April - 04.   

1969  Dr Denton Cooley implants 1st temporary artificial heart on April - 04.   

1970  Byron Foulger actor (Capt Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Don Johnson   

1970  On April - 04 byron Foulger, actor (Capt Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70   

1971  "Follies" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 524 performances on April - 04.   

1971  Marine clay under houses liquifies, 31 die (St-Jean-Vianney Qu‚bec) on this day in history.   

1972  1st electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating on April - 04.   

1972  Adam Clayton Powell Jr (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63 on April - 04.   

1972  On this day in history adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63   

1974  Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home-run record by hitting his 714th on April - 04.   

1975  C5A Galaxy on military charter crashes, taking 155 lives (Saigon) on April - 04.   

1975  Steve Miller is arrested for burning his girlfriend's clothes on this day in history.   

1975  USAF transport carrying orphans from Saigon crashes killing 155 on this day in history.   

1976  5th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Judy Rankin on April - 04.   

1976  N Chernykh discovers asteroid #2369 Chekhov on April - 04.   

1976  Seni Pramoj's Democratic Party wins elections in Thailand on this day in history.   

1977  Sarah Michelle Gellar born on this day in history.   

1977  Jeno Zador, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1978  On April - 04 gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70   

1979  Edgar Buchanan actor (Uncle Joe-Petticoat Junction), dies at 77 on April - 04.   

1979  On April - 04 jane M Byrne (D), elected 1st woman mayor of Chicago IL   

1979  Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto former Pakistani president, hanged in Pakistan on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history edgar Buchanan, actor (Uncle Joe-Petticoat Junction), dies at 77   

1980  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

1981  Brad Johnson actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56 on April - 04.   

1981  On this day in history henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio)   

1981  On this day in history brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56   

1982  11th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sally Little on April - 04.   

1983  45th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship North Carolina State beats Houston 54-52 on April - 04.   

1983  On this day in history 6th space shuttle mission, Challenger 1 launched   

1983  On April - 04 gloria Swanson actress, dies at 84 of a heart ailment   

1983  On April - 04 jacqueline Logan silent film leading lady, dies at 78   

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0186  Caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217) was born on this day in history.   

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

1527  On this day in history birth of abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer   

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

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

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

1648  Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver was born on this day in history.   

1688  Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768) was born on April - 04.   

0397  Ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies on this day in history.   

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  Hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies on this day in history.   

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 April - 04.   

1305  Death of Jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217) on this day in history.   

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