Page 9: Historical Events In April - 04

1977  Sarah Michelle Gellar born   

1977  Jeno Zador, composer, dies at 82   

1978  Gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70   

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

1979  Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto former Pakistani president, hanged in Pakistan   

1981  Brad Johnson actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56   

1981  Henry Cisneros is recorded as becoming 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio).   

1982  11th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sally Little.   

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

1983  6th space shuttle mission, Challenger 1 launched.   

1983  Gloria Swanson actress, dies at 84 of a heart ailment.   

1983  Jacqueline Logan silent film leading lady, dies at 78   

1984  Michael Frayn's "Benefactors" premieres in London.   

1984  In this year, Winston Smith in Orwell's "1984" starts his secret diary.   

1985  Tulane University cancels its basketball season amidst scandal.   

1986  Wayne Gretsky sets NHL record with 213th point of season.   

1986  Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season   

1987  Dow Jones up 69.89 points, ending at record 2390.34 points.   

1988  50th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Kansas beat Oklahoma 83-79   

1988  Eddie Hill is recorded as becoming 1st to drag race a ¬ mile in under 5 seconds.   

1988  Largest crowd (55438) at a season game at Riverfront (Cincinnati Reds vs St Louis Cardinals)   

1988  Last broadcast of "Crossroads" on British TV.   

1988  New York Mets set Opening Day record with 6 homeruns.   

1989  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's last NBA game in Seattle.   

1989  New York Yankee Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons, his 287th win puts him 19th overall as Yankees beat Twins on opening day 4-2   

1990  "The Marshall Chronicles" premieres on ABC-TV   

1990  "The Marshall Chronicles" premiers on ABC-TV.   

1990  Gloria Estefan released from the hospital after her accident   

1990  Sarah Vaughn jazz singer, dies at 68   

1990  Security law violator Ivan Boesky is released from federal custody   

1991  "Lucifer's Child" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 28 performances.   

1991  Graham Green english novelist, dies at 86.   

1991  John Heinz (Sen-R-Pa), dies in a plane crash.   

1992  Game 1 of Mayor Challenge - New York Yankees beat New York Mets 6-4 at Yankee Stadium.   

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

0636  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  Death of Jeanne of navarre: Wife of philip iv of france (b. circa 1217)   

1393  Death of Floris van wevelinkhoven: Bishop of utrecht,