Historical Events In April - 05

1984  On this day in history "Human Comedy" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 13 performances  

1984  A Mrkos discovers asteroid #3364 on this day in history.  

1984  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain's all-time career scoring record of 31,419 points (31,421) on April - 05.  

1984  On this day in history arthur Travors Harris, marshal of British RAF, dies  

1985  On April - 05 tyrell Johnson, cricketer (WI left-arm quickie, one Test 1939), dies  

1986  On April - 05 2 US soldiers & Turkish woman killed in West Berlin discotheque bombing  

1986  Record for a throw-and-return boomerang toss is set (121 meters) on April - 05.  

1986  On this day in history uS soldier and Turkish woman killed in West Berlin disco bombing  

1986  Colin McCool, cricketer (14 Tests for Australia, 36 wkts), dies on this day in history.  

1987  16th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King on this day in history.  

1987  On April - 05 fox TV network premieres showing Married With Children & Tracey Ullman  

1987  Wayne Gretzky wins 7th straight NHL scoring title on this day in history.  

1988  Democratic convention picks Michael Dukakis as their pres candidate on April - 05.  

1988  Alf Kjellin, Swedish actor/director (Juggler), dies on April - 05.  

1989  David Letterman becomes 1st network TV series to use dolby stereo on April - 05.  

1989  Orel Hershiser ends his 59 consecutive scoreless pitched inning streak on April - 05.  

1989  Solidarity granted legal status in Poland on this day in history.  

1990  On April - 05 john Stockton reaches 1000-assist mark for NBA record 3 years in a row  

1990  On April - 05 new York Rangers beat New York Islanders 2-1 in 1st game of preliminaries  

1990  On April - 05 paul Newman wins a court victory over Julius Gold, to keep giving all profits from Newman foods to charity  

1990  On April - 05 nico Scheepmaker, Dutch columnist/poet, dies at 59  

1991  On this day in history joe Dumaars (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 62 games  

1991  Kitty Kelly publishes a book knocking Nancy Reagan on this day in history.  

1991  Southeast Airlines Embracer 120 crashes in Georgia, killing 23 on this day in history.  

1991  Space Shuttle STS 37 (Atlantis 8) launched on this day in history.  

1991  On this day in history uS begins air drops to Kurdish refugees in Northern Iraq  

1991  On April - 05 john Tower, (Sen-R-Tx), dies in a plane crash at 65  

1992  On this day in history "Search & Destroy" closes at Circle in Square Theater NYC after 46 performances  

1992  11th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion Stanford beats Western Kentucky 78-62 on April - 05.  

1992  On this day in history 4th Seniors Golf Tradition Lee Trevino  

1992  Comedian Sam Kinison marries live-in girlfriend Malika Souiri on April - 05.  

1992  Dana Lofland wins Las Vegas LPGA Golf International on April - 05.  

1992  Game 2 of Mayor Challenge - New York Yankees sweep New York Mets 6-5 at Shea Stadium on April - 05.  

1992  On this day in history peru's President Alberto Fujimori suspend constitution & dissolved Congress  

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on April - 05.  

1472  On April - 05 birth of bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510)  

1523  Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596) was born on April - 05.  

1588  Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on this day in history.  

1595  On this day in history birth of john Wilson, composer  

1598  Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on April - 05.  

1604  On April - 05 birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)  

1622  Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703) was born on April - 05.  

0582  Death of Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) on April - 05.  

0828  Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77 on this day in history.  

1168  On April - 05 death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)  

1258  Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies on April - 05.  

1270  On this day in history ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies  

1419  On this day in history death of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)  

1531  Death of Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on this day in history.  

1605  On this day in history death of adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)