Historical Events In April - 05

1984  "Human Comedy" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 13 performances on April - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

1984  On April - 05 arthur Travors Harris, marshal of British RAF, dies  

1985  Tyrell Johnson, cricketer (WI left-arm quickie, one Test 1939), dies on this day in history.  

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

1986  On this day in history record for a throw-and-return boomerang toss is set (121 meters)  

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

1986  On this day in history colin McCool, cricketer (14 Tests for Australia, 36 wkts), dies  

1987  On April - 05 16th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King  

1987  Fox TV network premieres showing Married With Children & Tracey Ullman on this day in history.  

1987  On this day in history wayne Gretzky wins 7th straight NHL scoring title  

1988  On April - 05 democratic convention picks Michael Dukakis as their pres candidate  

1988  Alf Kjellin, Swedish actor/director (Juggler), dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1990  John Stockton reaches 1000-assist mark for NBA record 3 years in a row on this day in history.  

1990  On this day in history new York Rangers beat New York Islanders 2-1 in 1st game of preliminaries  

1990  Paul Newman wins a court victory over Julius Gold, to keep giving all profits from Newman foods to charity on this day in history.  

1990  On this day in history nico Scheepmaker, Dutch columnist/poet, dies at 59  

1991  Joe Dumaars (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 62 games on April - 05.  

1991  Kitty Kelly publishes a book knocking Nancy Reagan on April - 05.  

1991  On April - 05 southeast Airlines Embracer 120 crashes in Georgia, killing 23  

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

1991  US begins air drops to Kurdish refugees in Northern Iraq on April - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

1992  On April - 05 4th Seniors Golf Tradition Lee Trevino  

1992  On this day in history comedian Sam Kinison marries live-in girlfriend Malika Souiri  

1992  Dana Lofland wins Las Vegas LPGA Golf International on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.  

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

0582  Death of Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) on this day in history.  

0828  On this day in history nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77  

1168  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on this day in history.  

1258  Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1270  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on April - 05.  

1419  Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on April - 05.  

1531  On this day in history death of richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop  

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