Page 10: Historical Events In April - 05

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

1984  On this day in history a Mrkos discovers asteroid #3364   

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

1984  Arthur Travors Harris, marshal of British RAF, dies on this day in history.   

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 April - 05 record for a throw-and-return boomerang toss is set (121 meters)   

1986  US soldier and Turkish woman killed in West Berlin disco bombing on April - 05.   

1986  Colin McCool, cricketer (14 Tests for Australia, 36 wkts), dies on April - 05.   

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

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  On this day in history alf Kjellin, Swedish actor/director (Juggler), dies   

1989  On this day in history david Letterman becomes 1st network TV series to use dolby stereo   

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

1989  On April - 05 solidarity granted legal status in Poland   

1990  John Stockton reaches 1000-assist mark for NBA record 3 years in a row on April - 05.   

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

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

1990  Nico Scheepmaker, Dutch columnist/poet, dies at 59 on April - 05.   

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

1991  On this day in history kitty Kelly publishes a book knocking Nancy Reagan   

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  John Tower, (Sen-R-Tx), dies in a plane crash at 65 on this day in history.   

1992  "Search & Destroy" closes at Circle in Square Theater NYC after 46 performances on April - 05.   

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

1992  On April - 05 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 this day in history.   

1992  Game 2 of Mayor Challenge - New York Yankees sweep New York Mets 6-5 at Shea Stadium on this day in history.   

1992  Peru's President Alberto Fujimori suspend constitution & dissolved Congress on this day in history.   

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1288  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)   

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

1523  On this day in history birth of blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596)   

1588  Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on April - 05.   

1595  John Wilson, composer was born on April - 05.   

1598  Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1604  Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675) was born on April - 05.   

1622  On April - 05 birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)   

0582  On this day in history death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512)   

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

1168  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)   

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

1270  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on this day in history.   

1419  Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on this day in history.   

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

1605  On April - 05 death of adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)