Page 7: Historical Events In April - 05
Sunday, 23 March 2025
1941 In SF, Castro and Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses on this day in history.
1941 On this day in history in SF, Castro & Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses
1942 On this day in history hMS CORNWALL And HMS DORSETSHIRE sunk in the Indian Ocean south west of Ceylon by Japanese carrier divebombers, 190 men lost from 'Cornwall', 234 from 'Dorsetshire'
1942 HMS TENEDOS sunk in harbour at Colombo, Ceylon - by Japanese carrier bombers on this day in history.
1943 Allies bomb Mortsel on this day in history.
1943 Poon Lim found after being adrift 133 days on April - 05.
1943 On this day in history the third and last "Macedonian transport" reaches the Treblinka "resettlement"; all are gassed.
1944 140 Lancasters bomb airplane manufacturer in Toulouse on April - 05.
1944 On this day in history isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter), dies at 90
1945 Almelo Netherlands freed on April - 05.
1945 Kuniaki Koiso resigns as PM of Japan; replaced by Kantaro Suzuki on April - 05.
1945 On this day in history huldreich Georg Fruh, composer, dies at 41
1946 On this day in history 1st performance of Charles Ives' 3rd Symphony
1946 On April - 05 uSS Missouri arrives in Turkey to return the body of Turkish ambassador to the U.S. and to show U.S. support and willingness to defend Turkey.
1946 Vincent Millie Youmans, US composer (Tea For Two), dies at 47 on April - 05.
1948 On April - 05 wGN TV channel 9 in Chicago IL (IND) begins broadcasting
1948 On April - 05 wGN TV channel 9 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting
1949 On this day in history 60 year old St Anthony's Hospital burns, kills 77 (Effingham IL)
1949 60 year old St Anthony's Hospital burns, kills 77 (Effingham Ill) on this day in history.
1950 On this day in history prague espionage trial against bishops & priests begins
1951 On April - 05 julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for allegedly giving American atomic secrets to the USSR
1951 On this day in history julius and Ethel Rosenberg, atomic spies, sentenced to death
1951 Julius & Ethel Rosenberg, atomic spies, sentenced to death on April - 05.
1951 On April - 05 edward Rigby, dies at 72
1952 Henry Wittenberg wins his 8th AAU wrestling title on April - 05.
1952 On this day in history henri Vandeputte, Belgian writer (L'Autre Vie), dies at 75
1953 On April - 05 babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
1953 WEYI TV channel 25 in Saginaw MI (CBS) begins broadcasting on April - 05.
1954 On April - 05 elvis Presley records his debut single, "That's All Right"
1954 Claude Delvincourt, composer, dies at 66 on April - 05.
1955 British Prime Minister Winston Churchill resigns on April - 05.
1955 On April - 05 winston Churchill resigns as British PM, Anthony Eden succeeds him
1956 On April - 05 in Sri Lanka, the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna win the general elections in a landslide and S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike is sworn in as the Prime Minister.
1958 Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time on this day in history.
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