April 05 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1962  Herb Gardner's "Thousand Clowns", premieres in NYC   

1962  Manager J Daems appointed bishop of Antwerp.   

1962  NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 54600 m.   

1962  St Bernard Tunnel finished-Swiss/Italians workers shake hands.   

1963  Beatles receive their 1st silver disc (Please Please Me)   

1963  Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II is recorded as becoming chief of Western Samoa   

1963  Jacobus JP Old, architect/co-founder (The Style), dies at 73.   

1964  1st driverless trains run on the London Underground.   

1964  inaugural driverless trains run on the London Underground.   

1964  In this year, Mary Lena Faulk claims LPGA St Petersburg Women's Golf Open.   

1964  Douglas MacArthur, US general (Pacific theater-WW II), dies at 84   

1965  37th Academy Awards - "My Fair Lady", Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews win.   

1965  Lava Lamp Day celebrated   

1966  WTVX TV channel 34 in Fort Pierce-Vero Beach FL (IND) 1st broadcast.   

1966  Sven Fleuron, writer, dies at 91.   

1967  ATS II launched but fails to reach orbit.   

1967  Philadelphia '76er Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record of 41 rebounds.   

1968  Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego opens   

1968  US marine base Khe San Vietnam, appalled.   

1968  Lois Andrews, dies of lung cancer at 44   

1969  Gabriel M-E-R Chevallier, French author (La Peur), dies at 73   

1970  WSNS TV channel 44 in Chicago IL (IND) begins broadcasting.   

1970  Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn, oboist/conductor, dies at 78.   

1971  Fran Phipps is 1st woman to reach North Pole   

1971  Mount Etna erupts in Sicily Italy   

1971  US Lieutenant Wiliam Calley (My Lai Massacre) sentenced to life   

1971  WNJT TV Channel 52 in Trenton NJ (PBS) begins broadcasting.   

1972  Baseball season is delayed due to a strike   

1972  Mets trade Ken Singleton to Expos for Rusty Staub   

1972  Brian Donlevy, actor (Steve-Dangerous Assignment), dies at 73   

1973  In this year, NFL formally adopts jersey numbering system (ie quarterbacks, 1-19).   

1973  Pioneer 11 launched to Jupiter   

1974  Last day of Test cricket for Garry Sobers and Rohan Kanhai   

1974  Then tallest building, World Trade Center opens in NYC (110 stories)   

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1288  Emperor go-fushimi of japan: Emperor go-fushimi of japan (d. 1336)   

1472  Bianca maria sforza: Wife of maximilian i, holy roman emperor   

1523  Blaise de vigenère: French cryptographer   

1588  Thomas hobbes: England, philosopher (leviathan)   

1595  John wilson: Composer   

1598  Laurentius erhard: Composer   

1604  Charles iv: Duke of lorraine   

1622  Vincenzo viviani: Italian mathematician   

0582  Death of Eutychius: Patriarch of constantinople (c. 512)   

0828  Death of Nicephorus: Patriarch of constantinopel (806-15),   

1168  Robert de beaumont: 2nd earl of leicester (b. 1104)   

1258  Death of Julian of cornillon/liege: Flemish visionary/saint,   

1270  Ramban nachmanides: Talmudic scholar (hiddushei ha-ramden),   

1419  Death of Vincent ferrer: Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)   

1531  Death of Richard roose: Boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop   

1605  Adam loftus: English protestant archbishop in ireland (c.1513)