Historical Events In April - 05

1958  Jozef Brems, Flemish apostole vicar of Denmark, dies at 87 on April - 05.   

1959  23rd Golf Masters Championship Art Wall Jr wins, shooting a 284 on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history art Wall wins golf's Masters   

1959  On April - 05 23rd Golf Masters Championship: Art Wall Jr wins, shooting a 284   

1960  On April - 05 alma Kruger, actor (Made For Each Other), dies at 88   

1961  Barbra Streisand appears on "The Jack Paar Show" on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history dutch Governor Platteel installs New Guinea Council   

1961  Barbra Streisand appears on "Jack Paar Show" on April - 05.   

1962  On this day in history herb Gardner's "Thousand Clowns", premieres in NYC   

1962  Manager J Daems appointed bishop of Antwerp on this day in history.   

1962  NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600 m on April - 05.   

1962  St Bernard Tunnel finished-Swiss/Italians workers shake hands on this day in history.   

1962  On April - 05 herb Gardner's "Thousand Clowns," premieres in NYC   

1963  On April - 05 beatles receive their 1st silver disc (Please Please Me)   

1963  On April - 05 susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II becomes chief of Western Samoa   

1963  Jacobus JP Old, architect/co-founder (The Style), dies at 73 on April - 05.   

1964  1st driverless trains run on the London Underground on this day in history.   

1964  First driverless trains run on the London Underground on April - 05.   

1964  Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA St Petersburg Women's Golf Open on April - 05.   

1964  On this day in history douglas MacArthur, US general (Pacific theater-WW II), dies at 84   

1965  37th Academy Awards - "My Fair Lady", Rex Harrison & Julie Andrews win on April - 05.   

1965  Lava Lamp Day celebrated on April - 05.   

1965  On April - 05 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1966  WTVX TV channel 34 in Fort Pierce-Vero Beach FL (IND) 1st broadcast on April - 05.   

1966  Sven Fleuron, writer, dies at 91 on April - 05.   

1967  On this day in history aTS II launched but fails to reach orbit   

1967  Philadelphia '76er Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record of 41 rebounds on this day in history.   

1968  On April - 05 jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego opens   

1968  On this day in history uS marine base Khe San Vietnam, appalled   

1968  Lois Andrews, dies of lung cancer at 44 on this day in history.   

1969  On April - 05 gabriel M-E-R Chevallier, French author (La Peur), dies at 73   

1970  On April - 05 wSNS TV channel 44 in Chicago IL (IND) begins broadcasting   

1970  On April - 05 jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn, oboist/conductor, dies at 78   

1971  On April - 05 fran Phipps is 1st woman to reach North Pole   

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on this day in history.   

1472  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of laurentius Erhard, composer   

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 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 April - 05.   

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

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

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

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