Page 9: Historical Events In April - 05

1971  Mount Etna erupts in Sicily Italy on this day in history.   

1971  On April - 05 uS Lieutenant Wiliam Calley (My Lai Massacre) sentenced to life   

1971  WNJT TV Channel 52 in Trenton NJ (PBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1972  On April - 05 baseball season is delayed due to a strike   

1972  Mets trade Ken Singleton to Expos for Rusty Staub on this day in history.   

1972  Brian Donlevy, actor (Steve-Dangerous Assignment), dies at 73 on April - 05.   

1973  On this day in history nFL adopts jersey numbering system (ie quarterbacks, 1-19)   

1973  Pioneer 11 launched to Jupiter on this day in history.   

1974  On April - 05 last day of Test cricket for Garry Sobers & Rohan Kanhai   

1974  On this day in history then tallest building, World Trade Center opens in NYC (110 stories)   

1974  William Hudson, actor (I Led 3 Lives), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history "Letter for Queen Victoria" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 18 performances   

1975  Soyuz 18A launch aborted short of orbit; cosmonauts return safely on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history inez Courtney, dies at 67   

1976  Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2928 on this day in history.   

1976  On April - 05 harold Wilson resigns as James Callaghan becomes PM of England   

1976  Tom Stoppard's "Dirty Linen", premieres in London on this day in history.   

1976  Howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1977  On April - 05 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1977  John Marriott, dies at 83 on April - 05.   

1979  Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game as a skipper on April - 05.   

1979  Ex-premier Pol Jar flees out of Cambodia on this day in history.   

1979  On April - 05 pioneer 11 launched towards Jupiter   

1981  On this day in history 10th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Nancy Lopez   

1981  On this day in history e Bowell discovers asteroids #2383 Bradley and #2433 Sootiyo   

1981  On this day in history philadelphia Flyers amass a record 2,621 penalty minutes   

1981  The Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev goes to Czechoslovakia to discuss Polish crisis on April - 05.   

1981  Bob "Bear" Hite, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a heart attack at 36 on April - 05.   

1982  On this day in history a British Naval Task Force leaves for the Falkland Islands, which have been invaded by Argentina   

1982  Lord Carrington, British foreign secretary resigns due to Falkland Islands war on April - 05.   

1982  St Louis Cardinals' Jim Kaat pitches in record 24th consecutive season on April - 05.   

1982  On this day in history abe Fortas, Supreme court justice, dies at 71   

1983  France throws out 47 Soviet diplomats on this day in history.   

1983  On April - 05 new York Mets' Tom Seaver's sets record 14th National League Opening Day assignment   

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1288  On April - 05 birth of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)   

1472  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on April - 05.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)   

1622  Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on April - 05.   

1258  On this day in history julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies   

1270  On this day in history ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies   

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)