Page 9: Historical Events In April - 05

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

1971  US Lieutenant Wiliam Calley (My Lai Massacre) sentenced to life on April - 05.   

1971  On April - 05 wNJT TV Channel 52 in Trenton NJ (PBS) begins broadcasting   

1972  Baseball season is delayed due to a strike on April - 05.   

1972  On this day in history mets trade Ken Singleton to Expos for Rusty Staub   

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  Last day of Test cricket for Garry Sobers & Rohan Kanhai on April - 05.   

1974  Then tallest building, World Trade Center opens in NYC (110 stories) on this day in history.   

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

1975  "Letter for Queen Victoria" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 18 performances on April - 05.   

1975  Soyuz 18A launch aborted short of orbit; cosmonauts return safely on April - 05.   

1975  On April - 05 inez Courtney, dies at 67   

1976  On this day in history felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2928   

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

1976  On this day in history tom Stoppard's "Dirty Linen", premieres in London   

1976  Howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire, dies at 72 on April - 05.   

1977  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on April - 05.   

1977  John Marriott, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1979  Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game as a skipper on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history ex-premier Pol Jar flees out of Cambodia   

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  Philadelphia Flyers amass a record 2,621 penalty minutes on this day in history.   

1981  On April - 05 the Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev goes to Czechoslovakia to discuss Polish crisis   

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  On April - 05 lord Carrington, British foreign secretary resigns due to Falkland Islands war   

1982  On April - 05 st Louis Cardinals' Jim Kaat pitches in record 24th consecutive season   

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

1983  On this day in history france throws out 47 Soviet diplomats   

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

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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  On this day in history birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)   

1595  On this day in history birth of john Wilson, composer   

1598  Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on April - 05.   

1604  Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1622  On this day in history birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)   

0582  Death of Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1258  Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies on April - 05.   

1270  On April - 05 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 April - 05 death of adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)