Page 9: Historical Events In April - 05

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).   

1974  William Hudson, actor (I Led 3 Lives), dies at 49.   

1975  "Letter for Queen Victoria" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 18 performances   

1975  Soyuz 18A launch aborted short of orbit; cosmonauts return safely   

1975  Inez Courtney, dies at 67.   

1976  Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2928.   

1976  Harold Wilson steps down as James Callaghan is recorded as becoming PM of England.   

1976  Tom Stoppard's "Dirty Linen", premieres in London   

1976  Howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire, dies at 72   

1977  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

1977  John Marriott, dies at 83.   

1979  In this year, Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver claims his 1000th game as a skipper.   

1979  Ex-premier Pol Jar flees out of Cambodia   

1979  Pioneer 11 launched towards Jupiter.   

1981  10th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Nancy Lopez.   

1981  E Bowell discovers asteroids #2383 Bradley and #2433 Sootiyo   

1981  Philadelphia Flyers amass a record 2621 penalty minutes   

1981  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   

1982  A British Naval Task Force leaves for the Falkland Islands, which have been invaded by Argentina.   

1982  Lord Carrington, British foreign secretary steps down due to Falkland Islands war.   

1982  St Louis Cardinals' Jim Kaat pitches in record 24th consecutive season.   

1982  Abe Fortas, Supreme court justice, dies at 71   

1983  France throws out 47 Soviet diplomats.   

1983  New York Mets' Tom Seaver's sets record 14th National League Opening Day assignment.   

1984  "Human Comedy" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 13 performances   

1984  A Mrkos discovers asteroid #3364.   

1984  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain's all-time career scoring record of 31419 points (31421)   

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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  Nicephorus: Patriarch of constantinopel (806-15),   

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

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

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

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

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

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