Page 7: Historical Events In April - 06

1938  Teflon invented by Roy J Plunkett on this day in history.   

1939  US &UK agree on joint control of Canton &Enderbury Is (Pacific) on April - 06.   

1939  On April - 06 great Britain & Poland sign military pact   

1939  On this day in history robert Courtneidge, British theater producer, dies   

1940  On this day in history andres Isasi, composer, dies at 49   

1941  On this day in history german army invades Yugoslovia and Greece.   

1941  On this day in history italian-held Addis Ababa capitulates to British &Ethiopian forces   

1941  8th Golf Masters Championship: Craig Wood wins, shooting a 280 on April - 06.   

1942  On this day in history general Andrew G.L. (Andy) McNaughton forms the First Canadian Army in Britain with five divisions, two armored brigades, and 3 other divisions slated for home defence.   

1942  On this day in history k Reinmuth discovers asteroid #2249 Yamamoto   

1943  British &US army link up in Africa during WW II on this day in history.   

1943  British & US army link up in Africa during WW II on April - 06.   

1944  Jewish nursery at Izieu-Ain France overrun by Nazis on April - 06.   

1945  On this day in history first heavy kamikaze attack on ships at Okinawa.   

1945  Most of the Jewish prisoners remaining at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany are forced out on death marches on April - 06.   

1945  On April - 06 coevorden freed from nazis   

1945  On April - 06 benjamin M Telders, president (Dutch Liberal States Party), dies at 42   

1947  11th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins, shooting a 281 on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history vaclav Kapral, composer, dies at 58   

1949  Stanley Christopherson, cricketer (1884, MCC Pres during WWII), dies on this day in history.   

1950  John F Dulles becomes advisor to US Sect of State Acheson on April - 06.   

1951  On this day in history halfdan Cleve, composer, dies at 71   

1952  On this day in history sam Snead wins his 2nd Masters golf tournament   

1952  16th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 286 on April - 06.   

1954  On this day in history mont Canadiens score 3 goals in 56 sec in playoff game against Det   

1955  "3 for Tonight" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 85 performances on April - 06.   

1957  NYC ends trolley car service on this day in history.   

1958  On April - 06 arnold Palmer wins first major golf tournament-the Masters   

1961  USS Lake Champlain brings oxygen to aid stricken passenger of British liner Queen of Bermuda on this day in history.   

1961  Jules J B V Bordet, Belgian bacteriologist (Nobel 1919), dies at 90 on April - 06.   

1962  J C Heldring, Dutch businessman, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1965  Early Bird, world's first commercial communication satellite, launched on April - 06.   

1965  On this day in history in Dar es Salaam Tanzania Ottawa starts program to equip and train air force of Tanzania.   

1965  Intelsat 1 ("Early Bird") first coml geosynchronous comm satellite on April - 06.   

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1483  Raphael Sanzio, Italian painter/master builder (Madonna Sistina) was born on this day in history.   

1613  On this day in history birth of stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683)   

1631  Vincenzo De Grandis, composer was born on April - 06.   

1632  On this day in history birth of maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649)   

1651  André Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.   

1660  Johann Kuhnau, composer was born on this day in history.   

1664  Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742) was born on April - 06.   

1671  On April - 06 birth of jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs)   

0885  Methodius, Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of Sirmium, dies on this day in history.   

0912  On this day in history nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71   

1147  Death of Frederick II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1090) on this day in history.   

1199  Richard I, the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1252  Peter of Verona, [Peter Martyr], Italian inquisitor/st, dies at 45 on April - 06.   

1348  On April - 06 petrarch's Laura, dies of plague   

1362  Death of Jacques de Bourbon, count of Marche, killed in battle on this day in history.   

1472  On this day in history pieter Bladelin, Belgium, land owner (Middelburg castle), dies