Page 8: Historical Events In April - 06

1968  Gunpowder stocks at a sporting-goods store explode, killing 43 (Va).   

1968  HemisFair 1968 opens in San Antonio, Texas   

1968  USS New Jersey recommissioned for shore bombardment duty in Vietnam   

1968  Bobby Hutton, US Black Panther leader, shot to death   

1971  Igor F Strawinsky, Russ composer (Le Sacre du Printemps), dies at 88.   

1972  Bomb explosion at the Cuban Trade Commission in Montreal results in the deaths of one person.   

1973  Pioneer 11 launched toward Jupiter and Saturn   

1974  200000 attend rock concert "California Jam"   

1974  Willem Dudok, Dutch architect (Hilversum Town Hall), dies at 89   

1975  Bundy victim Denise Oliverson disappears from Grand Junction, Colo   

1975  Chiang Kai-Shek Nationalist Chinese leader, dies at 87   

1975  Chiang Kai-Shek, Nationalist Chinese leader, dies at 87   

1976  The inaugural quadrophonic movie track "Ladies and Gentlemen the Rolling Stones".   

1976  Ruth P Thomson, writer, dies   

1976  The inaugural quadrophonic movie track: "Ladies and Gentlemen the Rolling Stones".   

1977  In Iran a 6.0 earthquake was was centered about 800 kilometers northwest of Bandar Abbas. The earthquake killed at least 348, injured about 200.   

1977  Judge rules the Beatles 1962 Hamburg album can be released.   

1977  The Kingdome in Seattle opens   

1978  Nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74   

1979  Rod Stewart and Alana Collins wed   

1979  M Marie Widlow, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), dies at 61   

1980  Gordie Howe completes a record 26th season   

1981  Bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies   

1982  Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center from White Sands   

1983  Ana Maria, Salvador guerilla leader, murdered.   

1984  11th Space Shuttle Mission (41-C)-Challenger 5 is launched   

1984  Jimmy Kenndy, British songwriter (South of the Border), dies   

1985  Atlantis (OV-104) rollout at Palmdale   

1986  In this year, American, James Connolly, claims inaugural Olympic gold medal in mod history   

1986  Soccer ball juggled non-stop for 14 14 hrs.   

1986  Soccer ball juggled non-stop for 14:14 hrs   

1987  Sugar Ray Leonard upsets Marvelous Marvin Hagler   

1989  President orders DOD to assist in Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup.   

1990  Lady Nancy Hawkes (1946 best dress woman) dies at 73.   

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1483  Raphael sanzio: Italian painter/master builder (madonna sistina)   

1613  Stjepan gradić: Croatian philosopher and scientist   

1631  Vincenzo de grandis: Composer   

1632  Maria leopoldine of austria: Holy roman empire empress   

1651  André dacier: French classical scholar   

1660  Johann kuhnau: Composer   

1664  Arvid horn: Swedish statesman   

1671  Jean-baptiste rousseau: French playwright/poet (sacred odes & songs)   

0885  Methodius: Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of sirmium,   

0912  Nottker "the stamelaar": Benedictine monk/poet,   

1147  Frederick ii: Duke of swabia (b. 1090)   

1199  Death of Richard i: The lion-hearted, king of england (1189-99),   

1252  Peter of verona: [peter martyr], italian inquisitor/st,   

1348  Death of Petrarch's laura:   

1362  Jacques de bourbon: Count of marche, killed in battle   

1472  Pieter bladelin: Belgium, land owner (middelburg castle),