Page 8: Historical Events In April - 06

1966  Lester Bowles L. B. Pearson 1897-1972 announces plans to promote bilingualism in the public service. (very expensive) on this day in history.   

1966  Mihir Sen swims the Palk Strait between Sri Lanka &India on this day in history.   

1966  Julia Faye, actress (10 Commandments. Samson & Delilah), dies at 73 on April - 06.   

1967  On this day in history t Smirnova discovers asteroid #1804 Chebotarev   

1968  On this day in history 94.5% of East German voters approve new socialist constitution   

1968  On this day in history gunpowder stocks at a sporting-goods store explode, killing 43 (Va)   

1968  On April - 06 hemisFair 1968 opens in San Antonio, Texas   

1968  USS New Jersey recommissioned for shore bombardment duty in Vietnam on this day in history.   

1968  Bobby Hutton, US Black Panther leader, shot to death on April - 06.   

1971  On April - 06 igor F Strawinsky, Russ composer (Le Sacre du Printemps), dies at 88   

1972  On this day in history bomb explosion at the Cuban Trade Commission in Montreal kills one person.   

1973  Pioneer 11 launched toward Jupiter &Saturn on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history 200,000 attend rock concert "California Jam"   

1974  On this day in history willem Dudok, Dutch architect (Hilversum Town Hall), dies at 89   

1975  On this day in history bundy victim Denise Oliverson disappears from Grand Junction, Colo   

1975  Chiang Kai-Shek Nationalist Chinese leader, dies at 87 on April - 06.   

1975  Chiang Kai-Shek, Nationalist Chinese leader, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1976  The first quadrophonic movie track "Ladies &Gentlemen the Rolling Stones" on April - 06.   

1976  Ruth P Thomson, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1976  On April - 06 the first quadrophonic movie track: "Ladies &Gentlemen the Rolling Stones"   

1977  On this day in history 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 on April - 06.   

1977  The Kingdome in Seattle opens on this day in history.   

1978  Nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74 on April - 06.   

1979  On April - 06 rod Stewart &Alana Collins wed   

1979  M Marie Widlow, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1980  Gordie Howe completes a record 26th season on this day in history.   

1981  Bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies on April - 06.   

1982  Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center from White Sands on this day in history.   

1983  Ana Maria, Salvador guerilla leader, murdered on this day in history.   

1984  11th Space Shuttle Mission (41-C)-Challenger 5 is launched on April - 06.   

1984  Jimmy Kenndy, British songwriter (South of the Border), dies on April - 06.   

1985  On this day in history atlantis (OV-104) rollout at Palmdale   

1986  American, James Connolly, wins first Olympic gold medal in mod history on this day in history.   

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

1613  Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683) was born on this day in history.   

1631  Vincenzo De Grandis, composer was born on this day in history.   

1632  Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649) was born on April - 06.   

1651  On April - 06 birth of andré Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722)   

1660  On April - 06 birth of johann Kuhnau, composer   

1664  On this day in history birth of arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742)   

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

0885  On this day in history methodius, Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of Sirmium, dies   

0912  On April - 06 nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71   

1147  On April - 06 death of frederick II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1090)   

1199  On April - 06 richard I, the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at 41   

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

1348  Petrarch's Laura, dies of plague on April - 06.   

1362  Death of Jacques de Bourbon, count of Marche, killed in battle on April - 06.   

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