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  On April - 06 mihir Sen swims the Palk Strait between Sri Lanka &India  

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

1967  T Smirnova discovers asteroid #1804 Chebotarev on April - 06.  

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

1968  Gunpowder stocks at a sporting-goods store explode, killing 43 (Va) on April - 06.  

1968  On this day in history hemisFair 1968 opens in San Antonio, Texas  

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

1968  On this day in history bobby Hutton, US Black Panther leader, shot to death  

1971  On this day in history igor F Strawinsky, Russ composer (Le Sacre du Printemps), dies at 88  

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

1973  Pioneer 11 launched toward Jupiter &Saturn on April - 06.  

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

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

1975  On April - 06 bundy victim Denise Oliverson disappears from Grand Junction, Colo  

1975  On April - 06 chiang Kai-Shek Nationalist Chinese leader, dies at 87  

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

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

1976  On April - 06 ruth P Thomson, writer, dies  

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

1977  On April - 06 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 April - 06.  

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

1982  On April - 06 columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center from White Sands  

1983  On April - 06 ana Maria, Salvador guerilla leader, murdered  

1984  On this day in history 11th Space Shuttle Mission (41-C)-Challenger 5 is launched  

1984  On April - 06 jimmy Kenndy, British songwriter (South of the Border), dies  

1985  Atlantis (OV-104) rollout at Palmdale on this day in history.  

1986  American, James Connolly, wins first Olympic gold medal in mod history on April - 06.  

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1483  On this day in history birth of raphael Sanzio, Italian painter/master builder (Madonna Sistina)  

1613  On April - 06 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  On this day in history birth of andré Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722)  

1660  Johann Kuhnau, composer was born on April - 06.  

1664  Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.  

1671  Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs) was born on this day in history.  

0885  On April - 06 methodius, Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of Sirmium, dies  

0912  Nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71 on this day in history.  

1147  On this day in history death of frederick II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1090)  

1199  Richard I, the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at 41 on April - 06.  

1252  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1472  On April - 06 pieter Bladelin, Belgium, land owner (Middelburg castle), dies