Historical Events In April - 06

1966  On April - 06 lester Bowles L. B. Pearson 1897-1972 announces plans to promote bilingualism in the public service. (very expensive)  

1966  On this day in history mihir Sen swims the Palk Strait between Sri Lanka &India  

1966  On this day in history julia Faye, actress (10 Commandments. Samson & Delilah), dies at 73  

1967  On April - 06 t Smirnova discovers asteroid #1804 Chebotarev  

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

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  On April - 06 bobby Hutton, US Black Panther leader, shot to death  

1971  Igor F Strawinsky, Russ composer (Le Sacre du Printemps), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

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

1973  On this day in history pioneer 11 launched toward Jupiter &Saturn  

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

1974  On April - 06 willem Dudok, Dutch architect (Hilversum Town Hall), dies at 89  

1975  Bundy victim Denise Oliverson disappears from Grand Junction, Colo on April - 06.  

1975  On this day in history chiang Kai-Shek Nationalist Chinese leader, dies at 87  

1975  On this day in history chiang Kai-Shek, Nationalist Chinese leader, dies at 87  

1976  On this day in history the first quadrophonic movie track "Ladies &Gentlemen the Rolling Stones"  

1976  Ruth P Thomson, writer, dies on April - 06.  

1976  On April - 06 the first quadrophonic movie track: "Ladies &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 on April - 06.  

1977  Judge rules the Beatles 1962 Hamburg album can be released on this day in history.  

1977  On April - 06 the Kingdome in Seattle opens  

1978  On this day in history nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74  

1979  On April - 06 rod Stewart &Alana Collins wed  

1979  M Marie Widlow, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), dies at 61 on April - 06.  

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

1981  On this day in history bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies  

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

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

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

1984  Jimmy Kenndy, British songwriter (South of the Border), dies on this day in history.  

1985  On April - 06 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 April - 06.  

1632  Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1671  Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs) was born on April - 06.  

0885  Methodius, Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of Sirmium, dies on April - 06.  

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

1147  Death of Frederick II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1090) on April - 06.  

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

1252  On this day in history peter of Verona, [Peter Martyr], Italian inquisitor/st, dies at 45  

1348  On this day in history petrarch's Laura, dies of plague  

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

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