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 April - 06.   

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

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

1968  On April - 06 94.5% of East German voters approve new socialist constitution   

1968  On April - 06 gunpowder stocks at a sporting-goods store explode, killing 43 (Va)   

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

1968  On this day in history uSS New Jersey recommissioned for shore bombardment duty in Vietnam   

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 April - 06 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  200,000 attend rock concert "California Jam" on this day in history.   

1974  Willem Dudok, Dutch architect (Hilversum Town Hall), dies at 89 on April - 06.   

1975  Bundy victim Denise Oliverson disappears from Grand Junction, Colo on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history rod Stewart &Alana Collins wed   

1979  On April - 06 m Marie Widlow, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), dies at 61   

1980  On April - 06 gordie Howe completes a record 26th season   

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  On this day in history ana Maria, Salvador guerilla leader, murdered   

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

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

1985  On April - 06 atlantis (OV-104) rollout at Palmdale   

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

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1483  On April - 06 birth of raphael Sanzio, Italian painter/master builder (Madonna Sistina)   

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of johann Kuhnau, composer   

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 April - 06.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

1362  On this day in history death of jacques de Bourbon, count of Marche, killed in battle   

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