Page 6: Historical Events In April - 09

1927  Italy and US anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti given death sentences   

1928  Mae West's NYC debut in a daring new play "Diamond Lil".   

1928  Eugene O'Neill's "Lazarus Laughed," premieres in Pasadena.   

1929  Canadian Ambassador Vincent Massey 1887-1967 protests against sinking of Canadian schooner I'm Alone; crew released; case of rum-runner to go to arbitration.   

1931  "White Horse Inn" opens in London.   

1931  K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1180 Rita   

1931  Chicago Cy Wentworth beats Mont Canadiens at 13:50 of 6th period   

1931  Paul Antonin Vidal, composer, dies at 67   

1932  Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep NY Rangers in 3 games   

1933  Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor is born   

1933  Sigfrid Karg-Elert, composer, dies at 55.   

1935  Works Progress Administration approved by Congress   

1935  Stanley Cup: Montreal Maroons sweep Toronto Maple Leafs in 3 games.   

1938  H Alikoski discovers asteroid #1715 Salli   

1939  Marian Anderson sings before 75000 at Lincoln Memorial.   

1939  Emilio Serrano y Ruiz, composer, dies at 89.   

1940  German forces invade Denmark and Norway during World War 2   

1940  Germany invades Norway and Denmark during WW II   

1940  Y Vaisala discovers asteroid #2639 Planman.   

1940  German cruiser Blucher torpedoed/capsizes in Oslofjord, 1000 die.   

1940  Mrs Patrick Campbell, English actress (Outcast Lady, Riptide), dies.   

1941  Commissioning of USS North Carolina, which carried 9 16-inch guns.   

1941  PGA establishes Golf Hall of Fame   

1942  Battle of Bataan-US-Filipino forces overwhelmed by Japs at Bataan.   

1942  HMS HERMES sunk in the Indian Ocean off south east coast of Ceylon by Japanese carrier dive-bombers   

1943  Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya convicted of involvement with Mau Mau   

1943  Re-establishment of Commodore rank in the U.S. Navy   

1944  In this year, Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Orientals Ecclesiae   

1944  Boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, composer, dies at 59   

1945  Liberty ship at Bari Italy carrying aerial bombs explodes, results in the deaths of 360   

1945  Battleship Admiral Scheer sinks British aircraft carrier   

1945  Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German theologist/antifascist, hanged   

1946  League of Nations assembles for last time.   

1946  Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1   

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1336  Tamerlane (timur): Central asian, turkic conqueror   

1498  John: Cardinal of lorraine, french churchman   

1597  John davenport: Connecticut pioneer   

1611  Giacomo maria predieri: Composer   

1627  Johann kaspar kerll: Composer   

1634  Albertine agnes: Princess of orange-nassau   

1648  Henri de massue: Marquis de ruvigny, 1st viscount galway, french soldier and diplomat   

1649  James scott: Duke of monmouth, bastard son of english king charles ii   

0093  Death of Yuan an: Minister over the masses of the han dynasty   

0491  Death of Zeno: Byzantine emperor   

0715  Death of Constantine i: Greek/syrian pope (708-15),   

1024  Death of Benedict viii: [theophylactus van tusculum], pope (1012-24),   

1137  Death of William x: Duke of aquitaine (b. 1099)   

1483  Edward iv: King of england (1461-70, 71-83)   

1484  Death of Edward of middleham: Prince of wales (b. 1473)   

1492  Death of Lorenzo de' medici: Florentine statesman,