Page 8: Historical Events In April - 09

1966  Anaheim Stadium for Calif Angels opens.   

1966  Sutan Sjahrir, premier of Indonesia (1945-47), dies at 57   

1967  inaugural Boeing 737 rolls out   

1967  Shortwave broadcaster Radio NY Worldwide's transmitter burns down.   

1967  "At the Drop of Another Hat" closes at Booth NYC after 105 perfs.   

1968  Martin Luther King Jr, buried.   

1968  New socialist constitution of East Germany takes effect.   

1968  Ralph Aberbathy elected to head So Christian Leadership Conference.   

1970  Paul McCartney announces official split of the Beatles   

1970  Senate rejects Nixon's nomination of Carswell to Supreme Court   

1971  In this year, Ringo releases "It Don't Come Easy" in UK.   

1973  Otto Kerner, former governor of Illinois, convicted for his role in an illegal racetrack scheme   

1973  Pablo Picasso artist, dies near Mougins, France, at 91.   

1974  Discovery Island opens   

1974  Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 715th HR, breaks Babe Ruth's record   

1975  Frank Robinson inaugural black baseball mgr (Cleveland, beats NY 5-3).   

1976  In Ecuador a 6.7 earthquake killed 8 and injured 46 in Esmeraldas area.   

1976  Phil Ochs rock producer, dies   

1976  US and Russia agreed on the size of nuclear tests for peaceful use.   

1976  Akio Yashiro, composer, dies at 46.   

1977  Frank Milan actor (The Witness), dies at 71   

1978  W Liller discovers asteroid #2449   

1978  Clough Williams-Ellis, Welsh architect (b.1883)   

1979  204th and final episode of "All in the Family"   

1979  Staats Cotsworth, dies at 71   

1980  Israeli troops move into Leanon.   

1980  Soyuz 35 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6.   

1980  Kathleen Burke, dies.   

1981  Gen Omar Bradley last 5-star general, dies in NY at 88   

1981  Scott Gwartz was born.   

1981  US sub George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru   

1982  Robert H G Havemann, German chemist/dissident, dies   

1983  6th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 1 returns to Earth.   

1984  Basil Henry Blackwell, British publisher, dies   

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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  Yuan an: Minister over the masses of the han dynasty   

0491  Zeno: Byzantine emperor   

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

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

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

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

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

1492  Lorenzo de' medici: Florentine statesman,