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1997  George Wald, scientist, dies at 90   

1998  In Austria a 6.0 earthquake resulted in the death of one person of a heart attack at Bovec, Slovenia   

2007  Don Imus is fired by CBS for making controversial comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team   

2009  President Mahmoud Abbas of e Paleinian National Auority makes a courtesy phone call to Prime Minier Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, rearting e Paleinian-Israeli dialogue.   

2009  U.S. Navy rescues captain Richa Phillips, killing ree pirates and capturing a four.   

2012  A ceasefire in the 2011-2012 Syrian uprising comes into effect.   

2012  Mutinous soldiers in Guinea-Bissau stage a coup d'état and take control of the capital city, Bissau. They arrest interim President Raimundo Pereira and leading presidential candidate Carlos Gomes Júnior in the midst of a presidential election campaign.   

2013  11 people are killed and 30 are injured in mosque attacks across Iraq   

2014  The new drug, ABT-450, with a 90-95% success rate for treating Hepatitis C, is announced.   

2020  Pope Francis calls for the world to be united in the face of COVID-19 as he delivers his Easter message from an empty St Peter's Cathedral in Rome.   

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] Pope Francis livestreams the Urbi et Orbi blessing for Easter; it is the second blessing in a month, with the inaugural taking place on March 27 during a special prayer service for the end of the pandemic.   

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] OPEC and allies strike a deal to cut oil production by 9.7 million barrels per day, the largest such cut agreed upon, starting May 1.   

2023  US President Joe Biden pays a visit to Northern Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement [1]   

2024  Music festival Coachella kicks off, headlined by Lana Del Ray, Tyler The Creator, Doja Cat and No Doubt.   

2025  "Zootopia 2" is recorded as becoming the quickest PG-rated film to reach $1 Billion at the box office worldwide [1].   

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0812  Muhammad at-taqi: Muslim shia imam   

1484  Antonio da sangallo the younger: Italian architect   

1500  Joachim camerarius: [liebhard kammerer], german humanist   

1526  Muretus: French humanist   

1550  Edward de vere: 17th earl of oxford, english politician   

1577  Christian iv of denmark: Christian iv of denmark (d. 1648)   

1579  Francois de bassompierre: Marshal of france   

1626  Paul hainlein: Composer   

0065  Seneca the younger: Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist   

0238  Gordian ii: Heir to the roman empire (killed in battle)   

0352  Julius i: Pope (337-52),   

0434  Archbishop maximianus of constantinople: Archbishop maximianus of constantinople   

1125  Vladislaus i of bohemia: Vladislaus i of bohemia   

1443  Henry chichele: Archbishop of canterbury   

1550  Claude of lorraine: Duke of guise,   

1555  Johanna de wanzinnige: Queen of castilie (1504-20),