Page 8: Historical Events In April - 18

1967  On this day in history manitoba imposes 5% sales tax, effective June 1.   

1968  SF's Old Hall of Justice demolished on April - 18.   

1969  On this day in history piotr F Scharoff, Russ/Italian actor/director (Chechov), dies at 82   

1971  On April - 18 howard Hughes billionaire, dies   

1971  Kingston penitentiary inmates stage four-day riot, holding five guards hostage; two convicts murdered, 11 injured on this day in history.   

1971  Masao Oki, composer, dies at 69 on April - 18.   

1972  On April - 18 t Smirnova discovers asteroids #1902 Shaposhnikov, #2192 Pyatigoriya & #2250 Stalingrad   

1974  On this day in history betty Compson, actress (Barker, Weary River, Drag Net), dies at 77   

1975  John Lennon releases "Stand by Me" on this day in history.   

1975  On April - 18 rob Touber, [Robert J Noordervliet), chansonnier/director, dies at 38   

1976  On this day in history percy Julian holder of more than 138 chemical patents, dies at 78   

1976  Percy Julian, holder of more than 138 chemical patents, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history jerome Drayton wins the 81st Boston Marathon in in 2 14 46; the eighth Canadian to win the Marathon.   

1977  On this day in history the Hall Commission Report on Grain Handling and Transportation is published. This recommends limited branch line abandonment on the prairies.   

1977  Jerome Drayton wins the 81st Boston Marathon in in 2:14:46; the eighth Canadian to win the Marathon on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history uS Senate approves transfer of Panama Canal to Panam   

1979  "Real People" premieres on NBC TV on this day in history.   

1980  Zimbabwe's (Rhodesia) formal independence from Britain (Nat'l Day) on this day in history.   

1982  Canada Constitution Act replaces British North America Act on April - 18.   

1982  M Watt discovers asteroid #2687 on this day in history.   

1983  On April - 18 a lone suicide bomber kills 63, at the US Embassy in Lebanon   

1983  Joan Benoit set a women's record for the Boston Marathon on April - 18.   

1983  On April - 18 kMO-AM in Tacoma Wash changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO)   

1983  On this day in history n G Thomas discovers asteroid #2933 Amber, #3151 Talbot & #3561 Devine   

1983  Alan Melville, cricketer (11 Tests for South Africa, 894 runs), dies on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB   

1984  John Lee Mahin screenwriter, dies of emphysema at 81 on this day in history.   

1984  Michael Jackson faced surgery in Los Angeles. Doctors performed scalp surgery to repair damage done after the megastar’s hair caught fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial on January 27. Jackson was hospitalized and recuperated for months before he could return to work on this day in history.   

1984  On April - 18 john Lee Mahin, screenwriter, dies of emphysema at 81   

1985  On April - 18 in Yunnan Province, China a 5.8 quake resulted in Twenty-three people killed, 300 injured and damage in the Luquan-Xundian area   

1986  On this day in history marcel Dassault, [Bloch], French airplane builder, dies at 94   

1987  On April - 18 an unconscous skydiver is rescued by another diver in mid-air   

1987  Pat Knauff, France sets 1-leg downhill ski speed record (115.012 mph) on this day in history.   

1988  Barbra Striesand records "Warm All Over" on this day in history.   

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1480  On April - 18 birth of lucretia Borgia, murderess (poison)/daughter (Pope Alexander VI)   

1521  Francois de Coligny, ruler of van Andelot, French general (Jarnac) was born on April - 18.   

1580  On this day in history birth of thomas Middleton, English playwright (Game of Chess)   

1590  On this day in history birth of ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17)   

1590  Ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

1605  On April - 18 birth of giacomo Carissimi, composer   

1729  On this day in history birth of gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer   

1732  George Colman, "the Elder was born on April - 18.   

0680  Mu'awijja, kalief of Al-Schaam, dies on this day in history.   

1161  On April - 18 death of theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1504  On this day in history filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52   

1530  Francois Lambert d'avignon, French church reformer, dies at about 43 on this day in history.   

1552  On April - 18 john Leland, antiquary, dies   

1556  On April - 18 luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61   

1558  Death of Roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent on this day in history.   

1567  Wilhelm von Grumbach, German military man, dies at 63 on this day in history.