Historical Events In April - 18

1967  Manitoba imposes 5% sales tax, effective June 1 on this day in history.  

1968  On this day in history sF's Old Hall of Justice demolished  

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

1971  Howard Hughes billionaire, dies on April - 18.  

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

1971  On April - 18 masao Oki, composer, dies at 69  

1972  T Smirnova discovers asteroids #1902 Shaposhnikov, #2192 Pyatigoriya & #2250 Stalingrad on this day in history.  

1974  Betty Compson, actress (Barker, Weary River, Drag Net), dies at 77 on April - 18.  

1975  On this day in history john Lennon releases "Stand by Me"  

1975  Rob Touber, [Robert J Noordervliet), chansonnier/director, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

1976  On April - 18 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  The Hall Commission Report on Grain Handling and Transportation is published. This recommends limited branch line abandonment on the prairies on April - 18.  

1977  Jerome Drayton wins the 81st Boston Marathon in in 2:14:46; the eighth Canadian to win the Marathon on April - 18.  

1978  US Senate approves transfer of Panama Canal to Panam on April - 18.  

1979  "Real People" premieres on NBC TV on April - 18.  

1980  On this day in history zimbabwe's (Rhodesia) formal independence from Britain (Nat'l Day)  

1982  Canada Constitution Act replaces British North America Act on this day in history.  

1982  On this day in history m Watt discovers asteroid #2687  

1983  A lone suicide bomber kills 63, at the US Embassy in Lebanon on April - 18.  

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

1983  KMO-AM in Tacoma Wash changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO) on April - 18.  

1983  N G Thomas discovers asteroid #2933 Amber, #3151 Talbot & #3561 Devine on this day in history.  

1983  On this day in history alan Melville, cricketer (11 Tests for South Africa, 894 runs), dies  

1984  Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB on April - 18.  

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

1984  On April - 18 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.  

1984  On this day in history john Lee Mahin, screenwriter, dies of emphysema at 81  

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

1986  On April - 18 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 April - 18.  

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

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1480  Lucretia Borgia, murderess (poison)/daughter (Pope Alexander VI) was born on April - 18.  

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

1580  On April - 18 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 April - 18.  

1605  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

0680  On April - 18 mu'awijja, kalief of Al-Schaam, dies  

1161  On this day in history 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 April - 18.  

1552  John Leland, antiquary, dies on April - 18.  

1556  On this day in history luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61  

1558  On April - 18 death of roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent  

1567  On this day in history wilhelm von Grumbach, German military man, dies at 63