Historical Events In April - 18

1967  Manitoba imposes 5% sales tax, effective June 1 on April - 18.   

1968  On April - 18 sF's Old Hall of Justice demolished   

1969  On April - 18 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  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  John Lennon releases "Stand by Me" on April - 18.   

1975  On this day in history rob Touber, [Robert J Noordervliet), chansonnier/director, dies at 38   

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

1976  On April - 18 percy Julian, holder of more than 138 chemical patents, dies at 78   

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

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

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

1980  On April - 18 zimbabwe's (Rhodesia) formal independence from Britain (Nat'l Day)   

1982  On this day in history canada Constitution Act replaces British North America Act   

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

1983  A lone suicide bomber kills 63, at the US Embassy in Lebanon on this day in history.   

1983  On April - 18 joan Benoit set a women's record for the Boston Marathon   

1983  KMO-AM in Tacoma Wash changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO) on this day in history.   

1983  N G Thomas discovers asteroid #2933 Amber, #3151 Talbot & #3561 Devine on April - 18.   

1983  On April - 18 alan Melville, cricketer (11 Tests for South Africa, 894 runs), dies   

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

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

1984  On this day in history 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 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  Marcel Dassault, [Bloch], French airplane builder, dies at 94 on this day in history.   

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

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

1988  Barbra Striesand records "Warm All Over" on April - 18.   

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1480  On this day in history 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  Thomas Middleton, English playwright (Game of Chess) was born on April - 18.   

1590  On April - 18 birth of ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17)   

1590  On April - 18 birth of ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617)   

1605  Giacomo Carissimi, composer was born on April - 18.   

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

1732  On April - 18 birth of george Colman, "the Elder   

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

1161  Death of Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury on April - 18.   

1504  On April - 18 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 this day in history john Leland, antiquary, dies   

1556  Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61 on April - 18.   

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

1567  On April - 18 wilhelm von Grumbach, German military man, dies at 63