Page 8: Historical Events In April - 18

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

1968  SF's Old Hall of Justice demolished on this day in history.   

1969  On April - 18 piotr F Scharoff, Russ/Italian actor/director (Chechov), dies at 82   

1971  On this day in history howard Hughes billionaire, dies   

1971  Kingston penitentiary inmates stage four-day riot, holding five guards hostage; two convicts murdered, 11 injured on April - 18.   

1971  On this day in history masao Oki, composer, dies at 69   

1972  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  US Senate approves transfer of Panama Canal to Panam on this day in history.   

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

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  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  On this day in history 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  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  Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB on April - 18.   

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

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  An unconscous skydiver is rescued by another diver in mid-air on April - 18.   

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

1988  On April - 18 barbra Striesand records "Warm All Over"   

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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 this day in history.   

1580  On April - 18 birth of thomas Middleton, English playwright (Game of Chess)   

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

1590  On this day in history birth of ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617)   

1605  Giacomo Carissimi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1729  Gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer was born on this day in history.   

1732  On this day in history 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 this day in history filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52   

1530  On April - 18 francois Lambert d'avignon, French church reformer, dies at about 43   

1552  John Leland, antiquary, dies on this day in history.   

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

1558  On this day in history death of roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent   

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