Page 7: Historical Events In April - 20

1962  New Orleans Citizens Co gives free 1-way ride to blacks to move North.   

1962  Arthur Harmat, composer, dies at 76.   

1964  86% of black students boycott Cleveland schools.   

1965  Richard Wessell actor (Carney-Riverboat), dies at 54   

1965  Dick Wessel, dies of heart attack on 52nd birthday.   

1967  US planes bomb Haiphong for inaugural time during the Vietnam War.   

1967  US Surveyor 3 lands on Moon.   

1968  Pierre Elliott Trudeau sworn-in as Canada's PM.   

1968  Marion Weeks, singer/actress, dies of stroke at 81.   

1969  Ken Harrelson just about quit major-league baseball this day. Harrelson was being traded from the Boston Red Sox, an American League contender, to the Cleveland Indians, a perennial American League non-contender   

1971  Barbra Striesand records "We've Only Just Begun"   

1971  US Supreme Court upholds use of busing to achieve racial desegregation   

1971  Cecil Parker, actor (Court Jester, Operation Snafu), dies at 73.   

1972  Apollo 16's Young and Duke land on Moon with Boeing Lunar Rover #2   

1973  Canadian ANIK A2 is recorded as becoming inaugural commercial satellite in orbit   

1973  Robert Armstrong, actor (Fall Guy, Exposed), dies at 82   

1974  Agnes Moorehead actress (Endora-Bewitched), dies at 67.   

1974  In this year, Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run"   

1976  George Harrison sings the lumberjack song with Monty Python.   

1977  A R Klemola discovers asteroid #2261.   

1977  In this year, Ottawa starts $41 million program to upgrade the East Coast fishery   

1977  Supreme Court rules "Live Free or Die" may be covered on NH licenses.   

1977  Woody Allen's film "Annie Hall" premiers   

1977  Bryan Foy, director/writer, dies at 80.   

1979  Johnny Carson was said to be leaving "The Tonight Show". Newspapers around the country gave details about why the comedian and late-night host was said to be unhappy after 17 years on the show   

1979  Peter Donald, host (Masquerade Party), dies at 60.   

1981  Final performance of TV show "Soap" airs.   

1981  Rocker Papa John Phillips arrested for drug possession.   

1982  Businessman Peter Pocklington held hostage in his home for almost 12 hours by a gunman demanding $1 million   

1982  Andrew Sandham, cricketer (325 Eng 1930, 879 runs in 14 Tests), dies.   

1983  Soyuz T-8 launched; mission aborted when capsule fails to dock.   

1983  Jerzy Andrezjewski, writer, dies.   

1984  Mabel Mercer, English/US singer (Fly me to the moon), dies at 84   

1985  Karyn Marshall of NYC lifted 303 lbs in a clean-and-jerk lift   

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0702  Jafar sadiq: Muslim scholar   

1442  Edward iv: King (england, 1461-83)   

1494  John agricola: [schneider], german theologist/prime minister   

1586  Saint rose of lima: Peruvian saint   

1592  John eliot: St germans cornwall, english mp/author   

1594  Matthaus apelles von lowenstern: Composer   

1633  Emperor go-komyo of japan: Emperor go-komyo of japan (d. 1654)   

1646  Charles plumier: French botanist   

1164  Victor iv: [ottaviano montecello], italian antipope (1159-64),   

1176  Richard de clare: 2nd earl of pembroke, english soldier (b. 1130)   

1314  Clement v: [bertrand got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to avignon,   

1317  Death of Agnes van montepulciano: Italian mystic/saint,   

1521  Zhengde: Emperor of china (b. 1491)   

1534  Death of Elizabeth barton: [st magd van kent], british prophet,   

1558  Johannes bugenhagen: German reformer (b. 1485)   

1632  Nicolas antione: Converted to judiasm, burned at the stake