Page 4: Historical Events In April - 28

1920  Azerbaijan SSR joins USSR (1st time)   

1920  Nan Merriman, US/Neth singer (Arturo Toscanini NBC Orch).   

1921  Rowland Evans, White Marsh Pa, news reporter (CNN-Evans and Novak)   

1922  WOI (Ames, Iowa) country's inaugural licensed educational radio station   

1922  WOI (Ames, Iowa) country's 1st licensed educational radio station   

1922  Guillaume Jorissen, Flemish politician (Volksunie).   

1923  Wembley Stadium opens-Bolton Wanderers vs West Ham United (FA Cup)   

1923  Adele Mara, Dearborn Mich, actress/singer (Cool Million, Wheels).   

1924  119 die in Benwood West Virginia coal mine disaster   

1924  J Hartmann discovers asteroid #1029 La Plata   

1924  Kenneth David Kaunda, founder/president (Zambia, 1964-91)   

1925  Kurd rebels surrender to Turkish army   

1925  Richard C Sarafian, NYC, director/actor (Foley Square).   

1925  Louis F J Bouwmeester, actor (Shakespeare), dies.   

1926  Harper Lee, American author is born.   

1926  Harper Lee, author (To Kill a Mockingbird).   

1927  Garfield Weston, English industrial/billionaire (Twinings Tea).   

1928  Yves Klein, French sculptor/painter   

1929  Carolyn Jones, Amarillo Texas, actress (Morticia-Addams Family).   

1930  1st night organized baseball game (Independence KS)   

1930  Christopher John Magenis Headington, composer.   

1931  Program for woman athletes approved for 1932 Olympics track and field.   

1932  C Jackson discovers asteroid #1242 Zambesia.   

1932  Yellow fever vaccine for humans announced   

1932  1st broadcast of "One Man's Family" on NBC-radio.   

1932  Marek Kopelent, composer   

1933  Karl Heinz Wahren, composer.   

1933  Robin Irvine, actor (Easy Virtue), dies at 31   

1934  FDR signs Home Owners Loan Act.   

1934  Lois Duncan, American novelist.   

1935  Moscow underground opens (81 km long).   

1935  Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, Scotish composer, dies at 87.   

1936  John Martin Tchicai, composer   

1936  Foead I, king of Egypt (1922-36), dies   

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1442  Edward iv: King of england (1461-70, 71-83)   

1545  Yi sun-sin: Korean admiral   

1592  George villiers: 1st duke of buckingham/english admiral   

1630  Charles cotton: English poet   

1686  Michael brokoff: Czech sculptor   

1715  Franz sparry: Composer   

1748  Lorenz justinian ott: Composer   

1750  Paul ignaz kurzinger: Composer   

1089  Death of Dirk de grote: Bishop of verdun/basel/archbishop of trier,   

1109  Hugo van cluny: 6th abbott of cluny/saint,   

1192  Death of Conrad of montferrat (conrad i): King of jerusalem (b. mid 1140s)   

1498  Henry percy: 4th earl of northumberland, english politician   

1533  Death of Nicholas west: English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461)   

1710  Thomas betterton: English actor   

1716  Louis de montfort: French catholic priest (b. 1673)   

1726  Death of Thomas pitt: British governor of madras (b. 1653)