Page 6: Historical Events In April - 28

1958  Vice Pres Richard Nixon begins goodwill tour of Latin America   

1958  Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island   

1959  KLOE TV channel 10 in Goodland, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting.   

1960  "Christine" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 12 performances.   

1960  Anton Pancake, astronomer/marxist theorist, dies at 87.   

1961  Lt Col Gueorgui Mossolov takes E-66A to 34714 m altitude   

1962  Naval forces capture Forts Jackson and St. Philip, LA   

1963  In this year, Marilynn Smith claims LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship.   

1964  Japan joins OECO   

1965  Barbra Striesand stars on "My Name is Barbra" special on CBS.   

1965  Dominican Republic intervention began   

1965  US marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until October 1966   

1965  Barbra Streisand stars on "My Name is Barbra" special on CBS.   

1965  Ferdinand Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer/writer (Character), dies at 80   

1966  20th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3   

1966  Ralph Bunker, actor (Ghost Goes West), dies of a stroke at 77   

1967  Expo 67 opens in Montreal   

1967  Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army and stripped of boxing title   

1968  11 year-old Mary Bell strangles 4 year-old.   

1968  T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2422 Perovskaya   

1969  Charles de Gaulle steps down as president of France   

1969  General de Gaulle steps down as President of France.   

1969  Johannes Rontgen, composer, dies at 70   

1970  Ed Begley actor (Mr Koppel-Leave it to Larry), dies at 69.   

1970  Ed Begley, actor (Mr Koppel-Leave it to Larry), dies at 69.   

1971  Samuel Lee Gravely Jr is recorded as becoming inaugural black admiral in US Navy   

1971  T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2093 Genichesk   

1972  The courts awarded the Kentucky Derby prize money to 2nd place winner because the winner was given drugs before the race.   

1973  Pat Henning, actor (Goodyear TV Playhouse), dies at 62   

1974  Last Americans evacuated from Saigon.   

1974  Paul Page, actor (Girl from Havanna, Moth), dies at 70.   

1975  John Lennon appears on "Tonight" and Ringo on "Smother Brothers".   

1975  Jan A de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 48.   

1976  Eugen Roth, writer, dies at 81.   

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

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

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

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

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

1710  Death of Thomas betterton: English actor   

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

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