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Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Apr 01 The command, US Naval Forces Vietnam established 
Apr 02 Cecil Scott Forester, English author (Horatio Hornblower), dies at 66.
Apr 02 Death of Cecil Scott Forester, author of the Captain Hornblower novels, and The African Queen.
Apr 02 Leading Liberal Andrew Peacock enters Australian federal parliament, winning Sir Robert Menzies' old seat of Kooyong in a by-election;
Apr 02 Soviet Union's Luna 10 is recorded as becoming 1st spacecraft to orbit Moon
Apr 02 Soviet Union's Luna 10 is recorded as becoming inaugural spacecraft to orbit Moon
Apr 02 Soviet Union's Luna 10 is recorded as becoming spacecraft to orbit Moon.
Apr 03 In this year, Mickey Wright claims LPGA Venice Ladies Golf Open
Apr 03 Luna 10 orbits Moon.
Apr 03 Russel Crouse, US stagewriter (Life with Father), dies at 73
Apr 03 Tom Seaver, signs with the Mets for a reported $50000 bonus
Apr 04 In this year, Canada starts five-year, $350000 project to help increase wheat production in Kenya; an environmental fiasco
Apr 04 Pirate Radio Scotland changes name to Radio Ireland
Apr 05 Sven Fleuron, writer, dies at 91
Apr 05 WTVX TV channel 34 in Fort Pierce-Vero Beach FL (IND) 1st broadcast.
Apr 06 Julia Faye, actress (10 Commandments. Samson and Delilah), dies at 73.
Apr 06 Lester Bowles L. B. Pearson 1897-1972 announces plans to promote bilingualism in the public service. (very expensive)
Apr 06 Mihir Sen swims the Palk Strait between Sri Lanka and India.
Apr 07 US recovers lost H-bomb from Mediterranean floor (whoops!)
Apr 07 US recovers lost H-bomb from Mediterranean floor finally
Apr 08 AFL chooses 36 year old Al Davis as commissioner
Apr 08 George Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter, dies at 79
Apr 09 Anaheim Stadium for Calif Angels opens.
Apr 09 Anaheim Stadium for the Calif Angels opens.
Apr 09 OAO 1, the inaugural orbiting astronomical observatory, launched.
Apr 09 Sutan Sjahrir, premier of Indonesia (1945-47), dies at 57
Apr 10 Christian J Modeste, Dutch king of gypsies, dies at 71.
Apr 10 River Patrol Boats of River Patrol Force commenced operations on inland waters of South Vietnam.
Apr 12 Rocker Jan Berry crashes his corvette into a parked truck.
Apr 12 Sumokil, president of Republic South Moluccas, executed.
Apr 13 Pan Am places $525000000 order for 25 Boeing 747s.
Apr 13 Soviet Liner Alexandr Pushkin leaves Leningrad for Montreal as the USSR launches North Atlantic passenger service
Apr 15 Joseph Crehan, dies of stroke at 81
Apr 15 The Rolling Stones release "Aftermath"
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