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Saturday, 21 February 2026
Apr 03 Miriam Hargrave of England passes her drivers test on 40th try. 
Apr 04 Byron Foulger actor (Capt Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70
Apr 04 Byron Foulger, actor (Capt Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70.
Apr 04 Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Don Johnson.
Apr 05 Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn, oboist/conductor, dies at 78.
Apr 05 WSNS TV channel 44 in Chicago IL (IND) begins broadcasting
Apr 07 J A Bruwer discovers asteroid #1794 Finsen.
Apr 07 John Wayne, a movie veteran of over 200 films, won his inaugural and only Oscar.
Apr 07 Josina Machel, wife of Mozambique's 1st pres Samora Machel, dies.
Apr 08 "Cry for Us All" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 8 performances.
Apr 08 John and Yoko release hoax they are having dual sex change operations.
Apr 08 L Chernykh discovers asteroid 1805 Dirikis, 1957 Angara and 1976 Kaverin
Apr 08 Marie V Felix, Prince of Luxemburg, dies
Apr 09 Paul McCartney announces official split of the Beatles.
Apr 09 Senate rejects Nixon's nomination of Carswell to Supreme Court
Apr 10 Charles Paton, dies at 96
Apr 11 Beatles' "Let It Be," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks
Apr 11 Cathy O'Donnell, dies at 66.
Apr 11 Launch of Apollo 13, commanded by CAPT James A. Lovell, Jr., USN. Former naval aviator Fred W. Haise, Jr. was the Lunar Module Pilot. While 200000 miles from Earth there was an explosion on board which forced Apollo 13 to circle the moon without landing. Mission duration was 5 days, 22 hours, and 54 minutes. Recovery was by HS-4 helicopters from USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2).
Apr 11 The American Apollo 13 spacecraft launched to the Moon
Apr 13 Apollo 13 announces "Houston, we've got a problem!" as Beech-built oxygen tank explodes en route to Moon.
Apr 13 The American spacecraft Apollo 13, enroute to the Moon, has an onboard explosion.
Apr 16 70 die in a snow crush (France).
Apr 17 Apollo 13 limps back safely, Beech-built oxygen tank no help.
Apr 17 Paul McCartney's inaugural solo album "McCartney".
Apr 17 Sergei U S Aleksi, patriarch of Russian-Orthodox church, dies at 92
Apr 17 The Apollo XIII mission makes it back to earth It was the mission which popularized the phrase "Houston, we have a problem" as an on-board explosion threatened to kill the spacemen... "Houston, we HAD a problem"
Apr 21 Canadian Pacific unveils Canada's inaugural double-deck passenger train comprising nine air-conditioned cars built by Canadian Vickers Limited at a cost of $2.8 million. The cars went into operation April 27 on the Montreal Lakeshore suburban service.
Apr 22 Earth Day held internationally to conserve natural resources
Apr 23 Herb Shriner, humorist/TV host (Herb Shriner Show), dies at 51.
Apr 24 China is recorded as becoming the 5th nation to launch a satellite into orbit.
Apr 24 China PR launches its inaugural satellite transmitting song "East is Red"
Apr 24 Gambia is recorded as becoming a republic within the Commonwealth.
Apr 25 Anita Louise, actress (Gorilla, Anthony Adverse), dies at about 55
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