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Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Apr 09 In Ecuador a 6.7 earthquake killed 8 and injured 46 in Esmeraldas area 
Apr 09 Phil Ochs rock producer, dies.
Apr 09 US and Russia agreed on the size of nuclear tests for peaceful use
Apr 11 Liam Dunn, dies a 59.
Apr 12 Paul Ford, actor (Phil Silvers Show), dies at 74.
Apr 13 $2 bill re-introduced as US currency
Apr 13 Federal Reserve begins issuing $2 bicentennial notes
Apr 14 Maude Prickett, actress (Rosie-Hazel), dies at 60.
Apr 15 Gerald Smith, antisemite/catholic (Natl Christian Crusade), dies at 78.
Apr 17 Jean-Jacques Gailliard, Belgian painter, dies at 85
Apr 18 Percy Julian holder of more than 138 chemical patents, dies at 78
Apr 19 C-I Lagerkvist discovers asteroid #2114 Wallenquist.
Apr 20 George Harrison sings the lumberjack song with Monty Python.
Apr 21 A Cadillac convertible, the"last" American-made rag-top automobile, rolled off the assembly line at GM’s Cadillac production facility in Detroit, MI. This ended a tradition that began in 1916.
Apr 21 Swine Flu vaccine, for non-epidemic, enters testing
Apr 22 Barbara Walters is recorded as becoming inaugural female nightly network news anchor.
Apr 22 Frutuoso de Lima Viana, composer, dies at 79
Apr 23 Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2808
Apr 23 James Flavin, actor (Man With a Camera), dies at 69
Apr 24 Mark Tobey, US abstract painter, (Broadway Norm), dies at 85
Apr 25 Carol Reed, director (Agony and Ecstasy), dies.
Apr 25 Cub centerfielder Rick Monday rescues US flag from 2 fans trying to set it on fire.
Apr 26 Allan Jackson newscaster (Youth Takes a Stand), dies at 60.
Apr 26 Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #3649
Apr 26 Neil McCallum actor (Pete-Saber of London), dies at 45.
Apr 28 Eugen Roth, writer, dies at 81.
Apr 29 Wilhelm Maler, composer, dies at 73
Apr 30 Edvard Fliflet Braein, composer, dies at 51.
Apr 30 Wings release "Silly Love Songs"
May 01 Rex O'Malley, actor (Camille, Zara, Midnight, Thief), dies at 75
May 03 David Bruce, dies at 62.
May 03 Pulitzer prize awarded to Saul Bellow (Humboldt's Gift)
May 04 Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser says that Waltzing Matilda will be his country's national anthem at the upcoming Montreal Summer Olympic Games.
May 05 In this year, Anderlecht claims 16th soccer Europe Cup II.
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