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Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Apr 17 Dow Jones closes for inaugural time over 3000. 
Apr 17 Jack Yellen, US poet (Sons o' Fun), dies at 97.
Apr 17 Railroad workers go on strike in the US
Apr 18 Congress ends railroad worker 1 day strike
Apr 19 Battle of the Ages-Heavyweight champ Evander Hollyfield beats 42 year old George Foreman.
Apr 19 Greyhound Bus posts $195 million loss for 1990
Apr 20 Don[ald] Siegel, US director (Coogan's Bluff/Dirty Harry), dies at 78.
Apr 20 Raghib "Rocket" Ismael signs with Toronto Argonauts for $26.2 million
Apr 21 Richard Bolling, (Rep-D-Missouri), dies at 74.
Apr 22 In this year, Intel releases the 486SX chip.
Apr 22 Johnny Carson announces he will retire next year from Tonight Show.
Apr 22 Shalom America (Jewish cable network) is launched in Brooklyn and Queens.
Apr 23 Peter Bailey, Graphic designer/calligrapher, dies
Apr 24 Bangladesh cyclone in Bangladesh killing 138866 people
Apr 24 J de Graaf, ethicus/president church and peace, dies
Apr 25 Designer Mary McFadden (52) announces divorce of Kohie Yohannan (23)
Apr 25 Frank Hamilton, actor (Subterraneans), dies at 66
Apr 25 Lisa Olson brings suit against NFL NE Patriots for sexual harassment
Apr 25 The Interprovincial Pipeline mothballed; Quebec refiners can buy oil cheaper offshore; Sarnia to Montreal 832 km line built in 1974 energy crisis.
Apr 26 "Dinosaurs" premiers on ABC-TV.
Apr 26 Carmine Coppola, composer/father of Francis Ford Coppola, dies.
Apr 26 Vice-Admiral Charles Thomas steps down, warns defense cuts will threaten sovereignty and endanger lives of military personnel.
Apr 27 Ken Curtis, actor (Lost, Freckles, Calif Gold Rush), dies at 74
Apr 28 Floyd B McKissick, US founder (CORE), dies
Apr 28 Ken Curtis actor (Gunsmoke), dies at 74
Apr 28 Ken Curtis, American actor is born
Apr 28 Space Shuttle STS 39 (Discovery 12) launched.
Apr 29 Bangladesh cyclone in Bangladesh killing 138866 people
Apr 29 Claude Gallimard, French publisher, dies.
Apr 29 Denison Mines to close uranium plant in Elliot Lake, putting 1000 out of work yup I owned the stock not a plan.
Apr 29 Environment Minister Jean Charest announces $100 million program to clean up toxic sites and contaminated waste dumps in the Arctic, most are from the US and Canadian military
Apr 30 Cyclone results in the deaths of 125000 in Bangladesh.
Apr 30 George Sperti Sperti, inventor (Preparation H), dies at 91
May 01 A's Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brocks record with his 939th steal (vs Yankees)
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