Page 8: Historical Events In April - 01

1971  HM-12, the Navy's first helicopter squadron devoted exclusively to mine countermeasures was established at NAS Norfolk on this day in history.   

1971  United Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership on this day in history.   

1971  US/Canada ISIS 2 launched to study ionosphere on this day in history.   

1972  30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico on this day in history.   

1972  On April - 01 major league baseball players stages first collective strike   

1972  Pacific Great Eastern Railway changes its name to British Columbia Railway on this day in history.   

1973  Japan allows its citizens to own gold on April - 01.   

1973  Arthur Wood, cricket wicket-keeper (England 1938-39), dies on April - 01.   

1974  On April - 01 pioneer Hall opens   

1974  On April - 01 alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer, dies at 86   

1975  Canadian radio and TV stations first start giving the temperature in Celsius, so 32 degrees becomes 0 go figure on this day in history.   

1975  On April - 01 eugeen Yoors, Flemish draftsman/glass painter, dies at 95   

1976  Freddie Lennon father of John Lennon, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history n Chernykh discovers asteroid #2206 Gabrova, #2312 Duboshin, #2361 Gogol, #2606 Odessa, #2722 Abalakin, #2734 Hasek,   

1976  Ottawa raises the federal minimum wage to $2.90 per hour on this day in history.   

1976  Freddie Lennon, father of John Lennon (Beatles), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history nFL decides to experiment with a 7th official in some preseason games   

1979  On this day in history iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah   

1979  National Energy Board raises export tax on light crude oil $1.00 per barrel to $8.00, Albertians are not happy on this day in history.   

1979  Marinus Peijnenburg, Dutch politician, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1980  Wayne Gretzky breaks Bobby Orr's record with 103rd assist on April - 01.   

1981  On this day in history e Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante   

1981  On this day in history d[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65   

1982  On April - 01 uS formally transfers Canal Zone to Panama   

1984  On April - 01 8 men record longest distance rowed in 24 hours at 13 miles   

1984  Marvin Gaye shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr in LA on April - 01.   

1984  Marvin Gaye, singer (Sexual Healing), shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr in LA at 44 on this day in history.   

1986  US sub Nathaniel Green runs aground in the Irish Sea on April - 01.   

1986  On this day in history world oil prices dip below $10 a barrel   

1988  Iran accuses Iraq of using mustard gas on civilians on this day in history.   

1988  Jim Jordan radio's Fibber McGee, dies at 91 in a fall on this day in history.   

1988  On April - 01 jim Jordan, actor (Fibber McGee), dies from a blod clot at 91   

1989  On this day in history henk Gortzak, Dutch MP (CPN/PSP), dies at 57   

1990  On this day in history cBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger   

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1220  Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272) was born on April - 01.   

1283  On April - 01 birth of ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47)   

1543  On April - 01 birth of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626)   

1578  William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation) was born on this day in history.   

1582  Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history birth of thomas Simpson, composer   

1610  Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703) was born on April - 01.   

1640  Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.   

1085  Death of Emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048) on April - 01.   

1132  On this day in history death of st-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053)   

1204  On this day in history eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81   

1205  On April - 01 amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies   

1528  Death of Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer on April - 01.   

1548  On this day in history sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81   

1580  On April - 01 death of alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer   

1611  On April - 01 death of gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72