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  On this day in history united Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership   

1971  On April - 01 uS/Canada ISIS 2 launched to study ionosphere   

1972  30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico on April - 01.   

1972  On this day in history major league baseball players stages first collective strike   

1972  On this day in history pacific Great Eastern Railway changes its name to British Columbia Railway.   

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

1973  On April - 01 arthur Wood, cricket wicket-keeper (England 1938-39), dies   

1974  Pioneer Hall opens on April - 01.   

1974  Alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer, dies at 86 on April - 01.   

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

1975  On this day in history eugeen Yoors, Flemish draftsman/glass painter, dies at 95   

1976  On April - 01 freddie Lennon father of John Lennon, dies at 63   

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

1976  On April - 01 ottawa raises the federal minimum wage to $2.90 per hour.   

1976  Freddie Lennon, father of John Lennon (Beatles), dies at 63 on April - 01.   

1977  NFL decides to experiment with a 7th official in some preseason games on this day in history.   

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  On April - 01 marinus Peijnenburg, Dutch politician, dies at 51   

1980  Wayne Gretzky breaks Bobby Orr's record with 103rd assist on this day in history.   

1981  On April - 01 e Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante   

1981  On April - 01 d[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65   

1982  US formally transfers Canal Zone to Panama on April - 01.   

1984  8 men record longest distance rowed in 24 hours at 13 miles on this day in history.   

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 April - 01.   

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

1986  World oil prices dip below $10 a barrel on this day in history.   

1988  Iran accuses Iraq of using mustard gas on civilians on April - 01.   

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

1988  Jim Jordan, actor (Fibber McGee), dies from a blod clot at 91 on this day in history.   

1989  Henk Gortzak, Dutch MP (CPN/PSP), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1990  On April - 01 cBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger   

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1220  Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272) was born on this day in history.   

1283  Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47) was born on April - 01.   

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

1578  On this day in history birth of william Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation)   

1582  On April - 01 birth of gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter   

1582  Thomas Simpson, composer was born on April - 01.   

1610  On April - 01 birth of charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703)   

1640  On this day in history birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)   

1085  On April - 01 death of emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048)   

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

1204  Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1205  Amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies on April - 01.   

1528  On this day in history death of francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer   

1548  On April - 01 sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81   

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

1611  Death of Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72 on April - 01.