Page 7: Historical Events In April - 03

1947  "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" opens at Martin Beck NYC for 108 performances on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" opens at Martin Beck NYC for 108 perfs   

1948  1st US figure skating championships held on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history harry Truman signs Marshall Plan ($5B aid to 16 European countries)   

1948  Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan to restore Europe on this day in history.   

1948  The first US figure skating championships held on April - 03.   

1948  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill   

1948  On April - 03 uS male Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button   

1949  KQW-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KCBS on April - 03.   

1949  North Atlantic Treaty, pact signed by US, Britain, France & Canada on April - 03.   

1949  WLWS (now WCMH) TV channel 4 in Columbus OH (NBC) begins broadcasting on April - 03.   

1949  Basil Harwood, composer, dies at 89 on April - 03.   

1950  On this day in history adolf Wiklund, composer, dies at 70   

1951  Christopher Fry's "Sleep of Prisoners", premieres in Oxford on April - 03.   

1951  Christopher Fry's "Sleep of Prisoners," premieres in Oxford on this day in history.   

1951  Johannes C Kielstra, Dut economist/gov (Suriname 1933-44), dies at 72 on April - 03.   

1952  On April - 03 dutch Queen Juliana speaks to US Congress   

1954  On April - 03 "Me & Juliet" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 358 performances   

1954  On April - 03 don Perry climbs a 20' rope in under 2.8 seconds (AAU record)   

1955  On April - 03 baltimore Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs Kansas City Athletics)   

1955  On this day in history fire in cinema to Sclessin Belgium, kills 39   

1955  Louise Suggs wins LPGA Oklahoma City Golf Open on April - 03.   

1955  On this day in history night express train in Guadalajara derails, killing 300   

1955  On April - 03 balt Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs KC Athletics)   

1956  On this day in history "Silk Stockings" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 461 performances   

1956  On April - 03 bulgarian vice premier Traitsjo Kostov rehabilitated   

1956  On April - 03 german war criminals Hinrichsen/Rhl/Siebens/Viebahn are freed   

1956  T Kostov, Bulgarian vice-premier, executed on April - 03.   

1957  On April - 03 samuel Beckett's "Endgame", premieres in London   

1957  On April - 03 uSSR performs atmospheric nuclear test   

1957  Samuel Beckett's "Endgame," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history "Say, Darling" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 332 performances   

1958  On April - 03 fidel Castro's rebels attacked Havana   

1958  Theodor Kramer, writer, dies on April - 03.   

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1151  On this day in history birth of igor Svyatoslavich, Ukrainian prince (d. 1202)   

1245  On April - 03 birth of philips III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85)   

1367  On this day in history birth of henry IV, Bolingbroke Lincolnshire, King of England (1399-1413)   

1438  On this day in history birth of john III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland   

1485  On this day in history birth of lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherland poet   

1529  Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1581) was born on this day in history.   

1569  Giovanni Battista Massarengo, composer was born on this day in history.   

1593  On this day in history birth of george Herbert, English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs)   

0033  Death of Christ, crucified (according to astronomer Humphreys & Waddington) on this day in history.   

0628  On this day in history death of chosroes II, emperor of Persia (579..628), murdered by his son   

0963  On this day in history death of william III, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 915)   

1287  On April - 03 honorius IV, [Giacomo Savelli], Italian Pope (1285-87), dies   

1350  On April - 03 death of eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1295)   

1512  Richard Pafraet, Dutch printer, dies on April - 03.   

1525  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1581  On this day in history huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies