Page 8: Historical Events In April - 04

1956  Enid Bagnold's "Chalk Garden", premieres in London on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history enid Bagnold's "Chalk Garden," premieres in London   

1957  On April - 04 heitor Villa-Lobos' 10th Symphony, premieres in Paris France   

1957  Herbert Norman 1909-1957 Canadian Ambassador to Egypt, jumps from the roof of his apartment building to his death after suspicions he was a possible Communist sympathizer on this day in history.   

1957  Heitor Villa-Lobos' 10th Symphony, premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1958  1st march against nuclear weapons (Aldermaston England) on April - 04.   

1958  On April - 04 eugŠne Ionesco's "Tueur sans Gages" premieres in Darmstadt   

1958  On April - 04 hendrik Heyman, Belgian minister of Nijverheid/mayor, dies at 78   

1959  Fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal &French Sudan (dissolved 1960) on April - 04.   

1959  On April - 04 federation of Mali, consisting of Senegal & French Sudan (dissolved 1960)   

1959  Fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal & French Sudan (dissolved 1960) on April - 04.   

1959  On this day in history stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies   

1960  On this day in history 32nd Academy Awards - "Ben-Hur", Charlton Heston & Simone Signoret win   

1960  Project Ozma begins at Green Bank radio astronomy center on this day in history.   

1960  On April - 04 senegal declares independence from France   

1960  32nd Academy Awards on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history jason Robards Sr actor (Acapulco), dies at 70   

1963  On this day in history endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18   

1964  "Anyone Can Whistle" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 9 performances on April - 04.   

1964  Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love", single goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks on April - 04.   

1964  On April - 04 beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love," single goes #1 &stays #1 for 5 weeks   

1965  Mickey Wright wins LPGA Baton Rouge Golf Invitational on this day in history.   

1965  Robert Downey, Jr. born on April - 04.   

1966  On this day in history canada starts five-year, $350,000 project to help increase wheat production in Kenya; an environmental fiasco.   

1966  On April - 04 pirate Radio Scotland changes name to Radio Ireland   

1966  On April - 04 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1967  Dutch De Young government forms on April - 04.   

1967  Marines chase "Nozems" out of Amsterdam Central Station on this day in history.   

1967  On April - 04 amsterdam Marines chase out "nozems" of Central Station   

1967  Mischa Elman, Ukraine/US violinist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history "Education of Hyman Kaplan" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 28 performances   

1968  Apollo 6 launched atop Saturn V; unmanned on this day in history.   

1968  Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on this day in history.   

1968  Rev Martin Luther King Jr assassinated in Memphis on April - 04.   

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0186  On this day in history birth of caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217)   

1492  Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564) was born on this day in history.   

1527  On this day in history birth of abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer   

1572  On this day in history birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)   

1593  On this day in history birth of edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669)   

1646  Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.   

1648  On April - 04 birth of grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver   

1688  On this day in history birth of joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)   

0397  On April - 04 ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies   

0636  Death of Saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560) on April - 04.   

0896  Formosus, Pope (891-96), dies on April - 04.   

1229  Hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies on April - 04.   

1284  Alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1292  Nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies on April - 04.   

1305  Death of Jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217) on April - 04.   

1393  On this day in history floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies