Historical Events In April - 04

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

1956  Enid Bagnold's "Chalk Garden," premieres in London on April - 04.   

1957  On this day in history 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 April - 04.   

1957  Heitor Villa-Lobos' 10th Symphony, premieres in Paris on April - 04.   

1958  1st march against nuclear weapons (Aldermaston England) on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history eugŠne Ionesco's "Tueur sans Gages" premieres in Darmstadt   

1958  Hendrik Heyman, Belgian minister of Nijverheid/mayor, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

1959  On this day in history federation of Mali, consisting of Senegal & French Sudan (dissolved 1960)   

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

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

1960  On April - 04 32nd Academy Awards - "Ben-Hur", Charlton Heston & Simone Signoret win   

1960  Project Ozma begins at Green Bank radio astronomy center on April - 04.   

1960  Senegal declares independence from France on April - 04.   

1960  On this day in history 32nd Academy Awards   

1963  Jason Robards Sr actor (Acapulco), dies at 70 on April - 04.   

1963  Endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18 on April - 04.   

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

1964  On this day in history beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love", single goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks   

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

1965  On this day in history mickey Wright wins LPGA Baton Rouge Golf Invitational   

1965  On this day in history robert Downey, Jr. born.   

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

1966  Pirate Radio Scotland changes name to Radio Ireland on this day in history.   

1966  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1967  Dutch De Young government forms on April - 04.   

1967  On this day in history marines chase "Nozems" out of Amsterdam Central Station   

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

1967  On this day in history mischa Elman, Ukraine/US violinist, dies at 76   

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

1968  On April - 04 apollo 6 launched atop Saturn V; unmanned   

1968  On April - 04 civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.   

1968  On this day in history rev Martin Luther King Jr assassinated in Memphis   

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

1492  On April - 04 birth of ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564)   

1527  On April - 04 birth of abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer   

1572  On April - 04 birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)   

1593  On April - 04 birth of edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669)   

1646  On April - 04 birth of antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715)   

1648  Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver was born on April - 04.   

1688  On April - 04 birth of joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)   

0397  Ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies on April - 04.   

0636  Death of Saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560) on this day in history.   

0896  On this day in history formosus, Pope (891-96), dies   

1229  On April - 04 hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies   

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 this day in history.   

1305  On April - 04 death of jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217)   

1393  Floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies on April - 04.