Page 9: Historical Events In April - 04

1968  "Education of Hyman Kaplan" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 28 perfs on April - 04.   

1968  Martin Luther King Jr, assassinated at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis Tennessee at 39 on this day in history.   

1969  Dr Denton Cooley implants 1st temporary artificial heart on April - 04.   

1970  On this day in history byron Foulger actor (Capt Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70   

1970  On April - 04 firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Don Johnson   

1970  On April - 04 byron Foulger, actor (Capt Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70   

1971  "Follies" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 524 performances on this day in history.   

1971  On April - 04 marine clay under houses liquifies, 31 die (St-Jean-Vianney Qu‚bec)   

1972  1st electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating on April - 04.   

1972  On April - 04 adam Clayton Powell Jr (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63   

1972  On this day in history adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63   

1974  On this day in history hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home-run record by hitting his 714th   

1975  C5A Galaxy on military charter crashes, taking 155 lives (Saigon) on this day in history.   

1975  On April - 04 steve Miller is arrested for burning his girlfriend's clothes   

1975  USAF transport carrying orphans from Saigon crashes killing 155 on this day in history.   

1976  5th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Judy Rankin on April - 04.   

1976  N Chernykh discovers asteroid #2369 Chekhov on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history seni Pramoj's Democratic Party wins elections in Thailand   

1977  Sarah Michelle Gellar born on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history jeno Zador, composer, dies at 82   

1978  On April - 04 gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70   

1979  On this day in history edgar Buchanan actor (Uncle Joe-Petticoat Junction), dies at 77   

1979  On this day in history jane M Byrne (D), elected 1st woman mayor of Chicago IL   

1979  On April - 04 zulfiqar Ali Bhutto former Pakistani president, hanged in Pakistan   

1979  Edgar Buchanan, actor (Uncle Joe-Petticoat Junction), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1981  Brad Johnson actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1981  On April - 04 henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio)   

1981  Brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history 11th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sally Little   

1983  On this day in history 45th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship North Carolina State beats Houston 54-52   

1983  On April - 04 6th space shuttle mission, Challenger 1 launched   

1983  On April - 04 gloria Swanson actress, dies at 84 of a heart ailment   

1983  On April - 04 jacqueline Logan silent film leading lady, dies at 78   

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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 April - 04.   

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

1572  William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1593  On April - 04 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 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 April - 04.   

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

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 April - 04.   

1292  On this day in history nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies   

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

1393  On April - 04 floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies