Historical Events In April - 05

1984  "Human Comedy" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 13 performances on April - 05.   

1984  A Mrkos discovers asteroid #3364 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain's all-time career scoring record of 31,419 points (31,421)   

1984  Arthur Travors Harris, marshal of British RAF, dies on this day in history.   

1985  On April - 05 tyrell Johnson, cricketer (WI left-arm quickie, one Test 1939), dies   

1986  2 US soldiers & Turkish woman killed in West Berlin discotheque bombing on April - 05.   

1986  On this day in history record for a throw-and-return boomerang toss is set (121 meters)   

1986  On this day in history uS soldier and Turkish woman killed in West Berlin disco bombing   

1986  Colin McCool, cricketer (14 Tests for Australia, 36 wkts), dies on April - 05.   

1987  On April - 05 16th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King   

1987  On this day in history fox TV network premieres showing Married With Children & Tracey Ullman   

1987  On this day in history wayne Gretzky wins 7th straight NHL scoring title   

1988  On April - 05 democratic convention picks Michael Dukakis as their pres candidate   

1988  Alf Kjellin, Swedish actor/director (Juggler), dies on this day in history.   

1989  David Letterman becomes 1st network TV series to use dolby stereo on April - 05.   

1989  On April - 05 orel Hershiser ends his 59 consecutive scoreless pitched inning streak   

1989  On April - 05 solidarity granted legal status in Poland   

1990  John Stockton reaches 1000-assist mark for NBA record 3 years in a row on April - 05.   

1990  New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 2-1 in 1st game of preliminaries on April - 05.   

1990  On April - 05 paul Newman wins a court victory over Julius Gold, to keep giving all profits from Newman foods to charity   

1990  On April - 05 nico Scheepmaker, Dutch columnist/poet, dies at 59   

1991  Joe Dumaars (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 62 games on April - 05.   

1991  Kitty Kelly publishes a book knocking Nancy Reagan on April - 05.   

1991  Southeast Airlines Embracer 120 crashes in Georgia, killing 23 on April - 05.   

1991  Space Shuttle STS 37 (Atlantis 8) launched on this day in history.   

1991  US begins air drops to Kurdish refugees in Northern Iraq on April - 05.   

1991  John Tower, (Sen-R-Tx), dies in a plane crash at 65 on April - 05.   

1992  On April - 05 "Search & Destroy" closes at Circle in Square Theater NYC after 46 performances   

1992  11th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion Stanford beats Western Kentucky 78-62 on April - 05.   

1992  4th Seniors Golf Tradition Lee Trevino on this day in history.   

1992  Comedian Sam Kinison marries live-in girlfriend Malika Souiri on this day in history.   

1992  On April - 05 dana Lofland wins Las Vegas LPGA Golf International   

1992  On April - 05 game 2 of Mayor Challenge - New York Yankees sweep New York Mets 6-5 at Shea Stadium   

1992  On April - 05 peru's President Alberto Fujimori suspend constitution & dissolved Congress   

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on this day in history.   

1472  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

1523  On April - 05 birth of blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596)   

1588  Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on April - 05.   

1595  On April - 05 birth of john Wilson, composer   

1598  On April - 05 birth of laurentius Erhard, composer   

1604  On April - 05 birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)   

1622  On April - 05 birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)   

0582  On April - 05 death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512)   

0828  On this day in history nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77   

1168  On April - 05 death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)   

1258  On this day in history julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies   

1270  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on April - 05.   

1419  On April - 05 death of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)   

1531  Death of Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on April - 05.   

1605  On April - 05 death of adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)