Page 8: Historical Events In April - 05

1958  Jozef Brems, Flemish apostole vicar of Denmark, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1959  23rd Golf Masters Championship Art Wall Jr wins, shooting a 284 on this day in history.   

1959  Art Wall wins golf's Masters on April - 05.   

1959  On this day in history 23rd Golf Masters Championship: Art Wall Jr wins, shooting a 284   

1960  Alma Kruger, actor (Made For Each Other), dies at 88 on April - 05.   

1961  Barbra Streisand appears on "The Jack Paar Show" on April - 05.   

1961  On April - 05 dutch Governor Platteel installs New Guinea Council   

1961  On this day in history barbra Streisand appears on "Jack Paar Show"   

1962  On this day in history herb Gardner's "Thousand Clowns", premieres in NYC   

1962  Manager J Daems appointed bishop of Antwerp on this day in history.   

1962  On April - 05 nASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600 m   

1962  St Bernard Tunnel finished-Swiss/Italians workers shake hands on April - 05.   

1962  On this day in history herb Gardner's "Thousand Clowns," premieres in NYC   

1963  On April - 05 beatles receive their 1st silver disc (Please Please Me)   

1963  On this day in history susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II becomes chief of Western Samoa   

1963  Jacobus JP Old, architect/co-founder (The Style), dies at 73 on April - 05.   

1964  1st driverless trains run on the London Underground on April - 05.   

1964  On this day in history first driverless trains run on the London Underground   

1964  On this day in history mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA St Petersburg Women's Golf Open   

1964  Douglas MacArthur, US general (Pacific theater-WW II), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1965  On April - 05 37th Academy Awards - "My Fair Lady", Rex Harrison & Julie Andrews win   

1965  On April - 05 lava Lamp Day celebrated   

1965  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on April - 05.   

1966  On April - 05 wTVX TV channel 34 in Fort Pierce-Vero Beach FL (IND) 1st broadcast   

1966  Sven Fleuron, writer, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1967  ATS II launched but fails to reach orbit on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history philadelphia '76er Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record of 41 rebounds   

1968  Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego opens on this day in history.   

1968  US marine base Khe San Vietnam, appalled on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history lois Andrews, dies of lung cancer at 44   

1969  On April - 05 gabriel M-E-R Chevallier, French author (La Peur), dies at 73   

1970  WSNS TV channel 44 in Chicago IL (IND) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn, oboist/conductor, dies at 78   

1971  On this day in history fran Phipps is 1st woman to reach North Pole   

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1288  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)   

1472  On April - 05 birth of bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510)   

1523  Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596) was born on this day in history.   

1588  On April - 05 birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)   

1595  On April - 05 birth of john Wilson, composer   

1598  On April - 05 birth of laurentius Erhard, composer   

1604  Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1622  Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.   

0582  On this day in history death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512)   

0828  On April - 05 nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77   

1168  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on April - 05.   

1258  Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies on April - 05.   

1270  On April - 05 ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies   

1419  Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on this day in history.   

1531  Death of Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on this day in history.   

1605  Death of Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) on April - 05.