Historical Events In April - 05

1958  Jozef Brems, Flemish apostole vicar of Denmark, dies at 87 on April - 05.   

1959  23rd Golf Masters Championship Art Wall Jr wins, shooting a 284 on April - 05.   

1959  On April - 05 art Wall wins golf's Masters   

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 this day in history.   

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

1961  On this day in history dutch Governor Platteel installs New Guinea Council   

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

1962  Herb Gardner's "Thousand Clowns", premieres in NYC on April - 05.   

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

1962  On this day in history nASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600 m   

1962  St Bernard Tunnel finished-Swiss/Italians workers shake hands on this day in history.   

1962  Herb Gardner's "Thousand Clowns," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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

1963  Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II becomes chief of Western Samoa on this day in history.   

1963  Jacobus JP Old, architect/co-founder (The Style), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

1964  First driverless trains run on the London Underground on this day in history.   

1964  Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA St Petersburg Women's Golf Open on this day in history.   

1964  Douglas MacArthur, US general (Pacific theater-WW II), dies at 84 on April - 05.   

1965  37th Academy Awards - "My Fair Lady", Rex Harrison & Julie Andrews win on this day in history.   

1965  Lava Lamp Day celebrated on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1966  WTVX TV channel 34 in Fort Pierce-Vero Beach FL (IND) 1st broadcast on April - 05.   

1966  On this day in history sven Fleuron, writer, dies at 91   

1967  ATS II launched but fails to reach orbit on April - 05.   

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 April - 05.   

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

1968  Lois Andrews, dies of lung cancer at 44 on April - 05.   

1969  On this day in history gabriel M-E-R Chevallier, French author (La Peur), dies at 73   

1970  WSNS TV channel 44 in Chicago IL (IND) begins broadcasting on April - 05.   

1970  Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn, oboist/conductor, dies at 78 on April - 05.   

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

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on April - 05.   

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

1523  Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596) was born on April - 05.   

1588  Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on this day in history.   

1595  John Wilson, composer was born on April - 05.   

1598  On April - 05 birth of laurentius Erhard, composer   

1604  Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675) was born on April - 05.   

1622  On this day in history birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)   

0582  Death of Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) on April - 05.   

0828  Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77 on April - 05.   

1168  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)   

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

1270  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on this day in history.   

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

1531  On April - 05 death of richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop   

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