Page 7: Historical Events In April - 06

1938  Teflon invented by Roy J Plunkett on April - 06.   

1939  On this day in history uS &UK agree on joint control of Canton &Enderbury Is (Pacific)   

1939  Great Britain & Poland sign military pact on April - 06.   

1939  Robert Courtneidge, British theater producer, dies on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history andres Isasi, composer, dies at 49   

1941  On this day in history german army invades Yugoslovia and Greece.   

1941  On this day in history italian-held Addis Ababa capitulates to British &Ethiopian forces   

1941  On this day in history 8th Golf Masters Championship: Craig Wood wins, shooting a 280   

1942  General Andrew G.L. (Andy) McNaughton forms the First Canadian Army in Britain with five divisions, two armored brigades, and 3 other divisions slated for home defence on this day in history.   

1942  On April - 06 k Reinmuth discovers asteroid #2249 Yamamoto   

1943  On April - 06 british &US army link up in Africa during WW II   

1943  On this day in history british & US army link up in Africa during WW II   

1944  On April - 06 jewish nursery at Izieu-Ain France overrun by Nazis   

1945  On April - 06 first heavy kamikaze attack on ships at Okinawa.   

1945  On this day in history most of the Jewish prisoners remaining at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany are forced out on death marches.   

1945  Coevorden freed from nazis on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history benjamin M Telders, president (Dutch Liberal States Party), dies at 42   

1947  11th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins, shooting a 281 on this day in history.   

1947  On April - 06 vaclav Kapral, composer, dies at 58   

1949  Stanley Christopherson, cricketer (1884, MCC Pres during WWII), dies on this day in history.   

1950  John F Dulles becomes advisor to US Sect of State Acheson on April - 06.   

1951  Halfdan Cleve, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1952  On April - 06 sam Snead wins his 2nd Masters golf tournament   

1952  16th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 286 on this day in history.   

1954  Mont Canadiens score 3 goals in 56 sec in playoff game against Det on this day in history.   

1955  "3 for Tonight" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 85 performances on April - 06.   

1957  On April - 06 nYC ends trolley car service   

1958  On this day in history arnold Palmer wins first major golf tournament-the Masters   

1961  On this day in history uSS Lake Champlain brings oxygen to aid stricken passenger of British liner Queen of Bermuda.   

1961  Jules J B V Bordet, Belgian bacteriologist (Nobel 1919), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1962  J C Heldring, Dutch businessman, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1965  Early Bird, world's first commercial communication satellite, launched on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history in Dar es Salaam Tanzania Ottawa starts program to equip and train air force of Tanzania.   

1965  On April - 06 intelsat 1 ("Early Bird") first coml geosynchronous comm satellite   

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1483  Raphael Sanzio, Italian painter/master builder (Madonna Sistina) was born on this day in history.   

1613  On this day in history birth of stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683)   

1631  Vincenzo De Grandis, composer was born on April - 06.   

1632  On April - 06 birth of maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649)   

1651  André Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On this day in history birth of johann Kuhnau, composer   

1664  Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.   

1671  On April - 06 birth of jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs)   

0885  On this day in history methodius, Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of Sirmium, dies   

0912  On this day in history nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71   

1147  Death of Frederick II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1090) on this day in history.   

1199  Richard I, the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at 41 on April - 06.   

1252  Peter of Verona, [Peter Martyr], Italian inquisitor/st, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1348  On April - 06 petrarch's Laura, dies of plague   

1362  On April - 06 death of jacques de Bourbon, count of Marche, killed in battle   

1472  On this day in history pieter Bladelin, Belgium, land owner (Middelburg castle), dies