Page 7: Historical Events In April - 06

1938  On this day in history teflon invented by Roy J Plunkett   

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

1939  On April - 06 great Britain & Poland sign military pact   

1939  On April - 06 robert Courtneidge, British theater producer, dies   

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

1941  German army invades Yugoslovia and Greece on this day in history.   

1941  Italian-held Addis Ababa capitulates to British &Ethiopian forces on this day in history.   

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

1942  On April - 06 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.   

1942  K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #2249 Yamamoto on this day in history.   

1943  British &US army link up in Africa during WW II on this day in history.   

1943  British & US army link up in Africa during WW II on April - 06.   

1944  Jewish nursery at Izieu-Ain France overrun by Nazis on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history coevorden freed from nazis   

1945  Benjamin M Telders, president (Dutch Liberal States Party), dies at 42 on April - 06.   

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

1947  Vaclav Kapral, composer, dies at 58 on April - 06.   

1949  On April - 06 stanley Christopherson, cricketer (1884, MCC Pres during WWII), dies   

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  Sam Snead wins his 2nd Masters golf tournament on April - 06.   

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

1954  On this day in history mont Canadiens score 3 goals in 56 sec in playoff game against Det   

1955  On this day in history "3 for Tonight" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 85 performances   

1957  On April - 06 nYC ends trolley car service   

1958  Arnold Palmer wins first major golf tournament-the Masters on April - 06.   

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

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 April - 06.   

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

1965  On this day in history intelsat 1 ("Early Bird") first coml geosynchronous comm satellite   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

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

1613  Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683) was born on this day in history.   

1631  Vincenzo De Grandis, composer was born on this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history birth of maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649)   

1651  André Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722) was born on April - 06.   

1660  Johann Kuhnau, composer was born on April - 06.   

1664  On April - 06 birth of arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742)   

1671  On this day in history 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  Nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71 on April - 06.   

1147  On this day in history death of frederick II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1090)   

1199  On this day in history richard I, the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at 41   

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

1348  On this day in history petrarch's Laura, dies of plague   

1362  Death of Jacques de Bourbon, count of Marche, killed in battle on April - 06.   

1472  Pieter Bladelin, Belgium, land owner (Middelburg castle), dies on this day in history.