Page 8: Historical Events In April - 18

1967  Manitoba imposes 5% sales tax, effective June 1 on April - 18.   

1968  On this day in history sF's Old Hall of Justice demolished   

1969  Piotr F Scharoff, Russ/Italian actor/director (Chechov), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history howard Hughes billionaire, dies   

1971  On this day in history kingston penitentiary inmates stage four-day riot, holding five guards hostage; two convicts murdered, 11 injured.   

1971  On this day in history masao Oki, composer, dies at 69   

1972  On this day in history t Smirnova discovers asteroids #1902 Shaposhnikov, #2192 Pyatigoriya & #2250 Stalingrad   

1974  On April - 18 betty Compson, actress (Barker, Weary River, Drag Net), dies at 77   

1975  John Lennon releases "Stand by Me" on April - 18.   

1975  Rob Touber, [Robert J Noordervliet), chansonnier/director, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history percy Julian holder of more than 138 chemical patents, dies at 78   

1976  Percy Julian, holder of more than 138 chemical patents, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1977  Jerome Drayton wins the 81st Boston Marathon in in 2 14 46; the eighth Canadian to win the Marathon on this day in history.   

1977  The Hall Commission Report on Grain Handling and Transportation is published. This recommends limited branch line abandonment on the prairies on April - 18.   

1977  On April - 18 jerome Drayton wins the 81st Boston Marathon in in 2:14:46; the eighth Canadian to win the Marathon.   

1978  US Senate approves transfer of Panama Canal to Panam on April - 18.   

1979  "Real People" premieres on NBC TV on April - 18.   

1980  On this day in history zimbabwe's (Rhodesia) formal independence from Britain (Nat'l Day)   

1982  Canada Constitution Act replaces British North America Act on April - 18.   

1982  M Watt discovers asteroid #2687 on this day in history.   

1983  On April - 18 a lone suicide bomber kills 63, at the US Embassy in Lebanon   

1983  On April - 18 joan Benoit set a women's record for the Boston Marathon   

1983  KMO-AM in Tacoma Wash changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO) on this day in history.   

1983  On April - 18 n G Thomas discovers asteroid #2933 Amber, #3151 Talbot & #3561 Devine   

1983  Alan Melville, cricketer (11 Tests for South Africa, 894 runs), dies on April - 18.   

1984  On this day in history challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB   

1984  On April - 18 john Lee Mahin screenwriter, dies of emphysema at 81   

1984  On April - 18 michael Jackson faced surgery in Los Angeles. Doctors performed scalp surgery to repair damage done after the megastar’s hair caught fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial on January 27. Jackson was hospitalized and recuperated for months before he could return to work.   

1984  John Lee Mahin, screenwriter, dies of emphysema at 81 on April - 18.   

1985  On April - 18 in Yunnan Province, China a 5.8 quake resulted in Twenty-three people killed, 300 injured and damage in the Luquan-Xundian area   

1986  Marcel Dassault, [Bloch], French airplane builder, dies at 94 on this day in history.   

1987  An unconscous skydiver is rescued by another diver in mid-air on April - 18.   

1987  On April - 18 pat Knauff, France sets 1-leg downhill ski speed record (115.012 mph)   

1988  Barbra Striesand records "Warm All Over" on this day in history.   

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1480  Lucretia Borgia, murderess (poison)/daughter (Pope Alexander VI) was born on this day in history.   

1521  On this day in history birth of francois de Coligny, ruler of van Andelot, French general (Jarnac)   

1580  On this day in history birth of thomas Middleton, English playwright (Game of Chess)   

1590  Ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17) was born on this day in history.   

1590  Ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617) was born on April - 18.   

1605  Giacomo Carissimi, composer was born on April - 18.   

1729  Gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer was born on April - 18.   

1732  On April - 18 birth of george Colman, "the Elder   

0680  Mu'awijja, kalief of Al-Schaam, dies on April - 18.   

1161  On this day in history death of theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1504  Filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52 on April - 18.   

1530  On April - 18 francois Lambert d'avignon, French church reformer, dies at about 43   

1552  On this day in history john Leland, antiquary, dies   

1556  On this day in history luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61   

1558  Death of Roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent on April - 18.   

1567  Wilhelm von Grumbach, German military man, dies at 63 on this day in history.