Page 8: Historical Events In April - 18

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

1968  On April - 18 sF's Old Hall of Justice demolished   

1969  On April - 18 piotr F Scharoff, Russ/Italian actor/director (Chechov), dies at 82   

1971  On this day in history howard Hughes billionaire, dies   

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

1971  Masao Oki, composer, dies at 69 on April - 18.   

1972  T Smirnova discovers asteroids #1902 Shaposhnikov, #2192 Pyatigoriya & #2250 Stalingrad on April - 18.   

1974  Betty Compson, actress (Barker, Weary River, Drag Net), dies at 77 on April - 18.   

1975  John Lennon releases "Stand by Me" on this day in history.   

1975  Rob Touber, [Robert J Noordervliet), chansonnier/director, dies at 38 on April - 18.   

1976  Percy Julian holder of more than 138 chemical patents, dies at 78 on April - 18.   

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 April - 18.   

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

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

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

1979  On this day in history "Real People" premieres on NBC TV   

1980  On April - 18 zimbabwe's (Rhodesia) formal independence from Britain (Nat'l Day)   

1982  On April - 18 canada Constitution Act replaces British North America Act   

1982  On this day in history m Watt discovers asteroid #2687   

1983  A lone suicide bomber kills 63, at the US Embassy in Lebanon on this day in history.   

1983  Joan Benoit set a women's record for the Boston Marathon on April - 18.   

1983  On this day in history kMO-AM in Tacoma Wash changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO)   

1983  On this day in history n G Thomas discovers asteroid #2933 Amber, #3151 Talbot & #3561 Devine   

1983  On April - 18 alan Melville, cricketer (11 Tests for South Africa, 894 runs), dies   

1984  On April - 18 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  On this day in history john Lee Mahin, screenwriter, dies of emphysema at 81   

1985  On this day in history 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 April - 18.   

1987  On this day in history an unconscous skydiver is rescued by another diver in mid-air   

1987  On this day in history pat Knauff, France sets 1-leg downhill ski speed record (115.012 mph)   

1988  On this day in history barbra Striesand records "Warm All Over"   

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1480  Lucretia Borgia, murderess (poison)/daughter (Pope Alexander VI) was born on April - 18.   

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

1580  Thomas Middleton, English playwright (Game of Chess) was born on this day in history.   

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

1590  On April - 18 birth of ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617)   

1605  On April - 18 birth of giacomo Carissimi, composer   

1729  On this day in history birth of gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer   

1732  George Colman, "the Elder was born on this day in history.   

0680  Mu'awijja, kalief of Al-Schaam, dies on this day in history.   

1161  On April - 18 death of theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1504  On April - 18 filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52   

1530  Francois Lambert d'avignon, French church reformer, dies at about 43 on this day in history.   

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

1556  Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1558  On April - 18 death of roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent   

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