Page 8: Historical Events In April - 18

1967  On April - 18 manitoba imposes 5% sales tax, effective June 1.   

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 April - 18.   

1971  On April - 18 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  On this day in history masao Oki, composer, dies at 69   

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 this day in history.   

1976  On April - 18 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 April - 18.   

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

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  On this day in history uS Senate approves transfer of Panama Canal to Panam   

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

1980  Zimbabwe's (Rhodesia) formal independence from Britain (Nat'l Day) on April - 18.   

1982  Canada Constitution Act replaces British North America Act on this day in history.   

1982  M Watt discovers asteroid #2687 on April - 18.   

1983  A lone suicide bomber kills 63, at the US Embassy in Lebanon on April - 18.   

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

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

1983  N G Thomas discovers asteroid #2933 Amber, #3151 Talbot & #3561 Devine on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history alan Melville, cricketer (11 Tests for South Africa, 894 runs), dies   

1984  Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB on April - 18.   

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

1984  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 on April - 18.   

1984  John Lee Mahin, screenwriter, dies of emphysema at 81 on this day in history.   

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

1986  Marcel Dassault, [Bloch], French airplane builder, dies at 94 on April - 18.   

1987  An unconscous skydiver is rescued by another diver in mid-air on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history 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 April - 18.   

1521  Francois de Coligny, ruler of van Andelot, French general (Jarnac) was born on April - 18.   

1580  Thomas Middleton, English playwright (Game of Chess) was born on April - 18.   

1590  On April - 18 birth of ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17)   

1590  On this day in history birth of ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617)   

1605  On this day in history birth of giacomo Carissimi, composer   

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

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

0680  On April - 18 mu'awijja, kalief of Al-Schaam, dies   

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

1504  Filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52 on this day in history.   

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

1552  John Leland, antiquary, dies on this day in history.   

1556  On April - 18 luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61   

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

1567  Wilhelm von Grumbach, German military man, dies at 63 on April - 18.