Page 8: Historical Events In April - 18

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

1968  SF's Old Hall of Justice demolished on April - 18.   

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

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 April - 18.   

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

1972  T Smirnova discovers asteroids #1902 Shaposhnikov, #2192 Pyatigoriya & #2250 Stalingrad on this day in history.   

1974  Betty Compson, actress (Barker, Weary River, Drag Net), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

1975  On this day in history rob Touber, [Robert J Noordervliet), chansonnier/director, dies at 38   

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

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

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1982  On April - 18 m Watt discovers asteroid #2687   

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

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

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

1984  Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history 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 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 April - 18.   

1987  On April - 18 an unconscous skydiver is rescued by another diver in mid-air   

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 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 April - 18.   

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

1590  On April - 18 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1161  Death of Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

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

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.