Historical Events In April - 01
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
1971 On this day in history hM-12, the Navy's first helicopter squadron devoted exclusively to mine countermeasures was established at NAS Norfolk
1971 On April - 01 united Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership
1971 On April - 01 uS/Canada ISIS 2 launched to study ionosphere
1972 On this day in history 30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
1972 Major league baseball players stages first collective strike on this day in history.
1972 Pacific Great Eastern Railway changes its name to British Columbia Railway on April - 01.
1973 Japan allows its citizens to own gold on April - 01.
1973 Arthur Wood, cricket wicket-keeper (England 1938-39), dies on April - 01.
1974 Pioneer Hall opens on this day in history.
1974 On this day in history alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer, dies at 86
1975 Canadian radio and TV stations first start giving the temperature in Celsius, so 32 degrees becomes 0 go figure on this day in history.
1975 Eugeen Yoors, Flemish draftsman/glass painter, dies at 95 on April - 01.
1976 Freddie Lennon father of John Lennon, dies at 63 on April - 01.
1976 On this day in history n Chernykh discovers asteroid #2206 Gabrova, #2312 Duboshin, #2361 Gogol, #2606 Odessa, #2722 Abalakin, #2734 Hasek,
1976 On this day in history ottawa raises the federal minimum wage to $2.90 per hour.
1976 Freddie Lennon, father of John Lennon (Beatles), dies at 63 on this day in history.
1977 On April - 01 nFL decides to experiment with a 7th official in some preseason games
1979 Iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah on April - 01.
1979 National Energy Board raises export tax on light crude oil $1.00 per barrel to $8.00, Albertians are not happy on April - 01.
1979 Marinus Peijnenburg, Dutch politician, dies at 51 on April - 01.
1980 Wayne Gretzky breaks Bobby Orr's record with 103rd assist on this day in history.
1981 On this day in history e Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante
1981 D[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65 on April - 01.
1982 On April - 01 uS formally transfers Canal Zone to Panama
1984 8 men record longest distance rowed in 24 hours at 13 miles on this day in history.
1984 On April - 01 marvin Gaye shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr in LA
1984 On April - 01 marvin Gaye, singer (Sexual Healing), shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr in LA at 44
1986 On April - 01 uS sub Nathaniel Green runs aground in the Irish Sea
1986 World oil prices dip below $10 a barrel on April - 01.
1988 Iran accuses Iraq of using mustard gas on civilians on April - 01.
1988 Jim Jordan radio's Fibber McGee, dies at 91 in a fall on this day in history.
1988 On April - 01 jim Jordan, actor (Fibber McGee), dies from a blod clot at 91
1989 On this day in history henk Gortzak, Dutch MP (CPN/PSP), dies at 57
1990 CBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger on this day in history.
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