Historical Events In April - 01

1971  HM-12, the Navy's first helicopter squadron devoted exclusively to mine countermeasures was established at NAS Norfolk on this day in history.   

1971  United Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership on April - 01.   

1971  On this day in history uS/Canada ISIS 2 launched to study ionosphere   

1972  30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico on April - 01.   

1972  On April - 01 major league baseball players stages first collective strike   

1972  Pacific Great Eastern Railway changes its name to British Columbia Railway on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history japan allows its citizens to own gold   

1973  Arthur Wood, cricket wicket-keeper (England 1938-39), dies on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history pioneer Hall opens   

1974  Alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer, dies at 86 on April - 01.   

1975  On April - 01 canadian radio and TV stations first start giving the temperature in Celsius, so 32 degrees becomes 0 go figure   

1975  On this day in history eugeen Yoors, Flemish draftsman/glass painter, dies at 95   

1976  Freddie Lennon father of John Lennon, dies at 63 on April - 01.   

1976  N Chernykh discovers asteroid #2206 Gabrova, #2312 Duboshin, #2361 Gogol, #2606 Odessa, #2722 Abalakin, #2734 Hasek, on this day in history.   

1976  Ottawa raises the federal minimum wage to $2.90 per hour on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history freddie Lennon, father of John Lennon (Beatles), dies at 63   

1977  NFL decides to experiment with a 7th official in some preseason games on April - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

1979  Marinus Peijnenburg, Dutch politician, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history wayne Gretzky breaks Bobby Orr's record with 103rd assist   

1981  On this day in history e Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante   

1981  On April - 01 d[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65   

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 April - 01.   

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  On April - 01 iran accuses Iraq of using mustard gas on civilians   

1988  On April - 01 jim Jordan radio's Fibber McGee, dies at 91 in a fall   

1988  Jim Jordan, actor (Fibber McGee), dies from a blod clot at 91 on April - 01.   

1989  Henk Gortzak, Dutch MP (CPN/PSP), dies at 57 on April - 01.   

1990  On this day in history cBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger   

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1220  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272)   

1283  On April - 01 birth of ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47)   

1543  On this day in history birth of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626)   

1578  On this day in history birth of william Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation)   

1582  On April - 01 birth of gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter   

1582  Thomas Simpson, composer was born on April - 01.   

1610  Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.   

1640  On April - 01 birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)   

1085  Death of Emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048) on this day in history.   

1132  Death of St-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053) on this day in history.   

1204  Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1205  Amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.   

1528  Death of Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer on this day in history.   

1548  Sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81 on April - 01.   

1580  On this day in history death of alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer   

1611  Death of Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72 on this day in history.