Historical Events In April - 02
Thursday, 17 October 2024
1944 On this day in history mikulas Moyzes, composer, dies at 71
1945 1st US units reach east coast of Okinawa on April - 02.
1947 UN places former Japanese mandated islands under U.S. trusteeship on April - 02.
1947 On April - 02 carlo Terron's "Il diamente del profeta," premieres in Rome
1947 Joseph Hardstaff, cricket (311 runs in 5 Tests for Eng 1907-08), dies on this day in history.
1950 On April - 02 wTAR (now WTKR) TV channel 3 in Norfolk, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1951 First Navy use of jet aircraft as a bomber, launched from a carrier, USS Princeton on this day in history.
1951 Simon Barere pianist, dies while perfoming at Carnegie Hall on this day in history.
1951 On April - 02 simon Barere, pianist, dies while perfoming at Carnegie Hall
1952 Bernard Lyot inventor (chronograph), dies on this day in history.
1952 On April - 02 bernard F Lyot, Fren astronomer (chronograph, Lyot-filter), dies at 55
1953 Raab forms his 1st government in Austria on this day in history.
1953 On April - 02 jean Epstein, French director (Vive la Vie), dies at 56
1954 On this day in history plans to build Disneyland first announced
1954 Plans to build Disneyland 1st announced [see Jan 26] on April - 02.
1955 On this day in history halifax Nova Scotia the opening of Angus L. Macdonald Bridge linking Halifax and Dartmouth and I was there
1955 US female Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright on April - 02.
1956 Soap operas "As the World Turns" &"Edge of Night" premieres on TV on April - 02.
1956 Peter Ustinovs' "Romanoff & Juliet," premieres in Manchester on this day in history.
1956 Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgium ambassador to Tokyo, dies at 82 on April - 02.
1957 On April - 02 in Toronto 22-year-old Elvis Presley plays two concerts before 23,000 people at Maple Leaf Gardens; his second concert, before 15,000 fans
1958 On this day in history last load of bitumen on Pacific Highway between Sydney and Brisbane is laid 18km south of Taree, NSW.
1958 On this day in history national Advisory Council on Aeronautics renamed NASA
1958 On this day in history wind speed reaches 450 kph in tornado, Wichita Falls, TX (record)
1958 Antillean Brewery (Amstel beer) opens on April - 02.
1959 Benjamin Christensen, Danish actor (Barnet, Mockery), dies at 79 on this day in history.
1960 On this day in history uSS Glacier begins 12 days of relief operations, providing helicopter and boat transportation and emergency supplies to residents of Paramaribo, Brazil after floods.
1960 Cuba buys oil from USSR on this day in history.
1961 August Defresne, Dutch director (Anno Christi 969), dies at 67 on this day in history.
1962 On this day in history the first official Panda crossing is opened outside Waterloo station, London.
1963 Explorer 17 attains Earth orbit (254/914 km) on this day in history.
1963 USSR launches Luna 4; missed Moon by 8,500 km on this day in history.
1964 USSR launches Zond 1 to Venus; no data returned on this day in history.
1964 Josef Klaus succeeds Alfons Gorbach as chancellor of Austria on April - 02.
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