Historical Events In April - 04

1956  On this day in history enid Bagnold's "Chalk Garden", premieres in London   

1956  On April - 04 enid Bagnold's "Chalk Garden," premieres in London   

1957  Heitor Villa-Lobos' 10th Symphony, premieres in Paris France on April - 04.   

1957  Herbert Norman 1909-1957 Canadian Ambassador to Egypt, jumps from the roof of his apartment building to his death after suspicions he was a possible Communist sympathizer on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history heitor Villa-Lobos' 10th Symphony, premieres in Paris   

1958  1st march against nuclear weapons (Aldermaston England) on this day in history.   

1958  EugŠne Ionesco's "Tueur sans Gages" premieres in Darmstadt on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history hendrik Heyman, Belgian minister of Nijverheid/mayor, dies at 78   

1959  On this day in history fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal &French Sudan (dissolved 1960)   

1959  On April - 04 federation of Mali, consisting of Senegal & French Sudan (dissolved 1960)   

1959  On this day in history fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal & French Sudan (dissolved 1960)   

1959  Stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies on this day in history.   

1960  32nd Academy Awards - "Ben-Hur", Charlton Heston & Simone Signoret win on April - 04.   

1960  Project Ozma begins at Green Bank radio astronomy center on this day in history.   

1960  Senegal declares independence from France on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history 32nd Academy Awards   

1963  Jason Robards Sr actor (Acapulco), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1963  Endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18 on April - 04.   

1964  "Anyone Can Whistle" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 9 performances on April - 04.   

1964  Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love", single goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks on this day in history.   

1964  Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love," single goes #1 &stays #1 for 5 weeks on April - 04.   

1965  Mickey Wright wins LPGA Baton Rouge Golf Invitational on this day in history.   

1965  Robert Downey, Jr. born on this day in history.   

1966  On April - 04 canada starts five-year, $350,000 project to help increase wheat production in Kenya; an environmental fiasco.   

1966  On this day in history pirate Radio Scotland changes name to Radio Ireland   

1966  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on April - 04.   

1967  On April - 04 dutch De Young government forms   

1967  On April - 04 marines chase "Nozems" out of Amsterdam Central Station   

1967  Amsterdam Marines chase out "nozems" of Central Station on April - 04.   

1967  Mischa Elman, Ukraine/US violinist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history "Education of Hyman Kaplan" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 28 performances   

1968  On April - 04 apollo 6 launched atop Saturn V; unmanned   

1968  On this day in history civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.   

1968  On April - 04 rev Martin Luther King Jr assassinated in Memphis   

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0186  On April - 04 birth of caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217)   

1492  On April - 04 birth of ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564)   

1527  Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer was born on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)   

1593  Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715) was born on April - 04.   

1648  On this day in history birth of grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver   

1688  Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.   

0397  On this day in history ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies   

0636  Death of Saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560) on April - 04.   

0896  Formosus, Pope (891-96), dies on this day in history.   

1229  On April - 04 hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies   

1284  On April - 04 alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62   

1292  Nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies on this day in history.   

1305  Death of Jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217) on this day in history.   

1393  Floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.