Historical Events In April - 06

1938  Teflon invented by Roy J Plunkett on April - 06.   

1939  US &UK agree on joint control of Canton &Enderbury Is (Pacific) on April - 06.   

1939  On April - 06 great Britain & Poland sign military pact   

1939  Robert Courtneidge, British theater producer, dies on this day in history.   

1940  Andres Isasi, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1941  German army invades Yugoslovia and Greece on April - 06.   

1941  Italian-held Addis Ababa capitulates to British &Ethiopian forces on April - 06.   

1941  8th Golf Masters Championship: Craig Wood wins, shooting a 280 on April - 06.   

1942  On this day in history general Andrew G.L. (Andy) McNaughton forms the First Canadian Army in Britain with five divisions, two armored brigades, and 3 other divisions slated for home defence.   

1942  K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #2249 Yamamoto on April - 06.   

1943  On April - 06 british &US army link up in Africa during WW II   

1943  British & US army link up in Africa during WW II on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history jewish nursery at Izieu-Ain France overrun by Nazis   

1945  First heavy kamikaze attack on ships at Okinawa on April - 06.   

1945  On this day in history most of the Jewish prisoners remaining at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany are forced out on death marches.   

1945  On April - 06 coevorden freed from nazis   

1945  Benjamin M Telders, president (Dutch Liberal States Party), dies at 42 on April - 06.   

1947  11th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins, shooting a 281 on this day in history.   

1947  Vaclav Kapral, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1949  Stanley Christopherson, cricketer (1884, MCC Pres during WWII), dies on April - 06.   

1950  On April - 06 john F Dulles becomes advisor to US Sect of State Acheson   

1951  Halfdan Cleve, composer, dies at 71 on April - 06.   

1952  Sam Snead wins his 2nd Masters golf tournament on this day in history.   

1952  On April - 06 16th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 286   

1954  Mont Canadiens score 3 goals in 56 sec in playoff game against Det on this day in history.   

1955  "3 for Tonight" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 85 performances on April - 06.   

1957  On this day in history nYC ends trolley car service   

1958  Arnold Palmer wins first major golf tournament-the Masters on this day in history.   

1961  On April - 06 uSS Lake Champlain brings oxygen to aid stricken passenger of British liner Queen of Bermuda.   

1961  Jules J B V Bordet, Belgian bacteriologist (Nobel 1919), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1962  On April - 06 j C Heldring, Dutch businessman, dies at 74   

1965  Early Bird, world's first commercial communication satellite, launched on April - 06.   

1965  In Dar es Salaam Tanzania Ottawa starts program to equip and train air force of Tanzania on this day in history.   

1965  On April - 06 intelsat 1 ("Early Bird") first coml geosynchronous comm satellite   

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1483  Raphael Sanzio, Italian painter/master builder (Madonna Sistina) was born on April - 06.   

1613  Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683) was born on April - 06.   

1631  Vincenzo De Grandis, composer was born on this day in history.   

1632  On April - 06 birth of maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649)   

1651  André Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722) was born on April - 06.   

1660  On April - 06 birth of johann Kuhnau, composer   

1664  On this day in history birth of arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742)   

1671  Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs) was born on April - 06.   

0885  On this day in history methodius, Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of Sirmium, dies   

0912  Nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71 on April - 06.   

1147  Death of Frederick II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1090) on April - 06.   

1199  On this day in history richard I, the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at 41   

1252  Peter of Verona, [Peter Martyr], Italian inquisitor/st, dies at 45 on April - 06.   

1348  Petrarch's Laura, dies of plague on this day in history.   

1362  On April - 06 death of jacques de Bourbon, count of Marche, killed in battle   

1472  Pieter Bladelin, Belgium, land owner (Middelburg castle), dies on April - 06.