Historical Events In April - 06

1966  Lester Bowles L. B. Pearson 1897-1972 announces plans to promote bilingualism in the public service. (very expensive) on this day in history.   

1966  Mihir Sen swims the Palk Strait between Sri Lanka &India on April - 06.   

1966  On April - 06 julia Faye, actress (10 Commandments. Samson & Delilah), dies at 73   

1967  On this day in history t Smirnova discovers asteroid #1804 Chebotarev   

1968  94.5% of East German voters approve new socialist constitution on this day in history.   

1968  On April - 06 gunpowder stocks at a sporting-goods store explode, killing 43 (Va)   

1968  HemisFair 1968 opens in San Antonio, Texas on this day in history.   

1968  USS New Jersey recommissioned for shore bombardment duty in Vietnam on April - 06.   

1968  Bobby Hutton, US Black Panther leader, shot to death on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history igor F Strawinsky, Russ composer (Le Sacre du Printemps), dies at 88   

1972  On this day in history bomb explosion at the Cuban Trade Commission in Montreal kills one person.   

1973  Pioneer 11 launched toward Jupiter &Saturn on April - 06.   

1974  200,000 attend rock concert "California Jam" on April - 06.   

1974  Willem Dudok, Dutch architect (Hilversum Town Hall), dies at 89 on April - 06.   

1975  On this day in history bundy victim Denise Oliverson disappears from Grand Junction, Colo   

1975  Chiang Kai-Shek Nationalist Chinese leader, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1975  On April - 06 chiang Kai-Shek, Nationalist Chinese leader, dies at 87   

1976  On April - 06 the first quadrophonic movie track "Ladies &Gentlemen the Rolling Stones"   

1976  On this day in history ruth P Thomson, writer, dies   

1976  The first quadrophonic movie track: "Ladies &Gentlemen the Rolling Stones" on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history in Iran a 6.0 earthquake was was centered about 800 kilometers northwest of Bandar Abbas. The earthquake killed at least 348, injured about 200   

1977  On April - 06 judge rules the Beatles 1962 Hamburg album can be released   

1977  On April - 06 the Kingdome in Seattle opens   

1978  On this day in history nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74   

1979  On April - 06 rod Stewart &Alana Collins wed   

1979  On April - 06 m Marie Widlow, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), dies at 61   

1980  On April - 06 gordie Howe completes a record 26th season   

1981  On this day in history bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies   

1982  Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center from White Sands on April - 06.   

1983  Ana Maria, Salvador guerilla leader, murdered on April - 06.   

1984  On April - 06 11th Space Shuttle Mission (41-C)-Challenger 5 is launched   

1984  On April - 06 jimmy Kenndy, British songwriter (South of the Border), dies   

1985  Atlantis (OV-104) rollout at Palmdale on this day in history.   

1986  American, James Connolly, wins first Olympic gold medal in mod history on this day in history.   

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1483  Raphael Sanzio, Italian painter/master builder (Madonna Sistina) was born on this day in history.   

1613  On April - 06 birth of stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683)   

1631  On April - 06 birth of vincenzo De Grandis, composer   

1632  Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1651  André Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On April - 06 birth of johann Kuhnau, composer   

1664  On April - 06 birth of arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742)   

1671  On April - 06 birth of jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs)   

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

0912  On April - 06 nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71   

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

1199  On April - 06 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 this day in history.   

1348  On this day in history petrarch's Laura, dies of plague   

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

1472  On April - 06 pieter Bladelin, Belgium, land owner (Middelburg castle), dies