Historical Events In April - 04

1940  On April - 04 r Rodgers/Lorenz Hart's "Higher & Higher," premieres in NYC   

1941  On April - 04 german troops conquer Banghazi   

1941  Max Frisch, writer, dies at 29 on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history rCAF Squadron Leader L.J. Birchall spots Japanese fleet heading for Ceylon; alerts naval base and averts disaster for the British Fleet and a second Pearl Harbour   

1943  Oskar Schlemmer, German painter/sculptor, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history british troops capture Addis Ababa Ethiopia   

1944  On April - 04 de Gaulle forms new regime in exile, with communists   

1944  On April - 04 john Peale Bishop, US poet (Undertaker's Garland), dies at 51   

1945  On this day in history hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Liberation Day)   

1945  US forces liberated the Nazi death camp Ohrdruf in Germany on April - 04.   

1945  On April - 04 uS tanks/infantry conquer Bielefeld   

1945  Hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day) on this day in history.   

1947  Largest group of sunspots on record on April - 04.   

1947  UN's International Civil Aviation Organization established on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history convention on International Civil Aviation goes into effect   

1948  On April - 04 84-year-old Connie Mack challenges 78-year-old Clark Griffith to a race from home to first base; it ends in a tie   

1948  On April - 04 84-year-old Connie Mack challenges 78-year-old Clark Griffith to a race from home to 1st base; it ends in a tie   

1949  Establishment of NATO on this day in history.   

1949  Israel & Jordan sign armistice agreement on this day in history.   

1949  On April - 04 north Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty signed (Wash DC)   

1949  On this day in history the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation 'NATO', formed in Washington USA   

1949  On April - 04 wKRC TV channel 12 in Cincinnati OH (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1950  Christine Lahti born on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history dirk Stikker becomes chairman of OES   

1951  On April - 04 dutch Prince Bernhard visits Juan & Eva Per¢n in Buenos Aires Argentina   

1951  On April - 04 dutch Prince Bernhard visits Juan & Eva Peron in Buenos Aires   

1952  On this day in history karen Magnussen figure skater, born at North Vancouver, BC   

1953  On this day in history kFDA TV channel 10 in Amarillo TX (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1953  On this day in history kFDA TV channel 10 in Amarillo, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1953  Carol II, King of Romania (1930-40), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1954  Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton GA Golf Open on this day in history.   

1954  Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton Georgia Golf Open on April - 04.   

1955  British government signs military treaty with Iraq on April - 04.   

1955  On April - 04 british govt signs military treaty with Iraq   

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0186  Caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217) was born on April - 04.   

1492  Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564) was born on this day in history.   

1527  Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer was born on April - 04.   

1572  William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born on April - 04.   

1593  On this day in history birth of edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669)   

1646  On this day in history birth of antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715)   

1648  Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver was born on this day in history.   

1688  On April - 04 birth of joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)   

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 April - 04.   

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

1284  Alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1292  Nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies on April - 04.   

1305  On this day in history death of jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217)   

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