Page 8: Historical Events In April - 04

1956  On April - 04 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  On April - 04 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   

1957  Heitor Villa-Lobos' 10th Symphony, premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1958  1st march against nuclear weapons (Aldermaston England) on April - 04.   

1958  On this day in history eugŠne Ionesco's "Tueur sans Gages" premieres in Darmstadt   

1958  Hendrik Heyman, Belgian minister of Nijverheid/mayor, dies at 78 on April - 04.   

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

1959  Federation of Mali, consisting of Senegal & French Sudan (dissolved 1960) on April - 04.   

1959  Fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal & French Sudan (dissolved 1960) on April - 04.   

1959  Stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies on April - 04.   

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

1960  On this day in history project Ozma begins at Green Bank radio astronomy center   

1960  Senegal declares independence from France on April - 04.   

1960  On April - 04 32nd Academy Awards   

1963  On April - 04 jason Robards Sr actor (Acapulco), dies at 70   

1963  On this day in history endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18   

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

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  On this day in history mickey Wright wins LPGA Baton Rouge Golf Invitational   

1965  On this day in history robert Downey, Jr. born.   

1966  Canada starts five-year, $350,000 project to help increase wheat production in Kenya; an environmental fiasco on this day in history.   

1966  Pirate Radio Scotland changes name to Radio Ireland on April - 04.   

1966  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history dutch De Young government forms   

1967  On this day in history marines chase "Nozems" out of Amsterdam Central Station   

1967  On this day in history amsterdam Marines chase out "nozems" of Central Station   

1967  On this day in history mischa Elman, Ukraine/US violinist, dies at 76   

1968  "Education of Hyman Kaplan" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 28 performances on April - 04.   

1968  On this day in history 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  Caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217) was born on this day in history.   

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

1527  On this day in history birth of abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer   

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

1593  Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) was born on April - 04.   

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

1648  Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver was born on April - 04.   

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies   

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 April - 04.