Historical Events In April - 05

1984  On this day in history "Human Comedy" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 13 performances   

1984  On this day in history a Mrkos discovers asteroid #3364   

1984  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain's all-time career scoring record of 31,419 points (31,421) on this day in history.   

1984  Arthur Travors Harris, marshal of British RAF, dies on this day in history.   

1985  On April - 05 tyrell Johnson, cricketer (WI left-arm quickie, one Test 1939), dies   

1986  2 US soldiers & Turkish woman killed in West Berlin discotheque bombing on this day in history.   

1986  Record for a throw-and-return boomerang toss is set (121 meters) on this day in history.   

1986  US soldier and Turkish woman killed in West Berlin disco bombing on April - 05.   

1986  On April - 05 colin McCool, cricketer (14 Tests for Australia, 36 wkts), dies   

1987  16th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King on this day in history.   

1987  Fox TV network premieres showing Married With Children & Tracey Ullman on April - 05.   

1987  On April - 05 wayne Gretzky wins 7th straight NHL scoring title   

1988  On this day in history democratic convention picks Michael Dukakis as their pres candidate   

1988  Alf Kjellin, Swedish actor/director (Juggler), dies on April - 05.   

1989  David Letterman becomes 1st network TV series to use dolby stereo on this day in history.   

1989  Orel Hershiser ends his 59 consecutive scoreless pitched inning streak on this day in history.   

1989  Solidarity granted legal status in Poland on April - 05.   

1990  On this day in history john Stockton reaches 1000-assist mark for NBA record 3 years in a row   

1990  On this day in history new York Rangers beat New York Islanders 2-1 in 1st game of preliminaries   

1990  On April - 05 paul Newman wins a court victory over Julius Gold, to keep giving all profits from Newman foods to charity   

1990  Nico Scheepmaker, Dutch columnist/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1991  Joe Dumaars (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 62 games on April - 05.   

1991  Kitty Kelly publishes a book knocking Nancy Reagan on April - 05.   

1991  Southeast Airlines Embracer 120 crashes in Georgia, killing 23 on this day in history.   

1991  Space Shuttle STS 37 (Atlantis 8) launched on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history uS begins air drops to Kurdish refugees in Northern Iraq   

1991  On April - 05 john Tower, (Sen-R-Tx), dies in a plane crash at 65   

1992  On this day in history "Search & Destroy" closes at Circle in Square Theater NYC after 46 performances   

1992  11th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion Stanford beats Western Kentucky 78-62 on April - 05.   

1992  4th Seniors Golf Tradition Lee Trevino on this day in history.   

1992  On April - 05 comedian Sam Kinison marries live-in girlfriend Malika Souiri   

1992  On April - 05 dana Lofland wins Las Vegas LPGA Golf International   

1992  Game 2 of Mayor Challenge - New York Yankees sweep New York Mets 6-5 at Shea Stadium on this day in history.   

1992  Peru's President Alberto Fujimori suspend constitution & dissolved Congress on this day in history.   

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on this day in history.   

1472  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on April - 05.   

1523  On April - 05 birth of blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596)   

1588  On this day in history birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)   

1595  On April - 05 birth of john Wilson, composer   

1598  On April - 05 birth of laurentius Erhard, composer   

1604  On April - 05 birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)   

1622  On this day in history birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)   

0582  On this day in history death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512)   

0828  Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77 on this day in history.   

1168  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on this day in history.   

1258  On this day in history julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies   

1270  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on this day in history.   

1419  On this day in history death of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)   

1531  On this day in history death of richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop   

1605  On April - 05 death of adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)