Page 10: Historical Events In April - 05

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

1984  On April - 05 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 April - 05.   

1985  Tyrell Johnson, cricketer (WI left-arm quickie, one Test 1939), dies on April - 05.   

1986  2 US soldiers & Turkish woman killed in West Berlin discotheque bombing on April - 05.   

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  Colin McCool, cricketer (14 Tests for Australia, 36 wkts), dies on April - 05.   

1987  16th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King on April - 05.   

1987  On this day in history fox TV network premieres showing Married With Children & Tracey Ullman   

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  On this day in history alf Kjellin, Swedish actor/director (Juggler), dies   

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  On this day in history solidarity granted legal status in Poland   

1990  John Stockton reaches 1000-assist mark for NBA record 3 years in a row on this day in history.   

1990  On April - 05 new York Rangers beat New York Islanders 2-1 in 1st game of preliminaries   

1990  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1991  Kitty Kelly publishes a book knocking Nancy Reagan on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history southeast Airlines Embracer 120 crashes in Georgia, killing 23   

1991  Space Shuttle STS 37 (Atlantis 8) launched on April - 05.   

1991  US begins air drops to Kurdish refugees in Northern Iraq on April - 05.   

1991  John Tower, (Sen-R-Tx), dies in a plane crash at 65 on this day in history.   

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

1992  11th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion Stanford beats Western Kentucky 78-62 on this day in history.   

1992  4th Seniors Golf Tradition Lee Trevino on April - 05.   

1992  On this day in history comedian Sam Kinison marries live-in girlfriend Malika Souiri   

1992  Dana Lofland wins Las Vegas LPGA Golf International on April - 05.   

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

1992  On April - 05 peru's President Alberto Fujimori suspend constitution & dissolved Congress   

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on April - 05.   

1472  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

1523  Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596) was born on this day in history.   

1588  Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on this day in history.   

1595  On this day in history birth of john Wilson, composer   

1598  On this day in history birth of laurentius Erhard, composer   

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

1622  Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703) was born on April - 05.   

0582  Death of Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) on April - 05.   

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

1168  On April - 05 death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)   

1258  On April - 05 julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies   

1270  On April - 05 ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies   

1419  Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on April - 05.   

1531  Death of Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on this day in history.   

1605  Death of Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) on this day in history.