Historical Events In April - 05

1971  On April - 05 mount Etna erupts in Sicily Italy   

1971  US Lieutenant Wiliam Calley (My Lai Massacre) sentenced to life on this day in history.   

1971  WNJT TV Channel 52 in Trenton NJ (PBS) begins broadcasting on April - 05.   

1972  On April - 05 baseball season is delayed due to a strike   

1972  On April - 05 mets trade Ken Singleton to Expos for Rusty Staub   

1972  Brian Donlevy, actor (Steve-Dangerous Assignment), dies at 73 on April - 05.   

1973  NFL adopts jersey numbering system (ie quarterbacks, 1-19) on this day in history.   

1973  Pioneer 11 launched to Jupiter on this day in history.   

1974  Last day of Test cricket for Garry Sobers & Rohan Kanhai on April - 05.   

1974  On April - 05 then tallest building, World Trade Center opens in NYC (110 stories)   

1974  William Hudson, actor (I Led 3 Lives), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1975  "Letter for Queen Victoria" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 18 performances on April - 05.   

1975  Soyuz 18A launch aborted short of orbit; cosmonauts return safely on this day in history.   

1975  On April - 05 inez Courtney, dies at 67   

1976  Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2928 on this day in history.   

1976  Harold Wilson resigns as James Callaghan becomes PM of England on this day in history.   

1976  Tom Stoppard's "Dirty Linen", premieres in London on this day in history.   

1976  Howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1977  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1977  On April - 05 john Marriott, dies at 83   

1979  Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game as a skipper on April - 05.   

1979  On April - 05 ex-premier Pol Jar flees out of Cambodia   

1979  Pioneer 11 launched towards Jupiter on April - 05.   

1981  10th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Nancy Lopez on April - 05.   

1981  On this day in history e Bowell discovers asteroids #2383 Bradley and #2433 Sootiyo   

1981  On this day in history philadelphia Flyers amass a record 2,621 penalty minutes   

1981  On April - 05 the Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev goes to Czechoslovakia to discuss Polish crisis   

1981  On April - 05 bob "Bear" Hite, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a heart attack at 36   

1982  On April - 05 a British Naval Task Force leaves for the Falkland Islands, which have been invaded by Argentina   

1982  Lord Carrington, British foreign secretary resigns due to Falkland Islands war on this day in history.   

1982  St Louis Cardinals' Jim Kaat pitches in record 24th consecutive season on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history abe Fortas, Supreme court justice, dies at 71   

1983  On this day in history france throws out 47 Soviet diplomats   

1983  New York Mets' Tom Seaver's sets record 14th National League Opening Day assignment on April - 05.   

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

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

1595  On April - 05 birth of john Wilson, composer   

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

1604  Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

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

0582  On April - 05 death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512)   

0828  Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77 on April - 05.   

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

1258  On this day in history 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  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)