Page 8: Historical Events In April - 06

1966  Lester Bowles L. B. Pearson 1897-1972 announces plans to promote bilingualism in the public service. (very expensive) on this day in history.   

1966  Mihir Sen swims the Palk Strait between Sri Lanka &India on April - 06.   

1966  Julia Faye, actress (10 Commandments. Samson & Delilah), dies at 73 on April - 06.   

1967  On this day in history t Smirnova discovers asteroid #1804 Chebotarev   

1968  On this day in history 94.5% of East German voters approve new socialist constitution   

1968  On April - 06 gunpowder stocks at a sporting-goods store explode, killing 43 (Va)   

1968  On this day in history hemisFair 1968 opens in San Antonio, Texas   

1968  On April - 06 uSS New Jersey recommissioned for shore bombardment duty in Vietnam   

1968  On April - 06 bobby Hutton, US Black Panther leader, shot to death   

1971  On this day in history igor F Strawinsky, Russ composer (Le Sacre du Printemps), dies at 88   

1972  Bomb explosion at the Cuban Trade Commission in Montreal kills one person on this day in history.   

1973  Pioneer 11 launched toward Jupiter &Saturn on this day in history.   

1974  200,000 attend rock concert "California Jam" on this day in history.   

1974  Willem Dudok, Dutch architect (Hilversum Town Hall), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1975  On April - 06 bundy victim Denise Oliverson disappears from Grand Junction, Colo   

1975  Chiang Kai-Shek Nationalist Chinese leader, dies at 87 on April - 06.   

1975  On this day in history chiang Kai-Shek, Nationalist Chinese leader, dies at 87   

1976  The first quadrophonic movie track "Ladies &Gentlemen the Rolling Stones" on this day in history.   

1976  Ruth P Thomson, writer, dies on April - 06.   

1976  On April - 06 the first quadrophonic movie track: "Ladies &Gentlemen the Rolling Stones"   

1977  In Iran a 6.0 earthquake was was centered about 800 kilometers northwest of Bandar Abbas. The earthquake killed at least 348, injured about 200 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history judge rules the Beatles 1962 Hamburg album can be released   

1977  On April - 06 the Kingdome in Seattle opens   

1978  On April - 06 nicolas Nabokov, composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74   

1979  Rod Stewart &Alana Collins wed on this day in history.   

1979  M Marie Widlow, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), dies at 61 on April - 06.   

1980  On April - 06 gordie Howe completes a record 26th season   

1981  Bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies on April - 06.   

1982  Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center from White Sands on April - 06.   

1983  Ana Maria, Salvador guerilla leader, murdered on April - 06.   

1984  11th Space Shuttle Mission (41-C)-Challenger 5 is launched on April - 06.   

1984  Jimmy Kenndy, British songwriter (South of the Border), dies on this day in history.   

1985  Atlantis (OV-104) rollout at Palmdale on April - 06.   

1986  American, James Connolly, wins first Olympic gold medal in mod history on this day in history.   

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1483  Raphael Sanzio, Italian painter/master builder (Madonna Sistina) was born on this day in history.   

1613  Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683) was born on this day in history.   

1631  Vincenzo De Grandis, composer was born on April - 06.   

1632  On April - 06 birth of maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649)   

1651  On April - 06 birth of andré Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722)   

1660  Johann Kuhnau, composer was born on April - 06.   

1664  On this day in history birth of arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742)   

1671  Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs) was born on April - 06.   

0885  Methodius, Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of Sirmium, dies on this day in history.   

0912  Nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71 on this day in history.   

1147  On April - 06 death of frederick II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1090)   

1199  On April - 06 richard I, the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at 41   

1252  On April - 06 peter of Verona, [Peter Martyr], Italian inquisitor/st, dies at 45   

1348  On April - 06 petrarch's Laura, dies of plague   

1362  On April - 06 death of jacques de Bourbon, count of Marche, killed in battle   

1472  Pieter Bladelin, Belgium, land owner (Middelburg castle), dies on this day in history.