Today in History

Births On This Day, April 3rd 🎂

1961 Eddie Murphy
American actor, director, screenwriter

1958 Francesca Woodman
American photographer

1958 Alec Baldwin
American actor, producer

1930 Helmut Kohl
German politician, Chancellor of Germany

1924 Marlon Brando
American actor

Deaths On This Day, April 3rd

1991 Graham Greene
English author, playwright, critic

1990 Sarah Vaughan
American singer

1950 Kurt Weill
German/American composer

1897 Johannes Brahms
German pianist, composer

1882 Jesse James
American criminal, murderer
 

3rd April

1043 Edward the Confessor was crowned King of England in Winchester Cathedral. He was regarded as one of the national saints of England until King Edward III adopted Saint George as patron saint in about 1350.

1721 Sir Robert Walpole was appointed first lord of the treasury and chancellor of the exchequer, effectively making him Britain's first prime minister.

1888 The first of 11 brutal murders of women occurred in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London. The crimes remain unsolved to this day. At various points some or all of the killings were ascribed to the notorious, unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper.

1895 The trial of the libel case instigated by Oscar Wilde began, eventually resulting in his imprisonment on charges of homosexuality.

1913 English suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst was sentenced to 3 years in prison for inciting supporters to place explosives at the London home of British politician David Lloyd George. The Home Secretary banned all future public meetings of suffragettes.

1987 The jewels of the late Duchess of Windsor, (the former Mrs Wallis Simpson who married Edward VIII after his abdication in 1936), fetched more than £31 million at auction, six times more than the expected figure.
 
1860
Pony Express mail service begins operations between St, Joseph,Missouri& Sacramento,Calif. The mail carriers traveled by horse and rider relay
1953
The 1st issue of'TV Guide' was published with Lucille Ball&Desi Arnaz's new born son,Desi Arnaz, Jr on the cover. The cost of the magazine was 15 cents,today it costs $5 {past couple of years its been double issue magazine}
1975
Bobby Fischer who was world's chess champion refused to defend his title In doing so,he was stripped of his title, it was awarded to Russian master Anatoly Karpov
 

April 3rd Birthdays:
1783
Washington Irving- U.S writer 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
1893
Leslie Howard -British actor' Gone With the Wind,Scarlet Pimpernel, Berkeley Square, Of Human Bondage'
1898
Henry Luce -U.S magazine publisher 'Time, Fortune,Life
1922
Doris Day-singer/actress/animal rights activist 'Pillow Talk, Lover Come Back,The Man Who Knew Too Much'
1934
Jane Goodall- British primologist/anthropologist best known for her study of chimpanzees
1942
Marsha Mason-actress 'The Goodbye Girl, Cinderella Liberty, Chapter Two,Only When I Laugh'
Deaths:
1882
Jesse James -U.S. outlaw 34
1897
Johannes Brahms-German composer/conductor 'Hungarian Dances',A German Requiem' 63
1936
Bruno Hauptman- German kidnapper of Charles Linbergh's son, 36 {execution}
1991
Graham Greene-British writer 'Our Man in Havana, 3rd Man' 86
2013
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala- movie screenwriter associated with Merchant/Ivory films She won 2 Oscars for Best Screenplay: 'A Room With A View,Howards End' 85
 
1975, Bobby Fischer refuses to play in a chess match against Anatoly Karpov, giving Karpov the title of World Champion by default .
1981, The Osborne 1, the first successful portable computer is unveiled at the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco.
1973, Martin Cooper of Motorola makes the first handheld mobile phone call to Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs.
2000, United States vs Microsoft Corp: Microsoft is ruled to have violated US antitrust law by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors.
2010, Apple Inc. released first generation iPad, a tablet computer.
 
This day in History, April 4th

1979 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is executed
The former President of Pakistan had been deposed by a coup d'etat. He was hanged despite international calls to stop the execution.

1975 Bill Gates and Paul Allen establish Microsoft
Microsoft has developed into a multinational corporation, and it is the world's largest software maker by revenue.

1969 Denton Cooley implants the first artificial heart
The machine kept patient Haskell Karp alive for 65 hours. He died before a human heart could become available.

1968 Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated :cry:
The civil rights activist was killed by James Earl Ray. Ray, a segregationist, received a 99-year prison sentence. He died in jail in 1998.

1949 NATO is formed
12 nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty to establish what is today one of the world's most important military alliances.
 
Births On This Day, April 4th 🎂

1979 Heath Ledger
Australian actor, director

1979 Roberto Luongo
Canadian ice hockey player

1952 Gary Moore
Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer

1928 Maya Angelou
American author, poet, actress, director

1875 Pierre Monteux
French conductor

Deaths On This Day, April 4th 🪦

2013 Roger Ebert
American journalist, critic, screenwriter

1984 Oleg Antonov
Soviet aircraft designer founded the Antonov Aircraft Company

1979 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Pakistani politician, 4th President of Pakistan

1968 Martin Luther King, Jr.
American minister, activist, Nobel Prize laureate

1929 Karl Benz
German engineer, businessman, founded Mercedes-Benz
 
4th April

1934 Yorkshireman Percy Shaw laid the first "cats' eyes" along the centre of the road at an accident black spot near Bradford.

1985 Royal Assent was given for the Bill to hand Hong Kong to China in 1997.

1997 The residents of Eigg, a small island off the west coast of Scotland, bought their island with help from an anonymous English millionairess, after an eight-month ownership battle.

2007 Fifteen British Royal Navy personnel from HMS Cornwall who had been held in Iran, were released by the Iranian President. In the course of events the Iranians claimed that the British forces had been sailing in Iranian waters.
 
1818
Congress decides on U.S. flag of 13 red&white stripes 20 stars
1949
11 countries including U.S. establish the North Atlantic Treaty Org{NATO},a mutual defense pact aimed at containing the possible Soviet agression against Western Europe. The pact was signed in Washington,DC
1958
Cheryl Crane, 14 yr old daughter of actress Lana Turner, stabs Turner's boyfriend, crime figure Johnny Stompanto in 'self defense'. It was later ruled a 'justified homicide'
1973
World Trade Center, 110 stories tall at the time the world's tallest building opens in NYC. It was later destroyed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks
1975
Microsoft co founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen
 
April 4th Birthdays:
1802
Dorothea Dix- U.S pioneering nurse/ social activist who created the 1st U.S. mental asylums
1880
Georg von Trapp- Austrian WWI submarine commander,the inspiration for the character in "The Sound of Music
1922
Elmer Bernstein-film composer "The Magnificent 7, To Kill a Mockingbird,The Age of Innocence'
1928
Maya Angelou- author' I Know Why The Cage Bird Sings'
1932
Clive Davis- U.S record producer/music industry exec 'Sony, Artisa,Columbia'
1956
David E.Kelly- U.S. writer/ TV producer TV shows' Picket Fences,Chicago Hope'
1979
Health Ledger- Australian actor ,'Broke Back Mountain,The Dark Knight'. He won best supp Oscar postmously for his role as the'Joker'
Deaths:
1968
Martin Luther King Jr- civil rights activist/clergyman killed in Memphis, Tenn 39
1983
Gloria Swanson -actress 'Sunset Blvd,Airport, 84
2013
Roger Ebert- U.S. film critic ,he won Pulitzer prize in 1975, only critic to win this award 70
 
This day in History, April 5th

1998 The world's largest suspension bridge opens to traffic
The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge in Japan features the world's longest central span, measuring 1991 meters (6532 feet).

1986 A bomb kills 3 people at the La Belle in West Berlin
The attack on the nightclub, which was frequented by U.S. soldiers, was later blamed on the Libyan secret service. In retaliatory strikes, at least 15 people were killed in Libya.

1955 Winston Churchill resigns as U.K. Prime Minister
Churchill was instrumental in initiating the alliance between the U.K., the U.S., and the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany. His political career spanned half a century.

1951 Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death
The U.S. couple was accused of passing information about nuclear weapons on to the Soviet Union. It later emerged that Ethel was not involved in her husband's activities. Both were executed in 1953.

1895 Oscar Wilde loses his criminal libel case triggered by accusations of homosexuality
The Marquess of Queensbury had left his calling card in the Albemarle Club with the added inscription, “For Oscar Wilde posing Somdomite” (sic).
 
Births On This Day, April 5th 🎂

1937 Colin Powell
American general, politician, 65th United States Secretary of State

1917 Robert Bloch
American author

1912 John Le Mesurier
English actor

1908 Bette Davis
American actress

1900 Spencer Tracy
American actor

Deaths On This Day, April 5th 🪦

1997 Allen Ginsberg
American poet

1994 Kurt Cobain
American singer-songwriter, guitarist :cry:

1976 Howard Hughes
American engineer, director

1975 Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese military leader, politician, President of the Republic of China

1928 Roy Kilner
English cricketer
 
5th April

1843 Queen Victoria proclaimed Hong Kong a British crown colony.

1902 25 football fans were killed at Ibrox Park, Glasgow, when a stand collapsed during a Scotland / England international match. At least another 200 were injured.

1942 World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy launched a carrier-based air attack on Colombo, Ceylon during the Indian Ocean Raid. The port was damaged, civilians were injured and the Royal Navy cruisers HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire were sunk south-west of the island.

1955 Sir Winston Churchill, the British leader who guided Great Britain through the crisis of World War II, retired as Prime Minister, aged 81, handing over to Anthony Eden.

1982 A British Task Force set sail from Southampton to recapture the Falkland Islands after the invasion by Argentina.
 
1722
Jacob Roggeveen,Dutch navigator is 1st European to discover Easter Island in southeastern Pacific
1923
Firestone&Tire Company begin producing inflatable tires
1955
Winston Churchill,British leader who guided Great Britain and allies through the crisis of WWII retires as Britain's Prime Minister.
1993
construction begins in Cleveland on the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Museum
 
April 5th Birthdays:
1856
Booker T Washington- American education pioneer, 1st African-American to be on U.S.stamp
1900
Spencer Tracy- actor 'Woman of the Year, Adam's Rib, Boy's Town,Captains Courageous' He became the 1st to win back to back Best Actor Oscars for 'Courageous, Boy's Town The only other actor to do this is Tom Hanks in '93, '94
1916
Gregory Peck-actor ' MacArthur,'The Boys From Brazil, To Kill a Mockingbird' he won Best actor Oscar as 'Atticus Finch' in Mockingbird'
1922
Gale Storm-singer/actress 'I Hear You Knockin' TV show' My Little Margie'
1943
Max Gail- actor, best known TV role 'Wojo' in police sitcom'Barney Miller'
Deaths:
1964
Douglas MacArthur- U.S. WWII General 84
1976
Howard Hughes- businessman/aviator/reclusive billionaire 72
1992
Sam Walton-buisnessman/founder of Walmart&Sam's Club 74
1994
Kurt Cobain- 'grunge' rocker with band 'Nirvana' 27 {suicide}
2008
Charlton Heston- actor' Will Penney, The Ten Commandments, Ben- Hur, Planet of the Apes
He won Best Actor Oscar for 'Ben-Hur' 84
 
The peak number of White Pelicans migrate through Missouri

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This day in History, April 6th

1994 The Rwandan genocide begins
The assassination of Rwandan President, Juvénal Habyarimana, and Burundian President, Cyprien Ntaryamira, triggered a mass slaughter of ethnic Tutsis with up to 1 million victims.

1965 The first commercial communications satellite is launched
Intelsat I, also known as Early Bird, facilitated the first live TV broadcast of a spacecraft splashdown when Gemini 6 landed in the Atlantic Ocean.

1924 A team of aviators begins the first round-the-world flight in history
Four aircraft left Seattle on a westbound route around the globe. 157 days later, two of them reached the same location.

1909 Robert Peary allegedly becomes the first person to reach the North Pole
Peary's claim has never been verified and is widely contested. The first undisputed journey to the North Pole was the 1948 Soviet Sever-2 expedition.

1896 The first modern Olympic Games are opened in Athens
241 athletes from 14 countries took part in the First Olympiad. The event took place over 1500 years after the last ancient Olympic Games, which originated in Olympia in southwestern Greece.
 
Births On This Day, April 6th 🎂

1963 Rafael Correa
Ecuadorian politician, 54th President of Ecuador

1929 André Previn
German/American pianist, composer, conductor

1928 James Watson
American biologist, geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate

1926 Sergio Franchi
Italian/American singer, actor

1926 Ian Paisley
Irish minister, politician, 2nd First Minister of Northern Ireland

Deaths On This Day, April 6th 🪦

1992 Isaac Asimov :cry:
American chemist, author

1971 Igor Stravinsky
Russian composer

1528 Albrecht Dürer
German painter, engraver, mathematician

1520 Raphael
Italian painter, architect

1199 Richard I of England
 
6th April

1843 English poet William Wordsworth was appointed Poet Laureate, a day before his 73rd birthday. He was born in Cockermouth, Cumberland (now in Cumbria). For almost 9 years he lived and wrote at Dove Cottage in Grasmere.

1913 Suffragettes increased their militant activities by cutting telephone lines and damaging post boxes.

1963 Britain and the USA signed the Polaris missile agreement. Polaris was a submarine launched, nuclear tipped weapon designed as a nuclear deterrent.

1974 Swedish pop group ABBA won the 19th annual Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton, Sussex, with 'Waterloo'. The Swedish version single was coupled with 'Honey, Honey', while the English version featured 'Watch Out' as the B-side.

1990 Married women in Britain became independent entities for income tax purposes for the first time, making them responsible for their own tax declarations. Their income was no longer assessed with that of their husbands.
 
1808
businessman,John Jacob Astor incorporates American Fur Company
1889
George Eastman begins selling his Kodak flexible roll film for 1st time
1930
Hostess "Twinkies' were invented by bakery executive James Dewar
1980
The 3 M Company begins selling its 'Post It Notes' to U.S. consumers
 
April 6th Birthdays:
1883
Walter Huston -actor 'Maltese Falcon, Treasure of Sierra Madre
1927
Gerry Mulligan- saxophonist/orchestra leader
1929
Andre Previn- German/American conductor/jazz pianist
1942
Barry Levinson-film director 'Diner,Rain Man, Good Morning, Vietnam,he won Best director Oscar for 'Rainman'
1960
John Pizzarelli- jazz vocalist/guitarist
Deaths:
1199
Richard I The Lionhearted,King of England 1189-1199 41
1971
Igor Stravnisky- Russian composer 'The Rite of Spring, The Firebird 88
1992
Isaac Asminov-Russian chemist/ sci-fi writer "I Robot' 72
1996
Greer Garson-British actress 'Goodbye, Mr Chips{her film debut} Mrs Miniver. She won Best actress Oscar for Miniver 92
2010
Corin Redgrave- British actor' Excalibure, A Man For All Seasons 70. His sisters are actresses Lynn&Vanessa
2017
Don Rickles- comedian nick name'Mr Warmth' TV show 'CPO Sharkey' voiced' Mr. Potato Head' in Toy Story movie franchise
 
This day in History, April 7th

1990 An arson attack on the passenger ferry, Scandinavian Star, kills 159
Insurance fraud is today considered the most likely motive for the attack. According to a 2013 report, 9 crew members started the fire and sabotaged the fire crew's attempts to extinguish the blaze.

1969 The internet is born
The Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) awarded a contract to build a precursor of today's worldwide web to BBN Technologies. The date is widely considered the internet's symbolic birthday.

1948 The World Health Organization is established
The WHO is a United Nations agency concerned with fighting disease and epidemics worldwide, building up national health services, and improving health education in its 194 member states.

1827 The first friction match is sold
English chemist John Walker produced and sold the first operable matches. They were soon banned in France and Germany because burning fragments would sometimes fall to the floor and start fires.

1724 Johann Sebastian Bach's St. John Passion is premiered
The sacred oratorio is the oldest extant Passion by the German composer. The highly popular work is a dramatization of the final days of Jesus Christ, according to the Gospel of John.
 
Births On This Day, April 7th 🎂

1964 Russell Crowe
New Zealand/Australian actor, singer, producer

1954 Jackie Chan
Chinese actor, martial artist, director, producer, screenwriter

1939 Francis Ford Coppola
American director, producer, screenwriter

1920 Ravi Shankar
Indian/American sitar player, composer

1915 Billie Holiday
American singer-songwriter, actress

Deaths On This Day, April 7th 🪦

1947 Henry Ford
American businessman founded the Ford Motor Company

1891 P. T. Barnum
American businessman founded Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey Circus

1804 Toussaint Louverture
Haitian general

1782 Taksin
Thai king

1614 El Greco
Greek painter, sculptor
 

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