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0401 Theodosius II the Younger, Eastern Roman emperor
1512 James I king of Scotland (1513-42)
1569 Emilia van Nassau daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon
1583 Hugo Grotius Holland, jurist, father of international law
1633 Werner Fabricius composer
1695 Balthazar Huydecoper Dutch translator/historian
1737 François Giroust composer
1755 Samuel Hahnemann German physician/originator of homeopathy
1778 William Hazlitt Maidstone Kent England, essayist/critic
1783 Hortense E de Beauharnais French queen of Netherlands (1806-10)
1794 Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry opened Japan
1797 Claude Ambroise Seurat Troyes France, (World's skinniest man)
1806 Leonidas Polk Lieutenant General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
1808 Auguste Franchomme composer
1823 Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb Brigadier General (Confederate Army)
1827 Lewis Wallace Major General (Union volunteers)/lawyer/diplomat/author (Ben Hur)
1829 William Booth founder (Salvation Army)
1833 David McMurtrie Gregg Brevet Major General (Union volunteers)
1833 James Edward Rains Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1862
1847 Joseph Pulitzer Hungary, publisher (St Louis Post-Dispatch, New York World)
1847 Charles Swinnerton Heap composer
1854 Jozef M T Orelio baritone
1857 Henry Ernest Dudeney mathematician/puzzle maker
1864 Eugene Francis Charles D'Albert German pianist/composer (Golem)
1864 Tully Marshall Nevada City CA
1868 George Arliss London England, actor (Devil, Green Goddess)
1877 Alfred Kubin writer
1880 Frances Perkins 1st woman to hold cabinet-level position (Labor)
1882 Simon F H J Berkelbach Van der Sprenkel theologist (Fear & Religion)
1886 Val[entine] Paul Denver CO, silent film actor (Red Red Heart, Lair of the Wolf)
1887 Bernardo A Houssay Argentine physiologist (Nobel 1947)
1887 Heinz Tiessen composer
1891 Tim McCoy Saginaw MI
1892 Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt German anthropologist (Rassenkunde)
1892 Victor de Sabata Trieste Italy, conductor/composer (Il Macigno)
1894 Ben Nicholson English painter/sculptor (Circle)
1896 Edith Day Minneapolis MN
1898 Hans Ehrke German writer/poet (Narrenspiegel, Füer)
19-- Claudette Nevins Birmingham AL, actress (Dark Side of Innocence)
19-- Dale Pulde drag race car driver
19-- Lee Weaver Fort Lauderdale FL, actor (Bill Cosby, Easy Street)
1900 Jean Duvieusart premier (Belgium 1950)
1903 Clare Boothe Luce former US ambassador to Vatican
1903 Nick Stuart Romania, bandleader
1905 Jan H van Roijen diplomat/Netherlands foreign minister
1906 Kathleen Major principal (St Hilda's College, England)
1906 Fud Livingston composer
1906 Lili Darvas Budapest Hungary, actress (Szerelem, Cimmaron)
1907 Pete Desjardins US, platform/springboard diver (Olympics-gold-1928)
1908 Aidan Crawley CEO (London Weekend TV)
1910 Abu-Bakr Khairat composer
1910 David Gilroy Bevan politician
1910 Eddy Duchin Cambridge MA, society pianist/bandleader (Eddy Duchin Orchestra)
1911 Maurice Schumann French statesman/writer (La Voix du couvre-feu)
1912 Clarke Hinkle NFL fullback (Green Bay Packers)
1912 Martin Denny rocker/actor (Forbidden Island)
1912 Roy Hofheinz engineer (Houston Astrodome)
1913 Stefan Heym German/US author (Crusaders, Family Benda)
1914 E A V "Foffie" Williams cricketer (West Indies all-rounder 1939-48)
1914 Jack Badcock cricketer (Tasmania Australian batsman of 30's)
1915 Harry Morgan Detroit MI, actor (December Bride, MASH, Dragnet)
1915 Leo Vroman Dutch/US poet/biologist
1917 Robert Burns Woodward organic chemist (Nobel 1965)
1921 Chuck Connors Brooklyn NY, actor (Rifleman, Branded, Cowboy in Africa)
1921 Sheb Wooley Erick OK, vocalist (Purple People Eater, Hee Haw)
1921 Peter Herbert Penwarden priest
1923 Floyd M Simmons actor/decathlete (Olympics-bronze-1948, 52)
1923 John Watkins cricketer (South African all-rounder in 15 Tests 49-57)
1924 Lee Bergere Brooklyn NY, actor (Joseph-Dynasty)
1924 Johanna M van de Berg actress (What See I?)
1926 Jacques Casterede composer
1926 Johnnie Tillmon civil rights activist (National Welfare Rights Association)
1927 "Alvin" Junior Samples Cummings GA, country performer (Hee Haw)
1929 Max [Carl Adolf] Von Sydow Lund Sweden, actor (Hawaii, Exorcist, Dune, Dreamscape)
1929 Dusan Radic composer
1930 Lord Morton of Shauna, Senator (College of Justice, Scotland)
1930 Shuja-ud-Din cricketer (batted in 19 Tests for Pakistan 1954-62)
1931 Marcel van Maele Belgian poet
1932 Adrian Henri poet/president (Liverpool Academy of Arts)
1932 Hari Rhodes Cincinnati OH, actor (Mike-Daktari, Roots)
1932 Omar Sharif [Michael Shalhoub] Alexandria Egypt, actor (Dr Zhivago, Top Secret)
1932 Delphine Seyrig Beirut Lebanon, actress (Freak Orlando, Reperages)
1932 Mae Heriwentha Faggs Starr New Jersey, 4x100 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1952)
1932 Nathaniel Nelson rocker (Flamingos)
1933 [Ponciano] Poncie Ponce Maui HI, actor (Kazuo Kim-Hawaiian Eye)
1933 Philip Corner composer
1933 Robert Rhodes James historian (Gallipoli)
1934 David Halberstam New York Times international correspondent (New York Times/Pulitzer 1964)
1934 Zsolt Durko composer
1935 Jorge Mester México City México, conductor (Louisville Orchestra 1967-79)
1935 Patrick Garland director (Doll House)
1936 John Madden NFL coach (Oakland Raiders)/sports commentator (CBS, FOX)
1936 Michael Naylor insurance broker
1936 Robert "Bobby" Smith US singer (Spinners)
1937 Stan Mellor British racehorse trainer/jockey
1938 Don Meredith Mount Vernon TX, NFL quarterback (Cowboys)/Mon Night Football
1939 Alan Rothenberg US Soccer president (1990- )
1939 Daniel Oliver New York NY, CEO (Federal Trade Commission)
1940 Gloria Hunniford British broadcaster/actress (Old Curiosity Shop)
1941 Paul Theroux American travel book writer (Mosquito Coast)
1944 Danny Woods US musician (CEO of the Board)
1945 Vera Misevich USSR, equestrian dressage (Olympics-gold-1980)
1946 Armand [Herman van Loenhout] singer (Blommenkinders)
1947 Bunny Waller vocalist/percussionist (Bob Marley & Wailers)
1947 Karl Russell rocker
1948 Thomas Spencer Member of European Parliament (Conservative)
1949 Frank de Leeuw Dutch rock guitarist (Bob Color)
1950 Dave Peverett rocker (Foghat)
1950 Eddie Hazel US pop guitarist (Funkadelic-Uncle Jam Wants You)
1951 Mark Roth bowler (4-time PBA Player of Year)
1951 Steven Seagal Detroit MI, actor (Above the Law, Hard to Kill)
1953 David Moorcroft British athlete
1953 Terre Roche rocker (Roches)
1954 Jouko Törmänen Finland, 90 meter ski jumper (Olympics-gold-1980)
1954 Peter MacNicol Dallas TX, actor (John Cage-Ally McBeal, Alan Birch-Chicago Hope, Dragonslayer, Sophie's Choice)
1955 Cary Middlecoff golfer (Masters)
1958 Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds Indianapolis IN, singer/producer/songwriter (Boyz II Men, Bobby Brown)
1959 Brian Setzer Massapequa Park NY, rock guitarist/vocalist (Stray Cats)
1960 Julie Fulton Evanston IL, actress (Lime Steel)
1961 Jeb Adams Hollywood CA, actor (Lieutenant Jeb Pruitt-Baa Baa Black Sheep)
1961 Olivia Brown Frankfurt German Federal Republic, actress (Detective Trudy Joplin-Miami Vice)
1962 Cathy Turner Rochester NY, short track skater (Olympics-gold-1994
1962 Jukka Tammi hockey goaltender (Team Finland Olympics-bronze-1998)
1962 Steve Tasker wide receiver (Buffalo Bills)
1963 Warren DeMartini heavy metal rocker (Dokken-Alone Again, Ratt)
1963 Claire Smith Ottawa Ontario Canada, equestrian 3 day event (Olympics-96)
1963 Kirk Lowdermilk NFL center (Indianapolis Colts)
1963 Marvin Freeman Chicago IL, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
1963 Mike Devereaux Casper WY, outfielder (Baltimore Orioles)
1964 Alan "Reni" Wren English pop drummer (Stone Roses-Fools Gold)
1964 Felicia Collins Albany NY, guitarist (David Letterman)
1964 Manon Bollegraf den Bosch Netherlands, tennis star (semi 1996 Australian doubles)
1965 Karen Booker WNBA center (Utah Starzz)
1965 Tim "Herb" Alexander US funk metal drummer (Primus-Prok soda)
1966 Neil Smith NFL defensive end (Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1967 Donald Dufresne Rimouski, NHL defenseman (Edmonton Oilers)
1967 Kay Whitmore Sudbury, NHL goalie (New York Rangers)
1969 Billy Jacoby Flushing NY, actor (Brad-Silver Spoons, Maggie)
1969 William Jayne actor (Mikey Randall-Parker Lewis Can't Lose)
1969 Dennis Vial Sault Ste-Marie Canada, NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators)
1969 Wayne Lammle WLAF kicker/punter (Scotland Claymores)
1970 Enrico Ciccone Montréal Québec Canada, NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks)
1970 J J McCleskey NFL safety (New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals)
1970 Sean Gilbert defensive tackle (Washington Redskins)
1970 Wesley Barnett St Joseph MO, Olympic weightlifter (Pan Am-silver-1987)
1971 Karl Williams wide receiver (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1971 Mihai Bagiu Timisoara Romania, US gymnast (Olympics-96)
1971 Nana Miyagi Seattle WA, tennis star (1995 final Surabaya doubles)
1972 Maurice Harrell NFL tight end (San Diego Chargers)
1972 Richard Wearne Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1972 Sue Merz Greenwich CT, ice hockey defense (USA, Olympics-98)
1974 Sherry Johnson Owatonna MN, Miss Minnesota-America (1996)
1975 Eric Den Besten Bettendorf IA, rower (Olympics-1996)
1975 Floris Prince of Netherlands
1975 Steve Washburn Ottawa, NHL center (Florida Panthers)
1977 Claudia Delpin Miss Chile-Universe (1997)
1978 Jessica Davis Greenbrae CA, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-27th-96)
1984 Zoe Melbourne Australia, 1st frozen-embryo child
1988 Haley Joel Osment Los Angeles CA, actor (Cole Sear-The Sixth Sense, Trevor 'Trev' McKinney-Pay It Forward)


Deaths which occurred on April 10:

0879 Louis II the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies
0947 Hugo van Arles count of Arles/king of Italy, dies
1008 Notger bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies
1362 Machteld countess of Holland, dies
1533 Frederik I King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61
1585 Gregory XIII [Ugo Buoncampagni] Italian Pope (1572-85), dies
1640 Agostino Agazzari Italian composer, dies at 61
1640 Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau daughter of Willem I, dies at 60
1712 Yusuf Nabi Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77
1723 Claude F Tserclaes South Netherlands earl of Tilly, dies at 74
1731 Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich composer, dies at 58
1756 Giacomo Antonio Perti Italian composer, dies at 94
1760 Gerard George Clifford head of East-Indian Company, dies at 75
1784 Simon Fokke book illustrator, dies at 71
1807 Anna Amalia van Brumswijk-Wolfenbüttel duchess of Saxon-Weimar, dies
1810 Konrad Back composer, dies at 60
1825 Paul-Louis Courier (Méré), French writer/interpreter, dies at 53
1848 Godert AGP baron van Capellen Governor-General of Dutch-Indies, dies at 69
1862 William Harvey Lamb Wallace US lawyer/Brigadier-General, dies at 40
1863 Giovanni B Amia Italian astronomer/physicist/botanist, dies at 77
1885 John H Scholten theologist (Free Want), dies at 73
1909 Algernon Charles Swinburne English poet, dies at 72
1911 Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis composer, dies at 35
1919 Emiliano Zapata Mexican leader, murdered at 39
1920 Moritz B Cantor German mathematician, dies at 90
1920 Tryggve Andersen Norwegian writer (Mod Kvaeld), dies at 53
1927 Ivo Bligh cricketer (8th Earl of Darnley, 4 Tests 1882-83), dies
1929 Edmond Thieffry Belgium, WWI pilot, dies at 36
1932 André Baillon Belgian/French author (& sabots), dies at 56
1937 Algernon Ashton composer, dies at 77
1938 Nana Annor Adjaye Pan-Africanist, dies in West Nzima Ghana
1939 Alfredo Panzini Italian author (Il Bacio de Lesba), dies at 75
1945 Hendrik N Werkman resistance/painter (Blue Boat), executed at 63
1954 Auguste Lumière French photograph/movie pioneer, dies at 81
1954 Ludwig Curtius German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst), dies at 79
1955 Oskar Frederik Lindberg composer, dies at 68
1956 Clarence Beaumont 1st batter in 1st World Series, dies at 75
1956 Bozidar Sirola composer, dies at 66
1956 Jozef Szulc composer, dies at 81
1958 Chuck Willis rocker, dies at 30
1960 Arthur Benjamin Australian composer/pianist (Devil Take Her), dies at 66
1961 Irene Warfield silent screen actress (Satan Sanderson), dies at 65
1962 Stuart Sutcliffe original Beatles bassist, dies of brain hemorrhage at 21
1965 Linda Darnell dies from burns received in a fire at 41
1966 Christian J Modeste Dutch king of gypsies, dies at 71
1966 Evelyn Waugh British writer (Black Mischief), dies at 62
1970 Charles Paton dies at 96
1974 Patricia Collinge dies at 81
1974 Roger Bastide French sociologist, dies at 76
1975 Marjorie Main actress (Ma & Pa Kettle), dies at 85
1975 Sophia JW "Sophie" Hermse actress (But a Dream), dies at 86
1975 Walker Evans US photographer (Fortune Magazine), dies at 71
1979 Henriëtte P "Hetty" Beck actress (Dodendans), dies at 91
1979 Nino Rota Italian composer (Torquemada), dies at 67
1980 Kay Medford actress (Dean Martin Show, To Rome With Love), dies at 65
1983 Issam Sartawi PLO ambassador to Portugal, murdered
1983 Ulf S von Euler-Chelpin Swedish physiologist, dies at 78
1984 Nate Nelson R&B-singer (Flamingos-I'll Be Home), dies on 52 birthday
1984 Ray Middleton dies at 75
1986 Joseph P Addabbo US defence specialist/(Senator-D), dies at 61
1988 Cliff Gladwin cricketer (8 Tests for England 1947-49), dies
1989 Joan Barry dies at 85
1991 Natalie Schafer actress (Gilligan's Island), dies at 90 from cancer
1991 Kevin Peter Hall actor (Harry & Hendersons), dies of AIDS at 35
1992 Sam Kinison loud mouth comedian, dies in a car crash at 38
1993 Chris Hani Secretary-General South Africian Communist Party, assassinated at 50
1994 James L Lyons jazz promoter, dies at 77
1994 Victor Afanasiev Russia, editor-in-chief of Pravda (1976-89), dies at 71
1995 Chen Yun Vice-Premier of China (1949-75, 79-80), dies
1995 Glyn Jones writer, dies at 90
1995 Gunter Guillaume German politican, dies
1995 Joseph Anthony "Joe" Richards singer/actor (Colorado Ranger), dies at 44
1995 Morarji Desai PM of India (1977-79), dies
1996 Jessica Dubroff attempting to be youngest pilot, dies in crash at 7

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0837 Comet 1P/837 F1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0334 astronomical units (AUs) of Earth
0847 St Leo IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0879 Louis III, crowned King of France
1500 France captures duke Ludovico Sforza of Milan
1512 Pope Julius II opens 5th Council of Lateranen
1516 1st ghetto, Jews are compelled to live in specific area of Venice
1552 Henri II of France occupies Metz
1589 Spanish troops conquer Geertruidenberg
1656 Dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon
1694 Duke Victor Amadeus of Savoye attacks Casale
1739 Dick Turpin executed in England for horse stealing
1741 Prussians defeat Austrians at Mollwitz
1790 US Patent system is established
1790 Robert Gray is 1st American to circumnavigate the Earth
1815 Austria declares war on realm of Naples
1816 2nd Bank of US chartered
1825 1st hotel in Hawaii opens
1825 Nicaraguan constituent assembly meets at León
1835 Charles Darwin returns to Santiago, Chile
1841 New York "Tribune" begins publishing under editor Horace Greeley
1845 More than 1,000 buildings damaged by fire in Pittsburgh PA
1849 Safety pin patented by Walter Hunt (New York NY); sold rights for $100
1863 Rebel General Earl Van Dorn attacks at Franklin TN
1864 Austrian Archduke Maximilian becomes emperor of México
1865 At Appomattox, General Lee issues General Order #9, his last
1866 American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) forms
1868 British defeat King of Abyssinia at Magdala
1868 1st performance of John Brahms' "Ein german Requiem"
1869 Congress increases number of Supreme Court judges from 7 to 9
1871 William Hammond Hall's maps & surveys of Golden Gate Park accepted
1872 1st National black convention meets in New Orleans
1872 Arbor day 1st celebrated in Nebraska, later changed to April 22
1877 Federal troops withdrawn from Columbia SC
1877 1st human cannonball act performed in London
1878 California State Cable Car Railroad Company starts service
1882 Matson founds his shipping company (San Francisco & Hawaii)
1884 US Senate accepts Belgian administration of Congo
1887 President Abraham Lincoln is re-buried with his wife in Springfield IL
1887 Soccer team Be Quick forms in Hairs Groningen
1896 Greek runner Spiridon Loues wins 1st modern Olympic marathon in Athens (2:58:50)
1912 RMS Titanic sets sail for its 1st & last voyage
1913 President Woodrow Wilson throws out 1st ball, Senators beat Yankees 2-1
1913 Walter Johnson begins string of 56 consecutive scoreless innings
1916 1st professional golf tournament held
1917 Munition factory explosion at Eddystone PA, kills 133 workers
1923 Hitler demands "hatred & more hatred" in Berlin
1924 Tubular steel golf club shafts approved for championship play
1925 F Scott Fitzgerald publishes "The Great Gatsby"
1925 Czarina re-christens Stalingrad (now Volgograd)
1925 Scribners publishes "The Great Gatsby" by F Scott Fitzgerald
1930 Synthetic rubber 1st produced
1930 George Headley scores 223 vs England at Kingston
1932 Paul von Hindenburg re-elected President of Germany
1934 Stanley Cup Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 3 games to 1
1935 Vaughan Williams' 4th Symphony premieres in London
1936 200" mirror blank arrives in Pasadena
1938 Austria becomes a state of Germany
1938 2nd government of Blum replaced by Daladier government in France
1938 New York makes syphilis test mandatory in order to get a marriage license
1939 Colijn's Dutch government opens camp Westerbork for German Jews
1939 Grens mobilization due to Italian invasion in Albania
1940 Vidkun Quisling forms Norwegian "national government"
1941 German troops conquer Libyan county Cyrenaica
1942 Cigarettes & candy rationed in Holland
1943 12 Jewish patients of Herren Loo-Lozenoord escape Nazi's
1943 General Montgomery occupies Sfax Tunisia
1944 "Patrolling the Ether" is shown on 3 TV stations simultaneously
1944 Soviet forces liberate Odessa from Nazi's
1945 NFL's Boston Yanks & Brooklyn Tigers merge
1945 Canadian troops conquer Deventer
1945 General Blaskowitz becomes nazi leader of "Fort Holland"
1945 German troops attack Ijsselbrug
1945 US troops land on Tsugen Shima Okinawa
1945 William Schuman & Antony Tudors ballet "Undertow" premieres in NYC
1946 1st election for Japanese Diet
1947 Jackie Robinson became the 1st black in modern major league baseball (Dodgers)
1947 King Frederik IX of Denmark crowned
1948 Jewish Hagana repels an Arab attack on Mishmar HaEmek
1949 13th Golf Masters Championship Sam Snead wins, shooting a 282
1953 "House of Wax", 1st 3-D movie is released (New York NY)
1953 7th NBA Championship Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 1
1954 KRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
1955 Ruth Ellis shoots jilting lover David Blakely
1955 19th Golf Masters Championship Cary Middlecoff wins, shooting a 279
1955 9th NBA Championship Syracuse Nationals beat Fort Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 3
1955 Dr Jonas Salk successfully tests Polio vaccine
1956 Philips broadcasts 1st Dutch color TV programs
1956 Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1
1957 John Osborne's "Entertainer", premieres in London
1957 Jordanian government of Naboelsi resigns
1957 Suez canal reopens for all traffic
1957 USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test
1958 Northern strip of Spanish Sahara ceded to Morocco
1959 Japan's Crown Prince Akihito marries commoner Michiko Shoda
1960 Senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill
1960 24th Golf Masters Championship Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 282
1960 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
1961 25th Golf Masters Championship Gary Player wins, shooting a 280
1961 Adolf Eichmann tried as a war criminal in Israel
1961 Dutch foreign minister Luns talks to President John F Kennedy about New Guinea
1961 New Washington Senators loses 1st regular-season game 4-3 to Chicago White Sox
1962 1st major league game in Houston, Colt 45s beat Chicago Cubs, 11-2
1962 New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits his 375th homerun
1962 1st baseball game at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium, they lose 6-3 to Cincinnati Reds
1963 Thresher, US atomic-powered submarine, sinks 220 miles east of Boston
1963 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1964 Iranian motor launch catches fire & sinks killing 113 (Persian Gulf)
1964 Demolition begins on Polo Grounds to clear way for housing project
1967 39th Academy Awards - "Man For All Seasons", E Taylor & P Scofield win
1968 "George M!" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 435 performances
1968 40th Academy Awards - "Heat of the Night", Rod Steiger & Katharine Hepburn win
1968 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1971 1st baseball game at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium, Phillies beat Montréal Expos 4-1
1971 US table tennis team arrives in People's Rebublic of China
1972 7.0 earthquake kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars
1972 US, USSR & 70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons
1973 BEA Vanguard Turboprop flight to Basel Switzerland, crashes into wooded hillside during landing, killing 107 of 143
1973 Kansas City opens its new park, Royals Stadium, with 12-1 rout of Texas Rangers
1973 Pakistan suspends constitution
1974 American Boccaccio Association is established
1974 Yitzhak Rabin replaces resigning Israeli PM Golda Meir
1974 Magicians Penn & Teller 1st meet
1975 New York Rangers score 8 goals against New York Islanders in playoffs
1976 Brewers' Don Money's grand slammer disallowed-Yankees win 9-7
1976 Cleveland Cavaliers win their 1st NBA Central Division title
1977 41st Golf Masters Championship Tom Watson wins, shooting a 276
1977 Beverly Klass wins LPGA Women's International Golf Satellite
1977 Cleveland Indians set club record for longest, 9 inning game (3:17)
1978 Formation of the Major Indoor Soccer League is announced
1979 Soyuz 33 launched with a Russian & a Bulgarian
1979 J R Richard throws major league record 6 wild pitches in Astrodome
1981 "Caveman" with Ringo premieres
1981 Computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded
1981 Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliament
1981 France performs nuclear test
1982 Los Angeles Kings losing 5-0 to Edmonton Oilers in the 3rd period, win in OT 6-5
1982 Pittsburgh Penguins 2-New York Islanders 1 (OT) - Preliminary - Islanders hold 2-1 lead
1983 Washington Capitals 3-New York Islanders 6 - Patrick Division Semifinals - Islanders win series 3-2
1983 Baltimore's Eddie Murray hits his 1,000 career hit
1983 Hennie Kuiper (Netherlands) wins Paris-Roubaix cycle race
1983 Jordan's King Hussein ceases negotiations with PLO
1983 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA J&B Scotch Pro-Am Golf Tournament
1984 Damaged Solar Max satellite snared by Challenger shuttle
1984 John Long (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 51 games
1984 US Senate condemns CIA mining of Nicaraguan harbors
1985 At 80, Leo Sites becomes oldest bowler to score a 300 game
1985 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-B mission
1985 Washington Capitals 4-New York Islanders 3 (OT) - Patrick Division Semifinals - Capitals hold 1-0 lead
1986 "Big Deal" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 70 performances
1986 Benazir Bhutto returns to Pakistan
1986 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1988 Herschel Walker performs the Fort Worth Ballet
1988 New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 5-4 (OT) 1st round tied at 2-2
1988 52nd Golf Masters Championship Sandy Lyle wins, shooting a 281
1988 8th Golden Raspberry Awards Leonard Part 6 wins
1988 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA San Diego Inamori Golf Classic
1989 Intel corp announces shipment of the 80486 chip
1989 10th Emmy Sports Award presentation
1989 24th Academy of Country Music Awards Hank Williams Jr, Alabama win
1989 H J Heinz, Van Camp Seafood & Bumble Bee Seafood say they will not buy tuna caught in nets that also trap dolphins
1990 CUNY/Lehman College, Bronx, opens a branch campus in Hiroshma Japan
1990 Curtly Ambrose takes 8-45 in cricket vs England at Bridgetown
1991 Last automat (coin operated cafeteria) closes (3rd & 42nd St, New York NY)
1991 Boat rams a tanker in Livorno Italy fog, killing about 138
1991 Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky scores NHL record 93rd playoff goal
1991 Martin Zubero swims world record 200 meter backstroke (1:52.51)
1992 Floriade (Flower Show) opens at the Hague, Netherlands
1992 NHL strike ends after 10 days
1992 25 die in a bus bombing in Sri Lanka
1993 BPAA US Open by Del Ballard Jr
1993 Ottawa Senators win 1st road game (New York Islanders) after 38 straight loses
1993 Pittsburgh Penguins win their NHL record 17 game winning streak
1994 "Les Miserables", opens at Hiten Theatre, Osaka Japan
1994 58th Golf Masters Championship Jose M Olazabal wins, shooting a 279
1995 "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 24 performances
1995 NYC bans smoking in all restaurants that seat 35 or more





Holidays

Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"


Religious Observances

Lutheran : Commemoration of Mikael Agricola, Bishop of Turku
Christian : Low (Quasimodo) Sunday, the Octave Day of Easter

Religious History

1816 In Philadelphia, church reformer Richard Allen, 56, was elected the first bishop of the newly-created African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. (Previously, in 1799, Allen had been the first black ordained to preach in the Methodist Episcopal Church.)
1838 Birth of Edward Kremser, German chorister. Included among his numerous vocal and instrumental works is the enduring hymn tune KREMSER ("We Gather Together").
1933 Death of Henry Van Dyke, 81, an American Presbyterian clergyman and author. He is still remembered for two writings: a book, "The Story of the Other Wise Man" (1896), and a hymn, "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee" (1908).
1945 U.S. Armed forces liberated the prison camp at Buchenwald, Germany. It was estimated that nearly 57,000 prisoners (mostly Jews) perished in the gas chambers of Buchenwald during its eight-year existence as a Nazi concentration camp.
1970 The Russian Orthodox Church in America was granted autocephalic independence by its Mother organization, the Russian Orthodox Church. Headquartered today in Syosset, New York, membership in this religious body currently numbers approximately one million.

Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987.
Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com)

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