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April, 04: Historical Events
Chronological list of historical events for April, 04
1081 : Alexius I Comnenus occupies Byzantine throne
1460 : University of Basle in Swizerland forms
1541 : Ignatius of Loyola becomes 1st superior-general of Jesuits
1552 : Mauritius van Saksen begins alliance with Karel Anikita Stroganov
1558 : Czar Ivan IV gives parts of North-Russia to fur traders
1581 : Frances Drake completes circumnavigation of world
1581 : Francis Drake becomes knight
1588 : Christian IV succeeds Frederik II as king of Denmark
1625 : Viceroy Frederik Henry marries Amalia countess von Solms-Braunfels
1655 : Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis: English fleet beats Barbarian pirates
1660 : Declaration of Breda
1660 : English king Charles II ends Decl of Breda (freedom of religion)
1686 : English king James II publishes Declaration of Indulgence
1687 : King James II orders his declaration of indulgence read in church
1716 : Russian & Prussian troops occupy Wismar
1737 : Anthony van Heim installed as Dutch pension advisor
1818 : Congress decided US flag is 13 red & white stripes & 20 stars
1828 : Casparus van Wooden patents chocolate milk powder (Amsterdam)
1832 : Charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle reaches Rio de Janeiro
1850 : City of Los Angeles incorporated
1859 : Opera "Dinorah" is produced (Paris)
1862 : Battle of Yorktown begins
1862 : US begins Peninsular Campaign aimed at capturing Richmond
1864 : Skirmish at Elkin's Ford (Little Missouri River), Arkansas
1865 : Lee's army arrives at Amelia Courthouse
1870 : Golden Gate Park forms by City Order #800
1887 : Susanna Medora Salter elected 1st US woman mayor (Argonia, KS)
1896 : Announcement of Gold in Yukon
1899 : South Africa all out 35 vs England (Trott 4-19, Haigh 6-11)
1900 : Assassination attempt on prince of Wales/king Edward VII
1900 : British garrison of Reddersberg surrenders to Boer general De Wet
1902 : Cecil Rhodes scholarship fund forms with $10 million
1905 : Earthquake in Kangra India, kills 20,000
1911 : Hugh Chalmers, automaker, suggests idea of baseball MVP
1912 : Army fires on striking mine workers at Lena-gold fields Siberia
1912 : Chinese republic proclaimed in Tibet
1914 : "Perils of Pauline" shown for 1st time in LA
1916 : US Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WW I
1918 : Battle of Somme, ends
1918 : Food riot in Amsterdam
1920 : Arabs attack Jews in Jerusalem
1921 : Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2
1922 : WAAB (Baton Rouge La) becomes 1st US radio station with "W" calls
1926 : Greek dictator Theodorus Pangalos elected president
1929 : "New Moon" musical opens in London
1929 : 1st AAU Greco-Roman wrestling championships held
1930 : Andrew Sandham makes Test Cricket 1st triple century
1930 : Les Ames makes the 1st Test Cricket century by a wicketkeeper (149)
1932 : George Bernard Shaw's "Too True to be Good," premieres in NYC
1932 : Vitamin C 1st isolated, CC King, Univ of Pittsburgh
1933 : US Dirigible Akron crashes off coast of NJ, 73 die
1937 : 4th Golf Masters Championship: Byron Nelson wins, shooting a 283
1938 : 5th Golf Masters Championship: Henry Picard wins, shooting a 285
1939 : Faisal II ascends to throne of Iraq
1940 : R Rodgers/Lorenz Hart's "Higher & Higher," premieres in NYC
1941 : German troops conquer Banghazi
1944 : British troops capture Addis Ababa Ethiopia
1944 : De Gaulle forms new regime in exile, with communists
1945 : Hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day)
1945 : US forces liberated the Nazi death camp Ohrdruf in Germany
1945 : US tanks/infantry conquer Bielefeld
1947 : Convention on International Civil Aviation goes into effect
1947 : Largest group of sunspots on record
1947 : UN's International Civil Aviation Organization forms
1948 : 84-year-old Connie Mack challenges 78-year-old Clark Griffith to a race from home to 1st base; it ends in a tie
1949 : Israel & Jordan sign armistice agreement
1949 : North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty signed (Wash DC)
1949 : WKRC TV channel 12 in Cincinnati, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting
1950 : Dirk Stikker becomes chairman of OES
1951 : Dutch Prince Bernhard visits Juan & Eva Per˘n in Buenos Aires
1953 : KFDA TV channel 10 in Amarillo, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 : Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton Georgia Golf Open
1955 : British govt signs military treaty with Iraq
1956 : Enid Bagnold's "Chalk Garden," premieres in London
1957 : Heitor Villa-Lobos' 10th Symphony, premieres in Paris
1958 : 1st march against nuclear weapons (Aldermaston England)
1958 : EugŠne Ionesco's "Tueur sans Gages" premieres in Darmstadt
1959 : Fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal & French Sudan (dissolved 1960)
1960 : 32nd Academy Awards - "Ben-Hur," Charlton Heston & Simone Signoret win
1960 : Oscar awarded to Neth director Bert Haanstra
1960 : Project Ozma begins at Green Bank radio astronomy center
1960 : Senegal declares independence from France
1964 : "Anyone Can Whistle" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 9 performances
1964 : Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks
1965 : Mickey Wright wins LPGA Baton Rouge Golf Invitational
1966 : Pirate Radio Scotland changes name to Radio Ireland
1966 : US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1967 : Amsterdam Marines chase out "nozems" of Central Station
1967 : Dutch De Young govt forms
1967 : Marines chase "Nozems" out of Amsterdam Central Station
1968 : "Education of Hyman Kaplan" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 28 perfs
1968 : Apollo 6 launched atop Saturn V; unmanned
1969 : Denton Cooley gets 1st temporary artificial heart
1970 : Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Don Johnson
1971 : "Follies" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 524 performances
1971 : Marine clay under houses liquefies, 31 die (St-Jean-Vianney Quebec)
1972 : 1st electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating
1974 : Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home-run record by hitting his 714th
1975 : 130, killed as USAF plane evacuating Vietnamese orphans crashes
1975 : Steve Miller is arrested for burning his girlfriend's clothes
1975 : USAF transport carrying orphans from Saigon crashes killing 155
1976 : 5th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Judy Rankin
1976 : Seni Pramoj's Democratic Party wins elections in Thailand
1980 : USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1981 : Henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio)
1982 : 11th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sally Little
1983 : 45th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: NC State beats Houston 54-52
1983 : 6th space shuttle mission, Challenger 1 launched
1984 : Michael Frayn's "Benefactors" premieres in London
1984 : Winston Smith in Orwell's "1984" begins his secret diary
1985 : Tulane University cancels its basketball season amidst scandal
1986 : Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season
1987 : Dow Jones up 69.89 points, ending at record 2,390.34 pts
1988 : 50th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beat Oklahoma 83-79
1988 : Eddie Hill becomes 1st to race a ¬ mile in under 5 seconds
1988 : Largest crowd (55,438) at a season game at Riverfront (Reds Vs Cards)
1988 : Last broadcast of "Crossroads" on British TV
1988 : Mets set Opening Day record with 6 HRs
1989 : Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's last NBA game in Seattle
1989 : NY Yankee Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons, his 287th win puts him 19th overall as Yanks beat Twins on opening day 4-2
1990 : "Marshall Chronicles" premieres on ABC-TV
1990 : Gloria Estefan released from hospital after her accident
1990 : Security law violator Ivan Boesky is released from federal custody
1991 : "Lucifer's Child" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 28 performances
1992 : Game 1 of Mayor Challenge - NY Yankees beat NY Mets 6-4 at Yank Stad
1992 : John Tesh (Entertainment Tonight) marries actress Connie Selleca
1992 : Jury deliberations begin in Noriega case
1992 : Sali Berisha becomes president/Alexander Meksi premier of Albania
1993 : 12th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Texas Tech beats OH State 84-82
1993 : 5th Seniors Golf Tradition: Tom Shaw
1993 : Trish Johnson wins Las Vegas LPGA at Canyon Gate Golf Tournament
1993 : Wrestlemania IX at Caesar's Palace Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan pins Yokozuna
1994 : 1st game played at Jacobs Field, Indians beat Mariners 4-3 in 11 inn
1994 : 56th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Ark Razorbacks beats Duke 76-72
1994 : Cubs Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes, hit 3 HRs in 1993 hits 3 HRs on opening
1994 : KLM Saab 340B crashes at Schiphol, 3 killed
1994 : LA Dodger Darryl Strawberry begins substance abuse treatment
1994 : Largest Opening Day crowd at Yankee Stadium, 56,706
1994 : Netscape Communications founded as Mosaic Communications
1994 : Tony Curtis undergoes heart-bypass surgery
1994 : Day vs Mets starter Dwight Gooden
1996 : "Inherit the Wind" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 45 performances
1996 : Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Austin TX on KJFK 98.9 FM
1997 : Anaheim Ducks clinch their 1st-ever playoff berth
1997 : Braves officially open Turner Field against Cubs
1997 : DMSP Titan 2 launched
1997 : STS 83 (Columbia 22), launches
1998 : NFL Europe (Formerly WLAF), kicks off season
