Today in History for April 1960

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 47 of 47

1st - Census determines the resident population of the United States to be 179,245,000
1st - 2nd French atom bomb explodes (Sahara)
1st - France performs nuclear test at Reggane Proving Grounds Algeria
1st - Mabry Harper catches a 25 lb Walleye in Tennessee
1st - U Nu elected premier of Burma
1st - 1st weather satellite launched (TIROS 1)
2nd - Cuba buys oil from USSR
2nd - KPEC TV channel 56 in Lakewood Center-Tacoma, WA (PBS) 1st broadcast
3rd - Earthquake at Havre, Belgium
4th - 32nd Academy Awards - "Ben-Hur," Charlton Heston & Simone Signoret win
4th - Oscar awarded to Neth director Bert Haanstra
4th - Project Ozma begins at Green Bank radio astronomy center
4th - Senegal declares independence from France
8th - Neth & Germany sign accord concerning war casualties
9th - 14th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3
9th - South African premier Verwoerd wounded in battle
10th - 24th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 282
10th - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
10th - Senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill
Actor Charlton Heston 12th - Bert Haanstra wins Oscar for "Glass"
12th - Bill Veeck & Chicago Comiskey Park debuts "Exploding Scoreboard"
13th - France becomes 4th nuclear nation exploding an A-Bomb in Sahara
13th - Transit 1B, 1st navigational satellite, placed in Earth orbit
14th - "Bye Bye Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 607 performances
14th - 1st underwater launching of Polaris missile
14th - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Toronto Maple Leafs in 4 games
15th - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), organizes at Shaw U
17th - American Samoa sets up a constitutional government
17th - Cleveland Indians trade Rocky Colavito to Tigers for Harvey Kuenn
19th - 64th Boston Marathon won by Paavo Kotila of Finland in 2:20:54
19th - Baseball uniforms begin displaying player's names on their backs
19th - Comiskey Park's famed "exploding" scoreboard begins operating
20th - "From A to Z" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 21 performances
21st - Brasilia becomes capital of Brazil
21st - Founding of the Orthodox Bahá'í Faith in Washington, D.C.
23rd - 1st performance of Ferde Grofe's "San Francisco Suite"
24th - 14th Tony Awards: Miracle Worker & Fiorello! win
24th - Heavy earthquake strikes South Persia, 500 killed
24th - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Civitan Golf Open
24th - Record 4 grand slams hit today
25th - 1st submerged circumnavigation of Earth completed (Triton)
27th - 1st atomic powered electric-drive submarine launched (Tullibee)
27th - South Korean pres Syngman Rhee resigns
27th - Togo (formerly French Togo) declares independence from French adm
28th - "Christine" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 12 performances
28th - WIPM TV channel 3 in Mayaguez, PR (PBS) begins broadcasting
28th - Elena Kagan,New York, US Supreme Court Judge

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 56 of 56

1st - Michael Praed, British actor
2nd - Linford Christie, St Andrews Jamaica, 4x100m runner (Oly-gold 1992
3rd - Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Dutch musician
3rd - Marie Denise Pelletier, Quebec singer
4th - Bev Smith, Armstrong BC, basketball forward (Olympics-96)
4th - Jon Agnew, cricketer (England pace bowler late 80's)
4th - Jonathan Agnew, British broadcaster/test bowler
4th - Jane Eaglin, English soprano
4th - Hugo Weaving, Nigerian-born English-Australian actor
6th - Warren Haynes, Asheville, North Carolina, rock and blues guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band)
7th - Simon Climie, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Climie Fisher-Love Changes)
8th - John Schneider, American actor
10th - Julie Fulton, Evanston Ill, actress (Lime Steel)
10th - Katrina Leskanich, American musician
11th - Jeremy Clarkson, British journalist
12th - Ron MacLean, Canadian sportscaster
13th - Rudi Völler, German football coach
13th - Bob Casey, Jr., Democratic U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
13th - Olaf Ludwig, German cyclist
14th - Brian Forster, rocker (Partridge Family Drums)
14th - Pat Symcox, cricketer (South African off-spinner 1993- )
15th - Marvin Clyde Goodwin, New Orleans La, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
15th - Philip, Belgian prince/husband of princess Paola
15th - Pedro Delgado, Spanish cyclist
16th - Wahab Akbar, Filipino politician (d. 2007)
16th - Rafael Benítez, Spanish football manager
16th - Pierre Littbarski, German footballer
17th - Michael Whitaker, showjumper
18th - Ocl Sweda, rocker (Bulletboys)
19th - Frank Viola, Hempstead NY, pitcher (Twins, Mets/Cy Young-1988)
19th - Roger Merrett, Australian footballer
20th - Rodney Holman, NFL tight end (Detroit Lions)
21st - Julius Korir, Kenya, 3K steeplechaser (Olympic-gold-1984)
22nd - Lloyd Honeyghan, English welterweight boxing champ (1986)
22nd - Mart Laar, Estonian statesman
22nd - Randall L. Stephenson, American business executive
23rd - Joseph Martin Mudd, Louisville KY, PGA golfer (1988 Federal Express)
23rd - Steve Clark, Hillsborough England, rock guitarist (Def Leppard)
23rd - Valerie Bertinelli, Del, (1 Day at a Time, Sydney); Ms Eddie Van Halen
24th - Paula Yates, London England, Mrs Bob Geldof/rocker/writer (Blondes)
25th - Bruce Redman, Australian film producer
26th - Roger Taylor, rock drummer (Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf)
28th - Wally Langdon, bassist (Bob Color)
28th - John Cerutti, American baseball player and announcer (d. 2004)
28th - Ian Rankin, Scottish novelist
28th - Joel H. Rosenthal American political scientist
28th - Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandic strength athlete (d. 1993)
28th - Walter Zenga, Italian footballer
29th - Gerard Joling, Dutch singer (Love is in Your Eyes)
29th - Joseph Guzaldo, Chicago Ill, actor (Stir Crazy)
29th - William Lee Glasson Jr, Fresno CA, PGA golfer (1985 Kemper Open)
29th - Phil King, English bassist
29th - Robert J. Sawyer, Canadian writer
29th - Caveh Zahedi, American filmmaker
30th - Kerry Healey, American politician
30th - David Miscavige, American cult leader

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 15 of 15

1st - Piet[er O] Bakker, Dutch journalist/writer (Ciske), dies at 62
3rd - Anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist, dies at 87
5th - Alma Kruger, actor (Made For Each Other), dies at 88
10th - Arthur Benjamin, Austral composer/pianist (Devil Take Her), dies at 66
14th - Archibald McIndoe, plastic surgeon, dies
17th - Eddie Cochran, rocker, dies at 21 in a car crash
18th - Emory Johnson, director (Phantom Express, Shield of Honor), dies at 66
23rd - Cornelis Jan Bakkerr, Dutch/US nuclear physicist, dies
23rd - Toyohiko Kagawa, Japanese Christian-social reformer/writer, dies at 71
24th - John P "John" Musch, actor/founder (JM), dies at 84
25th - Amanullah, emir/king of Afhanistan (1919-28), dies at 67
25th - Hope Emerson, actress (I Married Joan, Peter Gunn), dies at 62
25th - Ilmari Henrik Reinhold Krohn, composer, dies at 92
26th - Wander J de Haas, Dut physicist (Einstein-De Haas effect), dies at 82
28th - Anton Pancake, astronomer/marxist theorist, dies at 87