Today in History for April 1971

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 56 of 56

1st - US/Canada ISIS 2 launched to study ionosphere
1st - United Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership
2nd - Sci-fi soap opera "Dark Shadows" concludes an almost 5 year run
4th - "Follies" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 524 performances
4th - Marine clay under houses liquefies, 31 die (St-Jean-Vianney Quebec)
5th - Fran Phipps is 1st woman to reach North Pole
5th - Mount Etna erupts in Sicily Italy
5th - US Lt Wiliam Calley (My Lai Massacre) sentenced to life
5th - WNJT TV channel 52 in Trenton, NJ (PBS) begins broadcasting
5th - In Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna launches insurrection against the United Front government of Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
7th - Dismissal of Curt Flood's suit against baseball is upheld by
7th - Pres Nixon orders lt Calley (Mi Lai) free
7th - WCJB TV channel 20 in Gainesville, FL (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 3-judge US Circuit Court of Appeals
8th - 1st legal off-track betting system begins (OTB-New York)
9th - Ringo releases "It Don't Come Easy" in UK
10th - 1st baseball game at Phila's Veterans Stadium, Phils beat Expos 4-1
10th - US table tennis team arrives in China PR
11th - "Johnny Johnson" opens/closes at Edison Theater NYC for 1 performance
11th - 35th Golf Masters Championship: Charles Coody wins, shooting a 279
11th - WBFF TV channel 45 in Baltimore, MD (IND) begins broadcasting
14th - Fort Point, SF dedicated as a national historic site
14th - President Nixon ends blockade against People's Republic of China
14th - Stephen Sondheim's musical "Follies," premieres in NYC
14th - Supreme Court upheld busing as means of achieving racial desegregation
15th - "70, Girls, 70" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 35 performances
15th - 43rd Academy Awards - "Patton," George C Scott & Glenda Jackson win
17th - Egypt, Libya & Syria form federation (FAR)
17th - People's Republic Bangladesh forms, under sheik Mujib ur-Rahman
18th - Gavaskar makes 220 in 2nd inning v WI after 124 in 1st
18th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Raleigh Golf Classic
19th - 75th Boston Marathon won by Alvaro Mejia of Colombia in 2:18:45
19th - Charles Manson sentenced to life (Sharon Tate murder)
19th - Sierra Leone becomes a republic (Natl Day)
19th - USSR Salyut 1 launched; 1st manned lab in orbit
Singer & Actress Barbra Streisand 20th - Barbra Streisand records "We've Only Just Begun"
20th - US Supreme Court upholds use of busing to achieve racial desegregation
21st - Original Codex Reguis (with Edda-liederen) returns to Iceland
22nd - Soyuz 10 launched
23rd - Columbia University operations virtually end, by student strike
23rd - Soyuz 10 launched; cosmonauts become 1st in Salyut 1 space station
24th - "Frank Merriwell" opens/closes at Longacre Theater NYC for 1 perf
24th - Soyuz 10 returns to Earth
25th - About 200,000 anti-Vietnam War protesters march on Washington
25th - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational
25th - US canal rights in Nicaragua & rights to Corn Islands expire
25th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
26th - Heaviest rains ever in Bahia district of Brazil, 15" in 24 hrs
26th - SF lightship replaced by automatic buoy
26th - Turkey state of siege proclaimed
27th - Curt Flood resigns Senators after 13 games & departs for Denmark
28th - Dutch social democratic party/D'66/DS'70 win parliamentary election
28th - Samuel Lee Gravely Jr becomes 1st black admiral in US Navy
29th - Bill Graham closes down Fillmore & Fillmore East
29th - Boeing receives contract for Mariner 10, Mercury exploration
29th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
30th - 25th NBA Championship: Milwaukee beat Balt Bullets in 4 games

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 100 of 133

1st - Daniel Vacek, Prague Czech, tennis star
1st - Ernest Jones, NFL defensive end (Saints, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1st - Jessica Collins, [Capogna], actress (Dinah Lee Mayberry-Loving)
1st - Lachy Hulme, Australian actor and screenwriter
1st - Shinji Nakano, Japanese race car driver
2nd - James Ransom, Toronto Ontario, Epee fencer (Olympics-96)
2nd - Jenny Craig, Miss Georgia USA (1996)
2nd - Todd Woodbridge, Sydney Australia, tennis star ('95 doubles Wimbledon)
2nd - ZEEBRA, Japanese hip hop artist
3rd - Anthony McClanahan, CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders)
3rd - Jonathan Star
3rd - Kevin Farkas, WLAF tackle (Amsterdam Admirals)
3rd - Peter Schwab, Boston, Mass, rower (Olympics-1996)
3rd - Picabo Street, skier (Olympic-gold-94)
3rd - Quilvio Veras, Santo Domingo Dom Rep, infielder (Florida Marlins)
4th - Allan Houston, NBA guard (NY Knicks, Detroit Pistons)
4th - Felipe Lira, Miranda Venezeula, pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
4th - Jaime Fernandez, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
4th - Yanic Perreault, Sherbrooke, NHL center (LA Kings)
4th - John Zandig, American professional wrestler
5th - Bob Kuberski, NFL defensive tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
5th - Finidi George, soccer player (Ajax)
5th - Stuart Peele, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
6th - Anthony Redmon, guard (Arizona Cardinals)
6th - Tamara Henry, Miss USA-Arkansas (1997)
6th - Tom Sorensen, Racine Wisc, volleyball middle blocker (Olympics-96)
6th - Vivian Y Herding, Albuquerque NM, Miss America-NM (1996)
6th - Lou Merloni, American baseball player
7th - Cara Kendra Bernosky, Miss USA-Pennsylvania (1997)
7th - Mark Thompson, Russellville KY, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
7th - Stephen Brimacombe, Australian 100m/200m (Olympics-96)
7th - Victor Kraatz, Berlin Ger, Canadian ice dancer (1995 World Champs-4th)
7th - Guillaume Depardieu, French actor
8th - Edward Fryatt, Rochdale England, Nike golfer (1994 NCAA West Regional)
8th - Marc Peers, Edmonton Alberta, tornado yachter (Olympics-96)
9th - Anthony Redmon, NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals)
9th - Austin Peck, Hawaii, actor (Austin Reed-Days of Our Lives)
9th - Derwin Gray, NFL center (Indianapolis Colts)
9th - James Hundon, wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals)
9th - Wang Yang, youngest Olympic record breaker at age 17 (Oly-1988)
9th - Peter Canavan, Gaelic footballer
9th - Jacques Villeneuve, French-Canadian race car driver
10th - Karl Williams, wide receiver (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
10th - Mihai Bagiu, Timisoara Romania, US gymnast (Olympics-96)
10th - Nana Miyagi, Seattle Wash, tennis star (1995 final Surabaya doubles)
Musician Oliver Riedel (11th) 11th - Oliver Riedel, German musician (Rammstein)
11th - Vicellous Reon Shannon, American actor
12th - Fernando Meligeni, Argentina, tennis star
12th - Kent Manderville, Edmonton, NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers)
12th - Shannen Doherty, Memphis Tn, actress (Little House, Bev Hills 90210)
12th - Tyrone Chatman, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
13th - Charles Outlaw, NBA forward (LA Clippers, Orlando Magic)
13th - Corey Yothers, LA California, actor (Off the Rock)
13th - Dina Korzun, Russian actress
13th - Bo Outlaw, American basketball player
13th - Valensia, Dutch singer
14th - Antonio London, NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions)
14th - Gregory Zaun, Glendale CA, catcher (Baltimore Orioles)
14th - Miguel Calero, Colombian footballer, (d. 2012)
14th - Peter Gibson, American writer
Actress Shannen Doherty (12th) 15th - Craig Whelihan, NFL quarterback (San Diego Chargers)
15th - Derek Brown, NFL running back (NO Saints)
15th - Guivi Sissaouri, Tbilisi Georgia, Canada freestyle wrestler (Oly-s-96)
15th - Jason Sehorn, NFL cornerback/safety (NY Giants)
15th - Rich McKenzie, NFL linebacker (Cleveland Browns)
15th - Tim Tindale, NFL running back (Buffalo Bills)
15th - Katy Hill, British television presenter
15th - Sarah Jane Hamilton, British pornographic actress
16th - Selena, Texas, spanish singer (Grammy-1994)
16th - Frederik Nilsson, Stockholm SWE, IHL forward (Team Sweden, KC (IHL))
16th - Natasha Zvereva, Minsk Belarus, tennis ace (finals 1995 Indian Wells)
16th - Selena [Quintanilla], tejano vocalist
16th - Trey Maples, Wheat Ridge Colo, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Canadian)
16th - Max Beesley, English musician and actor
16th - Moses Chan, Hong Kong actor
17th - David Oliver, Sechelt, NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers)
18th - Dan Kordic, Edmonton, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers)
18th - Kerry Lynn Kemper, Miss Nebraska USA (1996)
18th - Oleg Petrov, Moscow Russia, NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens)
18th - Tamara Braun, American actress
19th - Otis Scott, Gainesville Fla, 400m/800m runner
20th - Chris Penn, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs, Chicago Bears)
20th - Grant Smith, Australian field hockey forward (Olympics-96)
20th - John Senden, Brisbane QLD, Australasia golfer
20th - Terry Smith, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)
20th - Yonel Jourdain, NFL running back/kick returner (Buffalo Bills)
20th - Carla Geurts, Dutch swimmer
20th - Tina Cousins, English singer
21st - Jennifer Reed, Miss USA-Michigan (1997)
21st - Samantha Druce, youngest woman to swim English Channel
21st - Tom Cavallo, NFL/WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy, SF 49ers)
21st - Tony Mcgee, NFL tight end (Cin Bengals)
21st - Alexander Kravchenko, Russian professional poker player
21st - Hasan Akbar, American convicted murderer
22nd - Ingo Rademacher, German FR, actor (Jasper Jacks-General Hospital)
22nd - James Burton, NFL cornerback (Chic Bears)
22nd - Milos Holan, Bilovec Cze, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
22nd - Nicklas Kulti, Sweden, tennis star
22nd - Daisuke Enomoto, Japanese people space tourist
22nd - Eric Mabius, American actor

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Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 18 of 18

3rd - Joseph Valachi, US gangster, dies at 66
3rd - Manfred Bonnington Lee, [Ellery Queen], detective writer, dies at 65
6th - Igor F Strawinsky, Russ composer (Le Sacre du Printemps), dies at 88
7th - Charles F Pahud de Mortanges, (Olympic-gold-1928, 32), dies at 74
12th - Ed Lafitte, American baseball player (b. 1871)
12th - Wynton Kelly, American jazz pianist (b. 1931)
13th - Michel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1949)
13th - Juhan Smuul, Estonian author (b. 1921)
14th - Armand Spitz, developer of small educational planetarium, dies
15th - Dan Reeves, American football team owner (b. 1912)
17th - Roberto Lupi, composer, dies at 62
18th - Masao Oki, composer, dies at 69
20th - Cecil Parker, actor (Court Jester, Operation Snafu), dies at 73
21st - Edmund Lowe, actor (Front Page Detective), dies at 81
21st - Francois "Doc" Duvalier, dictator of Haiti, dies at 64
23rd - William Tubman, president of Liberia (1944-71), dies at 76
25th - Max Drischner, composer, dies at 80
30th - Elmo Roper, pollster (Roper Poll), dies at 70