Today in History for April 1972

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 51 of 51

1st - 30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
1st - Major league baseball players stages 1st collective strike
2nd - 44th Academy Awards - "French Connection," G Hackman & Jane Fonda win
2nd - Prime Minister Begin visits Cairo
2nd - Tennessee Williams' "Small Craft Warnings," premieres in NYC
4th - 1st electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating
5th - Baseball season is delayed due to a strike
5th - Mets trade Ken Singleton to Expos for Rusty Staub
6th - Egypt drops diplomatic relations with Jordan
8th - Alvin Kallicharran scores 100* in his 1st Test Cricket innings v NZ
9th - "Sugar" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 506 performances
9th - 36th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 286
9th - Glenn Turner (259) & Terry Jarvis make 387 opening cricket stand v WI
9th - USSR & Iraq sign friendship treaty
10th - 7.0 earthquake kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars
10th - US, USSR & 70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons
10th - 20 days after he was kidnapped in Buenos Aires, Oberdan Sallustro is executed by communist guerrillas.
11th - Benjamin L Hooks, named to FCC
11th - USSR performs underground nuclear test
Golfer Jack Nicklaus 13th - 1st baseball players' strike ends after 13 days
14th - "That's Entertainment" opens at Edison Theater NYC for 4 performances
15th - Barbra Striesand, James Taylor, Carole King & Quincy Jones perform at a benefit for George McGovern for President
16th - "That's Entertainment" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 4 perfs
16th - 1st Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Jane Blalock
16th - 2 giants pandas arrive in US, from China
16th - Apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands)
16th - Chicago Cub Burt Hooton no-hits Phillies, 1-0
16th - China sends 2 giant pandas to US
17th - 1st Boston Women's Marathon won by Nina Kuscsik of NY in 3:10:26
17th - 76th Boston Marathon won by Olavi Suomalainen of Finland in 2:15:39
17th - Revised Dutch constitution proclaimed
17th - Kiteman attempting to throw out 1st ball in Phillie Vet crashes into centerfield seats
18th - "Lost in the Stars" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 39 performances
19th - "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" opens at Playhouse NYC for 1,065 perfs
Composer & Singer Quincy Jones Jr 19th - Bangladesh becomes a member of British Commonwealth
19th - Hungary revises constitution
19th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
20th - Apollo 16's Young & Duke land on Moon with Boeing Lunar Rover #2
20th - Kallicharran scores his 2nd Test century in his 2nd Test Cricket
21st - John Young & Charles Duke explores Moon (Apollo 16)
21st - Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 4 (Copernicus) launched
22nd - Apollo astronauts John Young & Charles Duke ride on Moon
23rd - 26th Tony Awards: Sticks & Bones & 2 Gentlemen of Verona win
23rd - Apollo 16 astronauts explores Moon surface
23rd - Betty Burfeind wins LPGA Birmingham Centennital Golf Classic
25th - Hans-Werner Grosse glides 907.7 miles (1,461 km) in an AS-W-12
27th - Apollo 16 returns to Earth
27th - NYC Mayor John Lindsey appeals that John Lennon not be deported
28th - Courts awarded Kentucky Derby prize money to 2nd place winner because winner was given drugs before race
30th - "Arthur Godfrey Time" ends a 27 year run on radio
30th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Alamo Ladies Golf Open

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 100 of 118

1st - Kenny Gales, NFL/WLAF cornerback (Chicago Bears, Barcelona Dragons)
1st - Mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals)
1st - Allen and Albert Hughes, American film directors
1st - Jesse Tobias, American musician
2nd - Graham Hood, Winnipeg Manitoba, 1.5k runner (Olympics-9-92, 96)
2nd - Chico Slimani, Moroccoan-British singer
3rd - Jennie Garth, Champagn Ill, actr (Kelly Taylor-Beverly Hills 90210)
3rd - Sandrine Testud, Lyon France, tennis star (1993 Strasbourg)
4th - Chad Eaton, defensive tackle (New England Patriots)
4th - Jim Werland, Ventura California, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
4th - Matt Wagner, Cedar falls IA, pitcher (Seattle Mariners)
4th - Jill Scott, American soul singer
4th - Magnus Sveningsson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans)
5th - Shigemasa Ito, WLAF offensive linebacker (Rhein Fire)
5th - Krista Allen, American actress
5th - Tom Coronel, Dutch racing driver
5th - Paul Okon, Australian former footballer
6th - Dickey Simpkins, NBA forward (SF Warriors, Chicago Bulls)
6th - Donald Blair, CFL slot back (Edmonton Eskimos)
6th - Hurvin McCormack, NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys)
6th - Jason Hervey, actor (Wayne Arnold-Wonder Years)
7th - Greg Clark, tight end (San Francisco 49ers)
7th - Joanne Brown, Australian softball catcher/1st baseman (Olym-bronze-96)
7th - Lovett Purnell, wide receiver (New England Patriots)
7th - Malcolm Huckaby, NBA guard (Miami Heat)
7th - Shana Williams, Bridgeton NJ, long jumper/heptathlete
8th - Damon Watts, NFL center (Indianapolis Colts)
8th - Isaac Davis, NFL guard (San Diego Chargers)
8th - Katrina Powell, Canberra Australia, field hockey striker (Olympics-96)
8th - Paul Gray, American bassist (Slipknot)
9th - Brian DeMarco, NFL tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
9th - Craig Jones, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
9th - Jeff Wilkins, kicker (St Louis Rams)
9th - Jeffrey van As, soccer player (MVV)
9th - Karen Clark, Calgary Alberta, synchro swimmer (Olympics-silver-96)
10th - Maurice Harrell, NFL tight end (San Diego Chargers)
10th - Richard Wearne, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
10th - Sue Merz, ice hockey defenseman (USA, Oly-98)
11th - Avo Avetisyan, WLAF defensive linesman (Amsterdam Admirals)
11th - Dietrich Jells, wide receiver (New England Patriots)
11th - Kunihiko Sakurai, hockey forward (Team Japan 1998)
11th - Nicole Levesque, WNBA guard (Charlotte Sting)
11th - Ted Johnson, linebacker (New England Patriots)
11th - Balls Mahoney, American professional wrestler
12th - Sebnem Ferah, Turkish singer
12th - Paul Lo Duca, American baseball player
13th - Dave Wohlabaugh, NFL center/guard (NE Patriots)
13th - Jeroen Thesseling, pop bassist (Pestilence, Spheres)
13th - Mariusz Czerkawski, Radomsko Pol, NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers)
13th - Mike Kennedy, Vancouver, NHL left wing (Dallas Stars)
13th - Aaron Lewis, American singer (Staind)
14th - Jason Mallett, CFL safety (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
14th - Zev Lumelski, WLAF guard (Amsterdam Admirals)
14th - Paul Devlin, England-born Scottish footballer
15th - Melvin Johnson, NFL safety (Tampa Bay Bucs)
15th - Peter Billingsley, NYC, actor (Real People)
15th - Ricky Otero, Vega Baja Puerto Rico, outfielder (Philadelphia Phillies)
15th - Ronald Cherry, NFL tackle (Detroit Lions)
15th - Vickie Johnson, WNBA guard/forward (NY Liberty)
15th - Lou Romano, American voice actor
16th - Conchita Martinez, Monzon Spain, tennis star (1996 final Indian Wells)
16th - Jim Ballard, NFL/WLAF quarterback (Scottish Claymores, Buffalo Bills)
16th - Mario Bradley, WLAF cornerback (London Monarchs)
17th - Benjamin Dodwell, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
17th - Gordon Laro, NFL tight end (Jacksonville Jaguars)
17th - Keith Lyle, safety (St Louis Rams)
17th - Muttiah Muralitharan, cricketer (leading Sri Lankan Test off-spinner)
17th - Tony Boselli, NFL offensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
17th - Jarkko Wiss, Finnish Footballer
17th - Gary Bennett, American baseball player
Actress Jennifer Garner (17th) 17th - Jennifer Garner [Affleck], Houston, Texas. American actress (Sydney Bristow-Alias)
17th - Claire Sweeney, English actress
18th - Jeff Traversy, CFL defensive tackle (Calgary Stampeders)
18th - Eli Roth, American film director
19th - Eric Jack, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
19th - Jeff Wilkins, NFL kicker (SF 49ers)
19th - Rivaldo, Brazilian footballer
20th - Le Huynh Đuc, Vietnamese footballer
20th - Carmen Electra [Tara Leigh Patrick], Sharonville, Ohio, American model and actress (Scary Movie, Meet the Spartans)
20th - Stephen Marley, Jamaican musician
21st - David Williams, Bedford PA, outfielder (SF Giants)
21st - Lori Flick, Boston Massachusetts, Miss America-Massachusetts (1997)
21st - Tia Jackson, WNBA forward (Phoenix Mercury)
21st - Gwendal Peizerat, French ice dancer
21st - Severina Vučković, Croatian singer
Actress Carmen Electra (20th) 22nd - Anna Falchi, Tampera Finland, actress (La Dolce Vita '90)
22nd - Sabine Appelmans, Aalst Belg, tennis star (Strasbourg doubles final)
22nd - Owen Finegan, Australian rugby union footballer
23rd - Rachel Hetherington, Port Macquarie NSW, golfer (1993 NSW Champ)
23rd - Pierre Labrie, Canadian poet
23rd - Patricia Manterola, Mexican singer
23rd - Sonya Smith, American actress
24th - Chipper Jones, Deland FL, infielder (Atlanta Braves)
24th - Jamie Brown, NFL tackle (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
24th - Nicolas Gill, Montreal Quebec, 86kg judoka (Olympics-bronze-92, 96)
24th - Rab Douglas, Scottish footballer
24th - Jure Košir, Slovenian skier
25th - Percell Gaskins, linebacker (Carolina Panthers)
25th - Sara Baras, Spanish ballerina
26th - Francisco Cordova, Veracruz Mexico, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)

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Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 26 of 26

2nd - Gil Hodges, manager (NY Mets), dies of heart attack at 57
2nd - Franz Halder, German general (b. 1884)
2nd - Toshitsugu Takamatsu, Japanese Martial Arts Grandmaster (b. 1887)
3rd - Ferde Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofe, composer, dies at 80
3rd - Ferde Grofe, US composer (Grand Canyon Suite), dies at 80
4th - Adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63
4th - John A H J S Bruins Slot, co-founder/editor in chief (illegal), dies
4th - Stefan Wolpe, German composer (Zeus & Elidco), dies at 69
5th - Brian Donlevy, actor (Steve-Dangerous Assignment), dies at 73
5th - Isabel Jewell, dies at 62
7th - "Crazy" Joe Gallo, mobster, killed at his 43rd birthday party
7th - Abeid Karume, Tanzanian sheik/president, murdered
7th - Victor Wong, actor (Mission to Moscow, King Kong) dies at 65
12th - C W Ceram, [Kurt Marek], German/US writer (1st American), dies at 57
12th - Henri Potiron, composer, dies at 89
15th - Otto Brenner, German trade union leader, dies at 64
16th - Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese author (Nobel 1968), dies at 72
19th - Adolf Bach, German philologist/sociologist, dies at 82
25th - George Sanders, actor (Mr Freeze-Batman, Ivanhoe), dies at 65
26th - Margaret A R Bonds, US pianist/composer/arranger, dies at 59
26th - Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter (b. 1892)
27th - Kwame Nkrumah, president of Ghana, dies at 62
27th - Phil King, rock (Blue Oyster Cult), shot in head at 24 while gambling
29th - Ntare V, deposed King of Burundi, killed in an abortive coup
30th - Gia Scala, actress (Garment Jungle, I Aim at the Stars), dies at 38
30th - Ntare V, king of Burundi, murdered