Today in History for April 2006
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Months in 2006: January February March May June July August September October November December
Historical Events
Results 1 - 11 of 11
1st - The Serious Organised Crime Agency, dubbed the 'British FBI', is created in the United Kingdom.
2nd - Over 60 tornadoes break out, hardest hit is Tennessee with 29 people killed.
6th - NZSL (New Zealand sign language) is made an official language of New Zealand
8th - Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Ontario, Canada. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos motorcycle gang.
10th - Hundreds of thousands protest H.R. 4437 (aka the "Sensenbrenner Bill") in the United States.
11th - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that Iran has successfully enriched uranium.
13th - Powerful tornadoes rip through Iowa City, Iowa.
22nd - 243 people are injured in pro-democracy protest in Nepal after Nepali security forces open fire on protesters against King Gyanendra.
22nd - Four Canadian soldiers are killed 75 kilometers north of Kandahar, Afghanistan by a roadside bomb planted by Taliban militants, the worst single day combat loss for the Canadian army since the Korean War.
24th - King Gyanendra of Nepal gives into the demands of protesters and restores the parliament that he dissolved in 2002.
27th - Construction begins on the Freedom Tower for the new World Trade Center in New York City.
Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 30 of 30
1st - In Tam, Cambodian politician (b. 1916)
2nd - Nina Schenk von Stauffenberg, German wife of Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg (b. 1913)
5th - Gene Pitney, American singer (b. 1941)
6th - Maggie Dixon, American college basketball coach (b. 1977)
6th - Francis L. Kellogg, U.S. diplomat and prominent socialite (b. 1917)
8th - Gerard Reve, Dutch writer (b. 1923)
9th - Billy Hitchcock, American baseball player, coach, and official (b. 1916)
9th - Vilgot Sjöman, Swedish writer and film director (b. 1924)
11th - June Pointer, American singer (Pointer Sisters) (b. 1953)
11th - Proof, American rapper (D12) (b. 1973)
12th - Dr. Rajkumar, Kannada language film actor/singer (India)(b. 1929)
12th - Puggy Pearson, American poker player (b. 1929)
13th - Bill Baker, American baseball player (b. 1911)
14th - Mahmut Bakalli, Kosovo politician (b. 1936)
16th - Francisco Adam, Portuguese actor and model (b. 1983)
19th - Scott Crossfield, American pilot, first man to fly at Mach 2 (b. 1921)
19th - Zola Levitt, Messianic Jewish preacher (b. 1938)
20th - Anna Svidersky (b. 1988)
21st - T.K. Ramakrishnan, Indian politician (b. 1922)
21st - Telê Santana, Brazilian football manager (b. 1931)
22nd - Alida Valli, Italian actress (b. 1921)
23rd - Johnnie Checketts, New Zealand fighter pilot (b. 1912)
24th - Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman and sports team owner (b. 1927)
24th - Moshe Teitelbaum, Hassidic rabbi (b. 1914)
24th - Brian Labone, English footballer (b. 1940)
25th - Jane Jacobs, American-born Canadian urbanist (b. 1916)
27th - Julia Thorne, ex-wife of John Kerry (b. 1944)
29th - John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian economist (b. 1908)
30th - Lawrence Patrick, Biomechanics Professor, crash test subject
30th - Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Indonesian novelist
