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Births for April 04

• 188 Caracalla, (Marcus Aureiius Antoniius), Roman emperor (211-17)

• 1527 Abraham Ortelius, (Ortels/Hortels), South Neth geographer

• 1648 Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver

• 1696 Giovanni Battista Tiepoldo, painter

• 1752 Nicolo Antonio Zingarelli, composer (Andromeda)

• 1758 John Hoppner, portrait painter

• 1785 Bettina von Arnim, German writer (This Book Belongs to the King)

• 1786 John Franklin, British explorer (Arctic)

• 1792 Thaddeus Stevens, US Radical Republican congressional leader (Rep-R)

• 1802 Dorothea Dix, US, aroused interest in treatment of mental inmates

• 1809 Benjamin Pierce, US mathematician/astronomer

• 1814 John Blair Smith Todd, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1872

• 1817 John Wilson Sprague, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1893

• 1820 Charles Devens Jr, Major General, Bvt (Union volunteers), died in 189

• 1821 Linus Yale, US, portrait painter/inventor (Yale cylinder lock)

• 1823 Karl Wilhelm Siemens, inventor (laid undersea cables)

• 1823 Robert Byington Mitchell, Brig General (Union volunteers)

• 1826 Z‚nobe Th‚ophile Gramme, inventor (electric motor)

• 1828 Margaret Oliphant, Scotland, novelist/biographer (Beleaguered City)

• 1831 Edward Cary Walthall, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898

• 1832 Jose Echegaray y Elizaguirre, playwright/scientist (Teatro Escogido)

• 1843 Hans Richter, conductor

• 1858 R‚my de Gourmont, French critic/writer (Physique de L'amour)

• 1870 George A Smith, Salt Lake City Utah, 8th pres of Mormon church

• 1872 Pauline the Cock-Manifarges, singer

• 1875 Pierre Monteux, Paris France, conductor (Boston Symph Orch 1919-24)

• 1876 Maurice de Vlaminck, Paris, Fauvist painter (Village in the Snow)

• 1881 Charles Funk, Ohio, Encylopediest (Funk & Wagnalls)

• 1888 Tris Speaker, baseball great, hit more doubles than Pete Rose

• 1892 Cyril Smith, Peterhead Scotland, actor (Adv of Sir Lancelot)

• 1895 Arthur Murray, NYC, dancer (Arthur Murray Dance Party)

• 1896 Robert Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Idiot's Delight)

• 1896 Tristan Tzara, (Samuel Rosenfeld) French poet (Approximate Man)

• 1897 Pierre Fresnay, French actor (Grand Illusion)

• 1901 Carmel Myers, SF Calif, actress (Carmel Myers Show)

• 1902 Louise L the Vilmorin, French poetess/author (Lutin Sauvage)

• 1906 Bea Benaderet, NYC, actress (Kate-Petticoat Junction)

• 1906 John Cameron Swayze, Wichita Ks, newscaster (Timex, Hindenberg)

• 1907 Nathan M Pusey, educator (1963 Natl Assoc for Social Sciences Medal)

• 1913 Frances Langford, Lakeland Fla, singer (Armed Forces Hour, Star Time)

• 1913 Jerome Weidman, US writer (Tenderloin)

• 1914 John Beith, British diplomat

• 1914 Marguerite Duras, France, novelist/playwright (Sea Wall)

• 1915 Jan Drda, Czech writer (Nema Barikada, Mestecko Na Dlani)

• 1915 Lars G Ahlin, Swedish writer (Death of Me)

• 1915 Muddy Waters, (McKinley Morganfield), guitarist (Hoochie Coochie Man)

• 1918 Earl Jellicoe, chancellor (U of Southhampton)

• 1918 Margaret Dupont, tennis champion

• 1919 Antony Tudor, England, choreographer (Metropolitan Opera 1957)

• 1922 Elmer Bernstein, NYC, movie music composer (Robot Monster)

• 1923 Eric Rohmer, Nancy Francy, director (Claire's Knee)

• 1924 Gil Hodges, baseball player/manager (Bkln Dodgers, NY Mets)

• 1924 Peter Vaughan, actor (Haunted Honeymoon, Die Die My Darling)

• 1925 Elizabeth Wilson, Grand Rapids Mich, actor (Doc, East Side/West Side)

• 1925 Erna Spoorenberg, singer

• 1926 Cloris Leachman, Des Moines Iowa, actress (Phyllis, High Anxiety)

• 1927 Bob Stump, (Rep-R-AZ, 1977- )

• 1928 Bill Ryan, Bkln NY, newscaster (Smithsonian)

• 1928 Jimmy Logan, British comedian

• 1928 Maya Angelou, St Louis Mo, poet/actress (Nyo-Roots)

• 1928 Monty Norman, composer/writer

• 1929 William F Clinger Jr, (Rep-R-PA, 1979- )

• 1930 David Sexton, soccer manager

• 1931 Harold L Volkmer, (Rep-D-MO, 1977- )

• 1932 Anthony Perkins, NYC, actor (Psycho, Fear Strikes Out, Pretty Poison)

• 1932 Richard G Lugar, (Sen-R-IN, 1977- )

• 1933 Fritz Bolkestein, director (Shell)/Minister of Defense (VVD)

• 1935 Lord Ichayra, secretary-general (British Banking Assn)

• 1935 Trevor Griffiths, playwright (Absolute Beginners)

• 1937 Ian St James, novelist (Balfour Conspiracy, Vengeance, Money Stones)

• 1937 J Hans van den Doel, economist/Dutch 2nd chamber member (PvdA)

• 1938 A Bartlett Giamatti, Boston, pres of Yale/baseball commish (1989)

• 1938 Michael Parks, Corona Calif, actor (Then Came Bronson)

• 1938 Peter Attenborough, British headmaster (Charterhouse)

• 1939 Hugh Masekela, South Africa, trumpeter (I Am Not Afraid)

• 1939 JoAnne Gunderson Carter, Kirkland Wash, golfer (US Women's Open 1971)

• 1939 Joanne Carner, Kirkland Wash, LPGA golfer (US Open 1970, 76)

• 1940 Bijan, Iran, mens apparel designer (Beverly Hills, NYC, London)

• 1942 Kitty Kelley, author (Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra)

• 1943 Ian Robertson, British museum director (National Army Museum)

• 1944 David Melville, professor/director (Middlesex Polytechnic)

• 1944 Lawrence A Hough, US, rower (Pairs w/o cox-1968 olympic silver)

• 1945 Caroline McWilliams, Seattle Wash, actress (Sally-Soap, Marcy-Benson)

• 1946 Craig T Nelson, Spokane Wash, actor (Poltergeist, Hayden Fox-Coach)

• 1948 Berry Oakley, rocker (Allman Brothers-Ramblin' Man)

• 195- Luke Halpin, Astoria NY, actor (Sandy-Flipper)

• 1950 Christine Lahti, Detroit, actress (Harvey Korman Show, Swing Shift)

• 1952 Dave Hill, rock guitarist (Slade-Coz I Love You)

• 1954 Julie Carmen, Mount Vernon NY, actress (Gloria, Last Plane Out)

• 1956 Evelyn Hart, prima ballerina (Royal Winnipeg Ballet)

• 1957 Paul Downton, British cricketeer

• 1958 John Wesley Jones, Lawton Ok, 4X100m relayer (Olympic-gold-1976)

• 1958 Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, painter

• 1960 Jonathan Agnew, British broadcaster/test bowler

• 1962 Ava Fabian, Brewster NY, playmate (Aug, 1986)

• 1964 Paul Parker, soccer player

• 1964 Robbie Rist, Calif, actor (Oliver-Brady Bunch)

• 1965 Robert Downey Jr, NYC, comedian (SNL, Less than Zero, Back to School)

• 1965 Zwart Francis, (Charles Thompson), US singer/songwriter (Pixies)

• 1966 Nancy McKeon, Westbury NY, actress (Jo Polniazek-Facts of Life)

Passings for April 04

• 397 Ambrosius, gov of Ligurie/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies

• 896 Formosus, Pope (891-96), dies

• 1229 Hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Luik, dies

• 1284 Alfonso X, King of Castili‰/Le¢n (1252-84), dies at 63

• 1292 Nicholas IV, (Girolamo Masci), Pope (1288-92), dies

• 1393 Floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies

• 1406 Robert III, King of Scotland (1390-1406), dies

• 1588 Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88), dies at 53

• 1604 Thomas Churchyard, poet/pamphleteer, dies

• 1617 John Napier, inventor (logarithms), dies (birth date unknown)

• 1643 Simon Episcopius, bishop/theologist, dies

• 1664 Adam Willaerts, seascape painter, dies

• 1774 Oliver Goldsmith, Irish poet/writer (She stoops to conquer), dies

• 1807 Joseph J‚r“me Le Francais de Lalande, astronomer, dies

• 1817 Andr‚ Mass‚na Duc de Rivoli, soldier, dies

• 1817 Prince d'Essing, dies

• 1841 William Henry Harrison, becomes 1st pres to die in office, at 68

• 1844 Charles Bulfinch, 1st US pro architect (Mass State House), dies at 80

• 1900 Edward VII, King, assassinated

• 1905 Constantin Meunier, Belgian painter/sculptor, dies at 73

• 1919 William Crookes, phsicist/chemist, dies

• 1923 L Martov, (Joulij O Tsederbaum), Russ revolutionary, dies at 49

• 1929 Karl Freidrich Benz, automobile engineer (Mercedes), dies

• 1930 Vladimir Majakovski, Russian poet, dies

• 1931 Andre Michelin, CEO (Michelin Tires), dies

• 1932 Wilhelm Ostwald, physical chemist (Nobel 1909), dies

• 1937 Frantisek X Salda, Czech writer/critic, dies

• 1939 Ghazi, King of Iraq, dies

• 1943 Oskar Schlemmer, German painter/sculptor, dies

• 1950 Kurt Weill, German/US composer (Street Scenes), dies

• 1953 Carol II, King of Romania (1930-40), dies

• 1956 Fritz Knkel, German physician, dies

• 1963 Endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18

• 1963 Jason Robards Sr, actor (Acapulco), dies at 70

• 1967 Mischa Elman, Ukraine/US violinist, dies

• 1968 Martin Luther King Jr, assassinated in Memphis (Dream continues)

• 1970 Byron Foulger, actor (Capt Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70

• 1972 Adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63

• 1972 John AHJS Bruins Slot, co-founder/editor in chief (illegal)

• 1979 Edgar Buchanan, actor (Uncle Joe-Petticoat Junction), dies at 77

• 1979 Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, former Pakistani president, hanged in Pakistan

• 1981 Brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56

• 1983 Gloria Swanson, actress (Airport 1975), dies at 84 of a heart ailment

• 1983 Jacqueline Logan, silent film leading lady, dies at 78

• 1987 C(atherine) L(ucille) Moore, author (Judgment Night), dies at 76

• 1991 John Heinz, (Sen-R-Pa), dies in a plane crash

• 1991 Luc de R˜ck, Belgian soccer player (Turnhout), dies

• 1991 Max Frisch, Swiss architect/writer (Stiller, Biedermann), dies

• 1992 Karl Tunberg, US scriptwriter (Ben Hur), dies

• 1993 Alfred Butts, US architect/game maker (Scrabble), dies at 93

• 1993 Bep (Alberta B) Ogterop, (Rita la Roche), singer, dies

Special events for April 04

• 896 Formosus ends his reign as Catholic Pope

• 896 Pope Formous ends reign

• 1460 University of Basle in Swizerland forms

• 1541 Ignatius of Loyola becomes 1st superior-general of Jesuits

• 1581 Frances Drake completres circumnavigation of world

• 1660 Declaration of Breda

• 1687 King James II orders his declaration of indulgence read in church

• 1818 Congress decided US flag is 13 red & white stripes & 20 stars

• 1850 City of Los Angeles incorporated

• 1858 Asteroid 54, Kalypso discovered (named for goddess of silence)

• 1858 R Luther discovers asteroid #53 Kalypso

• 1859 Opera "Dinorah" is produced (Paris)

• 1862 Battle of Yorktown begins

• 1862 US begins Peninsular Campaign aimed at capturing Richmond

• 1865 Lee's army arrives at Amelia Courthouse

• 1870 Golden Gate Park established by City Order #800

• 1887 Susanna Medora Salter elected 1st US woman mayor (Argonia, KS)

• 1896 Announcement of Gold in Yukon

• 1900 Assassinaton attempt on prince of Wales/king Edward VII

• 1902 Cecil Rhodes scholarship fund established with $10 million

• 1905 Earthquake in Kangra India, kills 370,000

• 1912 Army fires on striking mine workers in Siberia

• 1912 Army fires on striking mine workers at Lena-gold fields Siberia

• 1912 Chinese republic proclaimed in Tibet

• 1912 Tibet declares independence from China

• 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

• 1920 Arabs attack Jews in Jerusalem

• 1922 WAAB (Baton Rouge La) becomes 1st US radio station with "W" calls

• 1929 "New Moon" musical opens in London

• 1929 1st AAU Greco-Roman wrestling championships held

• 1932 Vitamin C 1st isolated, C.C. King, Univ of Pittsburgh

• 1933 US Dirigible Akron crashes off coast of NJ, 73 die

• 1933 US airship USS Akron crashes into Atlantic Ocean

• 1934 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1716 Peter

• 1939 Faisal II ascends to throne of Iraq

• 1940 L Oterma discovers asteroid #2332 Kalm

• 1941 German troops conquer Banghazi

• 1944 British troops capture Addis Ababa Ethiopia

• 1944 De Gaulle forms new regime in exile, with communist

• 1945 Hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day)

• 1945 US tanks/infantry conquer Bielefeld

• 1947 Largest group of sunspots on record

• 1947 UN's International Civil Aviation Organization established

• 1950 Dirk Suffocated 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

• 1955 British govt signs military treaty with Iraq

• 1958 1st march against nuclear weapons (Aldermaston England)

• 1959 Fed of Mali, consisting of Senegal & French Sudan (dissolved 1960)

• 1960 Project Ozma begins at Green Bank radio astronomy center

• 1960 Senegal declares independence from France

• 1964 Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks

• 1966 Pirate Radio Scotland changes name to Radio Ireland

• 1968 Apollo 6 launched atop Saturn V; unmanned

• 1969 Dr Denton Cooley implants 1st temporary artificial heart

• 1971 Marine clay under houses liquifies, 31 die (St-Jean-Vianney Quebec)

• 1974 Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home-run record by hitting his 714th

• 1975 Steve Miller is arrested for burning his girlfriend's clothes

• 1975 USAF transport carrying orphans from Saigon crashes killing 155

• 1976 N Chernykh discovers asteroid #2369 Chekhov

• 1979 Jane M Byrne (D), elected 1st woman mayor of Chicago Ill

• 1983 6th space shuttle mission, Challenger 1 launched

• 1983 North Carolina State wins NCAA women's basketball championship

• 1984 Winston Smith in Orwell's "1984" begins his secret diary

• 1985 Tulane University cancels its basketball season amidst scandal

• 1986 Wayne Gretsky sets NHL record with 213th point of season

• 1987 Dow Jones up 69.89 points, ending at record 2,390.34 pts

• 1988 Eddie Hill becomes 1st to race a ¬ mile in under 5 seconds

• 1988 Kansas upsets Oklahoma for NCAA basketball title

• 1988 Largest crowd (55,438) at a season game at Riverfront (Reds Vs Cards)

• 1989 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's last NBA game in Seattle

• 1990 "Marshall Chronicles" premiers on ABC-TV

• 1990 Gloria Estefan released from hospital after her accident

• 1990 Security law violator Ivan Boesky is released from federal custody

• 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

• 1993 Wrestlemania IX-Hulk Hogan beats Okozuna for title

Songs for date April 04

• 04/04/46 --- Sioux City Sue (Crosby, Bing)

• 04/04/46 --- Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop (Hampton, Lionel)

• 04/04/46 --- Shoo-Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy (Shore, Dinah)

• 04/04/47 --- My Adobe Hacienda (Howard, Eddy)

• 04/04/53 --- Ruby (Hayman, Richard)

• 04/04/53 --- Anna (Mangano, Silvana)

• 04/04/60 --- Cradle Of Love (Preston, Johnny)

• 04/04/64 --- White On White (Williams, Danny)

• 04/04/70 --- Turn Back The Hands Of Time (Davis, Tyrone)

• 04/04/70 --- Reflections Of My Life (Marmalade)

• 04/04/70 --- Get Ready (Rare Earth)

• 04/04/87 --- Lady In Red, The (De Burgh, Chris)

• 04/04/87 --- With Or Without You (U2)

• 04/04/92 --- My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) (En Vogue)

• 04/04/92 --- Bohemian Rhaspody (Queen)