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April 4th, 2008 (April 04 2008) | Event | The raid on the FLDS owned ranch called the YFZ Ranch in Texas, 401 children were taken into custody. 133 woman were taken into state custody also, the total number of woman and children is 534. | |
April 4th, 2008 (April 04 2008) | Death | Francis Tucker, South African Rally Driver (born in 1923) | |
April 4th, 2007 (April 04 2007) | Event | 15 British Royal Navy personnel held in Iran are released by the Iranian President. | |
April 4th, 2007 (April 04 2007) | Death | Bob Clark, American film director (born in 1941) | |
April 4th, 2007 (April 04 2007) | Death | Terry Hall, English ventriloquist (born in 1927) | |
April 4th, 2005 (April 04 2005) | Death | Edward Bronfman, Canadian businessman (born in 1924) | |
April 4th, 2005 (April 04 2005) | Death | Pope John Paul II, Polish Roman Catholic Pope (born in 1920) | |
April 4th, 2004 (April 04 2004) | Death | Alberic Schotte, Belgian cyclist (born in 1919) | |
April 4th, 2004 (April 04 2004) | Death | Casey Sheehan, American soldier, son of Cindy Sheehan (born in 1979) | |
April 4th, 2003 (April 04 2003) | Death | Anthony Caruso, American actor (born in 1916) | |
April 4th, 2003 (April 04 2003) | Death | Resortes, Mexican comedian (born in 1916) | |
April 4th, 2002 (April 04 2002) | Event | The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War. | |
April 4th, 2002 (April 04 2002) | Death | Harry L. O Connor, Czech film stuntman | |
April 4th, 2001 (April 04 2001) | Death | Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, American custom car designer (born in 1932) | |
April 4th, 1999 (April 04 1999) | Death | Faith Domergue, American actor (born in 1924) | |
April 4th, 1999 (April 04 1999) | Death | Early Wynn, American baseball player (born in 1920) | |
April 4th, 1996 (April 04 1996) | Event | Comet Hyakutake was imaged by the USA Asteroid Orbiter Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous. | |
April 4th, 1996 (April 04 1996) | Death | Barney Ewell, American athlete (born in 1918) | |
April 4th, 1996 (April 04 1996) | Death | Larry LaPrise, American songwriter (born in 1913) | |
April 4th, 1995 (April 04 1995) | Death | Kenny Everett, British radio DJ and television entertainer (born in 1944) | |
April 4th, 1995 (April 04 1995) | Death | Priscilla Lane, American singer and actress (born in 1915) | |
April 4th, 1994 (April 04 1994) | Event | Marc Andreessen and Jim Clark found Netscape Communications Corporation under the name "Mosaic Communications Corporation". | |
April 4th, 1994 (April 04 1994) | Birth | Risako Sugaya, Japanese singer | |
April 4th, 1993 (April 04 1993) | Death | Alfred Butts, American architect and inventor (Scrabble) (born in 1899) | |
April 4th, 1992 (April 04 1992) | Birth | Alexa Nikolas, American actress | |
April 4th, 1992 (April 04 1992) | Death | Yvette Brind Amour, French Canadian stage actress and artistic director (born in 1918) | |
April 4th, 1992 (April 04 1992) | Death | Arthur Russell, American cellist (born in 1951) | |
April 4th, 1991 (April 04 1991) | Event | Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania and six others are killed when a helicopter collides with their plane over an elementary school in Merion, Pennsylvania. | |
April 4th, 1991 (April 04 1991) | Birth | Jamie Lynn Spears, American actress | |
April 4th, 1991 (April 04 1991) | Death | Edmund Adamkiewicz, German footballer (born in 1920) | |
April 4th, 1991 (April 04 1991) | Death | Max Frisch, Swiss writer (born in 1911) | |
April 4th, 1991 (April 04 1991) | Death | H. John Heinz III, U.S. Senator (born in 1938) | |
April 4th, 1991 (April 04 1991) | Death | Forrest Towns, American hurdler (born in 1914) | |
April 4th, 1988 (April 04 1988) | Event | Governor Evan Mecham of Arizona is convicted in his impeachment trial and removed from office. | Evan Mecham Quotes |
April 4th, 1988 (April 04 1988) | Birth | Frank Fielding, English footballer | |
April 4th, 1987 (April 04 1987) | Birth | Devon Anderson, English actor | Devo Quotes |
April 4th, 1987 (April 04 1987) | Birth | Sarah Gadon, Canadian actress | |
April 4th, 1987 (April 04 1987) | Birth | Cameron Maybin, American baseball player | |
April 4th, 1987 (April 04 1987) | Death | C.L. Moore, American writer (born in 1911) | |
April 4th, 1987 (April 04 1987) | Death | Chogyam Trungpa, Tibetan Buddhist master (born in 1939) | |
April 4th, 1986 (April 04 1986) | Birth | Aiden McGeady, Republic of Ireland and Celtic footballer, | |
April 4th, 1986 (April 04 1986) | Birth | Cameron Barker, Professional ice hockey player | |
April 4th, 1985 (April 04 1985) | Death | Kate Roberts, Welsh nationalist and writer (born in 1891) | |
April 4th, 1984 (April 04 1984) | Event | President Ronald Reagan calls for an international ban on chemical weapons. | Ronald Reagan Quotes |
April 4th, 1984 (April 04 1984) | Birth | Arkady Vyatchanin, Russian swimmer | |
April 4th, 1984 (April 04 1984) | Death | Oleg Antonov, Soviet airplane engineer (born in 1906) | |
April 4th, 1983 (April 04 1983) | Event | Space Shuttle Challenger makes its maiden voyage into space (STS-6). | |
April 4th, 1983 (April 04 1983) | Birth | Fabian Geiser, Swiss footballer | |
April 4th, 1983 (April 04 1983) | Birth | Doug Lynch, Canadian ice hockey player | |
April 4th, 1983 (April 04 1983) | Birth | Angelle Tymon, American journalist and TV game show host | |
April 4th, 1983 (April 04 1983) | Birth | Ben Gordon, American professional basketball player | |
April 4th, 1983 (April 04 1983) | Death | Gloria Swanson, American actress (born in 1897) | |
April 4th, 1980 (April 04 1980) | Birth | Johnny Borrell, English singer (Razorlight) | |
April 4th, 1980 (April 04 1980) | Birth | Trevor Moore, American comedian | |
April 4th, 1980 (April 04 1980) | Birth | Bjorn Wirdheim, Swedish race car driver | |
April 4th, 1980 (April 04 1980) | Death | Red Sovine, American country music singer (born in 1917) | |
April 4th, 1979 (April 04 1979) | Event | President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan is executed. | |
April 4th, 1979 (April 04 1979) | Birth | Heath Ledger, Australian/American Actor. (d.2008) | Heath Ledger Quotes |
April 4th, 1979 (April 04 1979) | Birth | Roberto Luongo, Canadian ice hockey goaltender | |
April 4th, 1979 (April 04 1979) | Birth | Natasha Lyonne, American actress | |
April 4th, 1979 (April 04 1979) | Death | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, President and Prime Minister of Pakistan (born in 1928) | |
April 4th, 1979 (April 04 1979) | Death | Edgar Buchanan, American actor (born in 1903) | |
April 4th, 1978 (April 04 1978) | Birth | Jason Ellison, American baseball player | |
April 4th, 1978 (April 04 1978) | Birth | Lemar, English R n B singer | |
April 4th, 1978 (April 04 1978) | Birth | Alan Mahon, Irish footballer | |
April 4th, 1978 (April 04 1978) | Birth | Sam Moran, Australian entertainer | |
April 4th, 1978 (April 04 1978) | Birth | Irene Skliva, Greek 1996 Miss World winner | |
April 4th, 1978 (April 04 1978) | Birth | Aska Yang, Taiwanese singer | |
April 4th, 1977 (April 04 1977) | Birth | Adam Dutkiewicz, American guitarist and producer(Killswitch Engage) | |
April 4th, 1977 (April 04 1977) | Birth | Stephen Mulhern, British magician, CITV Presenter | |
April 4th, 1977 (April 04 1977) | Birth | Omarr Ali Hasan Smith, American Arena Football League defensive back | |
April 4th, 1976 (April 04 1976) | Event | Prince Norodom Sihanouk resigns as leader of Cambodia and is placed under house arrest. | |
April 4th, 1976 (April 04 1976) | Birth | Emerson, Brazilian footballer | |
April 4th, 1976 (April 04 1976) | Death | Harry Nyquist, Swedish contributor to information theory (born in 1889) | |
April 4th, 1975 (April 04 1975) | Event | Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen. | Bill Gates Quotes |
April 4th, 1975 (April 04 1975) | Event | Vietnam War: Operation Baby LiftA United States Air Force C-5A Galaxy crashes near Saigon, South Vietnam shortly after takeoff, transporting orphans172 die. | |
April 4th, 1975 (April 04 1975) | Birth | Delphine Arnault, French businesswoman | |
April 4th, 1975 (April 04 1975) | Birth | Thobias Fredriksson, Swedish cross-country skier | |
April 4th, 1975 (April 04 1975) | Birth | Pamela Ribon, American author, actress | |
April 4th, 1975 (April 04 1975) | Birth | Scott Rolen, American baseball player | |
April 4th, 1974 (April 04 1974) | Birth | Dave Mirra, American athlete | |
April 4th, 1973 (April 04 1973) | Event | The World Trade Center in New York is officially dedicated. | |
April 4th, 1973 (April 04 1973) | Birth | David Blaine, American illusionist | |
April 4th, 1973 (April 04 1973) | Birth | Chris McCormack, Australian triathlete | |
April 4th, 1973 (April 04 1973) | Birth | Loris Capirossi, Italian motorcycle racer | |
April 4th, 1972 (April 04 1972) | Birth | Jill Scott, American soul singer | |
April 4th, 1972 (April 04 1972) | Birth | Magnus Sveningsson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans) | |
April 4th, 1972 (April 04 1972) | Death | Adam Clayton Powell Jr., American politician (born in 1908) | |
April 4th, 1972 (April 04 1972) | Death | Stefan Wolpe, German composer (born in 1902) | |
April 4th, 1971 (April 04 1971) | Birth | Yanic Perreault, Canadian ice hockey player | |
April 4th, 1971 (April 04 1971) | Birth | Josh Todd, American lead singer of rock band Buckcherry | |
April 4th, 1971 (April 04 1971) | Birth | John Zandig, American professional wrestler | |
April 4th, 1970 (April 04 1970) | Birth | Barry Pepper, Canadian actor | |
April 4th, 1970 (April 04 1970) | Birth | Michael Schwartz, American turntablist, known as Mix Master Mike, DJ for the Beastie Boys | |
April 4th, 1969 (April 04 1969) | Event | Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart. | |
April 4th, 1968 (April 04 1968) | Event | Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. | Martin Luther Quotes |
April 4th, 1968 (April 04 1968) | Event | Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 6. | |
April 4th, 1968 (April 04 1968) | Event | AEK Athens BC becomes the first Greek team to win the European Basketball Cup. | |
April 4th, 1968 (April 04 1968) | Birth | Jennifer Lynch, American director | |
April 4th, 1968 (April 04 1968) | Death | Martin Luther King, Jr., American civil rights activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (born in 1929) | Martin Luther Quotes |
April 4th, 1967 (April 04 1967) | Event | Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech in New York City s Riverside Church. | Martin Luther Quotes |
April 4th, 1967 (April 04 1967) | Death | Hector Scarone, Uruguayan footballer (born in 1898) | |
April 4th, 1967 (April 04 1967) | Death | Al Lewis, American songwriter (born in 1901) | |
April 4th, 1966 (April 04 1966) | Birth | Nancy McKeon, American actor | |
April 4th, 1965 (April 04 1965) | Event | The first model of the new Saab Viggen fighter aircraft plane is unveiled. | |
April 4th, 1965 (April 04 1965) | Birth | Robert Downey Jr., American actor | |
April 4th, 1964 (April 04 1964) | Event | The Beatles occupy the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. | |
April 4th, 1964 (April 04 1964) | Birth | Branco, Brazilian footballer and coach | |
April 4th, 1964 (April 04 1964) | Birth | David Cross, American actor and comedian | |
April 4th, 1964 (April 04 1964) | Birth | Robbie Rist, American actor | |
April 4th, 1963 (April 04 1963) | Birth | Dale Hawerchuk, Canadian ice hockey player | |
April 4th, 1963 (April 04 1963) | Birth | Graham Norton, Irish talk show host | |
April 4th, 1962 (April 04 1962) | Birth | Craig Adams, English musician(The Sisters of Mercy, Mission UK) | |
April 4th, 1962 (April 04 1962) | Death | James Hanratty, executed at Bedford Prison, England, for the murder of Michael Gregsten (born in 1936) | |
April 4th, 1961 (April 04 1961) | Death | Simion Stoilow, Romanian mathematician (born in 1873) | |
April 4th, 1960 (April 04 1960) | Event | Senegal independence day. | |
April 4th, 1960 (April 04 1960) | Birth | Jane Eaglin, English soprano | |
April 4th, 1960 (April 04 1960) | Birth | Hugo Weaving, Nigerian-born English-Australian actor | |
April 4th, 1958 (April 04 1958) | Event | The CND Peace Symbol displayed in public for the first time in London. | |
April 4th, 1958 (April 04 1958) | Birth | Cazuza, Brazilian poet, singer and composer (died in 1990) | |
April 4th, 1958 (April 04 1958) | Birth | Mary-Margaret Humes, American actress | |
April 4th, 1958 (April 04 1958) | Death | Johnny Stompanato, American organized crime figure (born in 1925) | Tom Ze Quotes |
April 4th, 1957 (April 04 1957) | Birth | Ali El Haggar, Egyptian singer and actor | |
April 4th, 1957 (April 04 1957) | Birth | Aki Kaurismaki, Finnish film director | |
April 4th, 1957 (April 04 1957) | Birth | Graeme Kelling, Scottish musician (Deacon Blue) (died in 2004) | |
April 4th, 1957 (April 04 1957) | Birth | Kelso, American racehorse (died in 1983) | |
April 4th, 1957 (April 04 1957) | Birth | Nobuyoshi Kuwano, Japanese musician (Rats & Star) | |
April 4th, 1957 (April 04 1957) | Death | E. Herbert Norman, Canadian diplomat (born in 1909) | |
April 4th, 1956 (April 04 1956) | Birth | Tom Herr, American baseball player | |
April 4th, 1956 (April 04 1956) | Birth | David E. Kelley, American writer and TV producer | |
April 4th, 1953 (April 04 1953) | Birth | Robert Bertrand, Canadian politician | |
April 4th, 1953 (April 04 1953) | Birth | Sammy Wilson, Northern Irish politician | |
April 4th, 1953 (April 04 1953) | Death | King Carol II of Romania (born in 1893) | |
April 4th, 1952 (April 04 1952) | Birth | Rosemarie Ackermann, German athlete | |
April 4th, 1952 (April 04 1952) | Birth | Pat Burns, Canadian ice hockey coach | |
April 4th, 1952 (April 04 1952) | Birth | Gary Moore, Irish guitarist (Thin Lizzy) | |
April 4th, 1952 (April 04 1952) | Birth | Gregg Hansford, Australian motorcycle and car racer (died in 1995) | |
April 4th, 1951 (April 04 1951) | Birth | John Hannah, American football player | |
April 4th, 1951 (April 04 1951) | Birth | Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia | |
April 4th, 1951 (April 04 1951) | Death | Al Christie, Canadian film director and producer (born in 1881) | |
April 4th, 1951 (April 04 1951) | Death | George Albert Smith, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS or Mormon Church) (born in 1870) | Jesus Christ Quotes |
April 4th, 1950 (April 04 1950) | Birth | Christine Lahti, American actress | |
April 4th, 1949 (April 04 1949) | Event | Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. | |
April 4th, 1949 (April 04 1949) | Birth | Junior Braithwaite, Jamaican singer (The Wailers) (died in 1999) | |
April 4th, 1949 (April 04 1949) | Birth | Shing-Tung Yau, Chinese mathematician | |
April 4th, 1948 (April 04 1948) | Birth | Michael Blassie, U.S. Air Force officer (died in 1972) | |
April 4th, 1948 (April 04 1948) | Birth | Berry Oakley, American bassist (The Allman Brothers Band) (died in 1972) | |
April 4th, 1948 (April 04 1948) | Birth | Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party | |
April 4th, 1948 (April 04 1948) | Birth | Dan Simmons, American writer | |
April 4th, 1948 (April 04 1948) | Birth | Derek Thompson, Northern Irish actor | |
April 4th, 1947 (April 04 1947) | Birth | Ray Fosse, American baseball player and broadcaster | |
April 4th, 1947 (April 04 1947) | Birth | Luke Halpin, American actor | |
April 4th, 1947 (April 04 1947) | Birth | Wiranto, Indonesian general | |
April 4th, 1947 (April 04 1947) | Death | William O Donnell, Irish politician (b. ?) | |
April 4th, 1946 (April 04 1946) | Birth | Dave Hill, English guitarist (Slade) | |
April 4th, 1946 (April 04 1946) | Birth | Katsuaki Sato, Japanese martial artist | Martial Quotes |
April 4th, 1945 (April 04 1945) | Event | World War II: American troops liberate Ohrdruf forced labor camp in Germany. | |
April 4th, 1945 (April 04 1945) | Event | World War II: Soviet Army takes control of Hungary. | |
April 4th, 1945 (April 04 1945) | Birth | Daniel Cohn-Bendit, French political activist | |
April 4th, 1945 (April 04 1945) | Birth | Caroline McWilliams, American actress | |
April 4th, 1944 (April 04 1944) | Birth | Magda Aelvoet, Belgian politician | |
April 4th, 1944 (April 04 1944) | Birth | Craig T. Nelson, American actor | |
April 4th, 1942 (April 04 1942) | Birth | Jim Fregosi, American baseball player and manager | |
April 4th, 1942 (April 04 1942) | Birth | Kitty Kelley, American writer | |
April 4th, 1940 (April 04 1940) | Birth | Richard Attwood, British racing driver | |
April 4th, 1940 (April 04 1940) | Birth | Sharon Sheeley, American songwriter | |
April 4th, 1939 (April 04 1939) | Event | Faisal II becomes King of Iraq. | |
April 4th, 1939 (April 04 1939) | Birth | JoAnne Carner, American golfer | |
April 4th, 1939 (April 04 1939) | Birth | Major Lance, American singer (died in 1994) | |
April 4th, 1939 (April 04 1939) | Birth | Hugh Masekela, South African musician | |
April 4th, 1938 (April 04 1938) | Birth | A. Bartlett Giamatti, American university president and Commissioner of Baseball (died in 1989) | |
April 4th, 1933 (April 04 1933) | Birth | Bill France, Jr., NASCAR pioneer (died in 2007) | |
April 4th, 1932 (April 04 1932) | Birth | Clive Davis, American record producer | |
April 4th, 1932 (April 04 1932) | Birth | Estelle Harris, American actress | |
April 4th, 1932 (April 04 1932) | Birth | Richard Lugar, American politician | |
April 4th, 1932 (April 04 1932) | Birth | Anthony Perkins, American actor (died in 1992) | |
April 4th, 1932 (April 04 1932) | Birth | Andrei Tarkovsky, Soviet film director (died in 1986) | |
April 4th, 1932 (April 04 1932) | Death | Wilhelm Ostwald, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born in 1853) | |
April 4th, 1931 (April 04 1931) | Birth | Bobby Ray Inman, American admiral and intelligence director | |
April 4th, 1931 (April 04 1931) | Death | Andre Michelin, French industrialist (born in 1853) | |
April 4th, 1930 (April 04 1930) | Event | The Communist Party of Panama is founded. | |
April 4th, 1929 (April 04 1929) | Death | Karl Benz, German engine designer, inventor, and automobile engineer (born in 1844) | |
April 4th, 1928 (April 04 1928) | Birth | Maya Angelou, American writer | Maya Angelou Quotes |
April 4th, 1925 (April 04 1925) | Birth | Claude Wagner, French-Canadian politician and judge (died in 1979) | |
April 4th, 1925 (April 04 1925) | Birth | Emmett Williams, American poet (died in 2007) | |
April 4th, 1924 (April 04 1924) | Birth | Gil Hodges, American baseball player and manager (died in 1972) | |
April 4th, 1923 (April 04 1923) | Death | John Venn, British mathematician (born in 1834) | |
April 4th, 1922 (April 04 1922) | Birth | Elmer Bernstein, American composer (died in 2004) | |
April 4th, 1920 (April 04 1920) | Birth | Eric Rohmer, French film director | |
April 4th, 1919 (April 04 1919) | Death | William Crookes, English chemist and physicist (born in 1832) | |
April 4th, 1918 (April 04 1918) | Event | World War I: Second Battle of the Somme ends. | |
April 4th, 1918 (April 04 1918) | Birth | George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe (died in 2007) | |
April 4th, 1916 (April 04 1916) | Birth | Nikola Ljubicic, Yugoslav general, Serbian communist politician (died in 2005) | |
April 4th, 1916 (April 04 1916) | Birth | Mickey Owen, American baseball player (died in 2005) | |
April 4th, 1916 (April 04 1916) | Birth | David White, American actor (died in 1990) | |
April 4th, 1915 (April 04 1915) | Birth | Muddy Waters, American musician (died in 1983) | |
April 4th, 1914 (April 04 1914) | Birth | Marguerite Duras, French writer (died in 1996) | Marguerite Duras Quotes |
April 4th, 1913 (April 04 1913) | Event | The Greek aviator Emmanuel Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot victim of the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes. | |
April 4th, 1913 (April 04 1913) | Birth | Frances Langford, American actress (died in 2005) | |
April 4th, 1913 (April 04 1913) | Birth | Jules Leger, Quebec diplomat and Governor general of Canada (died in 1980) | |
April 4th, 1911 (April 04 1911) | Birth | Max Dupain, Australian photographer (died in 1992) | |
April 4th, 1908 (April 04 1908) | Birth | Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, American memoirist (Cheaper by the Dozen) (died in 2006) | |
April 4th, 1906 (April 04 1906) | Birth | Bea Benaderet, American actress (died in 1968) | |
April 4th, 1906 (April 04 1906) | Birth | John Cameron Swayze, American journalist (died in 1995) | |
April 4th, 1905 (April 04 1905) | Event | In India, an earthquake near Kangra kills 20,000. | |
April 4th, 1905 (April 04 1905) | Birth | Eugene Bozza, French modern composer (died in 1991) | |
April 4th, 1902 (April 04 1902) | Birth | Louise Leveque de Vilmorin, French actress (died in 1969) | |
April 4th, 1902 (April 04 1902) | Birth | Stanley G. Weinbaum, American science-fiction author (died in 1935) | |
April 4th, 1898 (April 04 1898) | Birth | Agnes Ayres, American actress (died in 1940) | |
April 4th, 1897 (April 04 1897) | Birth | Pierre Fresnay, French stage and film actor (died in 1975) | |
April 4th, 1896 (April 04 1896) | Birth | Robert E. Sherwood, American playwright (died in 1955) | |
April 4th, 1895 (April 04 1895) | Birth | Arthur Murray, American dance teacher (died in 1991) | |
April 4th, 1890 (April 04 1890) | Death | Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, Quebec politician (born in 1820) | |
April 4th, 1890 (April 04 1890) | Death | Edmond Hebert, French geologist (born in 1812) | |
April 4th, 1888 (April 04 1888) | Birth | Tris Speaker, American baseball player (died in 1958) | |
April 4th, 1888 (April 04 1888) | Birth | Zdzislaw Zygulski, Sr., Polish literary historian (died in 1975) | |
April 4th, 1887 (April 04 1887) | Event | Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States. | |
April 4th, 1884 (April 04 1884) | Birth | Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese naval commander (died in 1943) | Isoroku Yamamoto Quotes |
April 4th, 1884 (April 04 1884) | Death | Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian artist and diarist (born in 1860) | |
April 4th, 1883 (April 04 1883) | Death | Peter Cooper, American industrialist, inventor and philanthropist (born in 1791) | |
April 4th, 1882 (April 04 1882) | Birth | Kurt von Schleicher, Chancellor of Germany (died in 1934) | |
April 4th, 1879 (April 04 1879) | Death | Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist (born in 1803) | |
April 4th, 1878 (April 04 1878) | Death | Richard Brewer, American gunslinger/cowboy (born in 1850) | |
April 4th, 1876 (April 04 1876) | Birth | Maurice de Vlaminck, French painter (died in 1958) | |
April 4th, 1875 (April 04 1875) | Birth | Pierre Monteux, French conductor (died in 1964) | |
April 4th, 1874 (April 04 1874) | Death | Charles Ernest Beule, French archaeologist and politician (born in 1826) | |
April 4th, 1870 (April 04 1870) | Death | Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (born in 1802) | |
April 4th, 1866 (April 04 1866) | Event | Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt in the city of Kiev. | |
April 4th, 1865 (April 04 1865) | Event | American Civil War: A day after Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln visits the Confederate capital. | Abraham Lincoln Quotes |
April 4th, 1864 (April 04 1864) | Death | Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (born in 1808) | |
April 4th, 1863 (April 04 1863) | Death | Ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver (born in 1790) | |
April 4th, 1861 (April 04 1861) | Death | John McLean, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (born in 1785) | |
April 4th, 1859 (April 04 1859) | Event | Bryant s Minstrels debut "Dixie" in New York City in the finale of a blackface minstrel show. | |
April 4th, 1858 (April 04 1858) | Birth | Remy de Gourmont, French poet (died in 1915) | |
April 4th, 1850 (April 04 1850) | Event | The Great Fire of Cottenham, a large part of the Cambridgeshire village (England) is burnt to the ground under suspicious circumstances. | |
April 4th, 1850 (April 04 1850) | Event | Los Angeles, California is incorporated as a city. | |
April 4th, 1846 (April 04 1846) | Birth | Comte de Lautreamont, French writer (died in 1870) | |
April 4th, 1846 (April 04 1846) | Death | Solomon Sibley, American senator from Michigan Territory (born in 1769) | Solomon Quotes |
April 4th, 1842 (April 04 1842) | Birth | Edouard Lucas, French mathematician (died in 1891) | |
April 4th, 1842 (April 04 1842) | Death | Jean Moufot, French philosopher and mathematician (born in 1784) | Philo Quotes |
April 4th, 1841 (April 04 1841) | Event | William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia becoming the first President of the United States to die in office and the one with the shortest term served. | William Henry Harrison Quotes |
April 4th, 1841 (April 04 1841) | Death | William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States (born in 1773) | William Henry Harrison Quotes |
April 4th, 1826 (April 04 1826) | Birth | Zenobe Gramme, Belgian engineer (died in 1901) | |
April 4th, 1821 (April 04 1821) | Birth | Linus Yale, Jr., American inventor and manufacturer (died in 1868) | |
April 4th, 1819 (April 04 1819) | Birth | Queen Maria II of Portugal (died in 1853) | |
April 4th, 1818 (April 04 1818) | Event | The United States Congress adopts the flag of the United States with 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state (then 20). | |
April 4th, 1818 (April 04 1818) | Birth | Thomas Mayne Reid, Irish-American novelist (died in 1883) | |
April 4th, 1817 (April 04 1817) | Death | Andre Massena, Duke of Rivoli, Prince of Essling and Marshal of France (born in 1758) | |
April 4th, 1814 (April 04 1814) | Event | Napoleon abdicates for the first time. | |
April 4th, 1812 (April 04 1812) | Event | U.S. President James Madison enacted a ninety-day embargo on trade with the United Kingdom. | James Madison Quotes |
April 4th, 1807 (April 04 1807) | Death | Joseph Jerome Lefrancais de Lalande, French astronomer (born in 1732) | |
April 4th, 1802 (April 04 1802) | Birth | Dorothea Dix, American social activist (died in 1887) | |
April 4th, 1792 (April 04 1792) | Death | James Sykes, American politician (born in 1725) | |
April 4th, 1785 (April 04 1785) | Birth | Bettina von Arnim, German writer (died in 1859) | |
April 4th, 1774 (April 04 1774) | Death | Oliver Goldsmith, English writer (born in 1728) | Oliver Goldsmith Quotes |
April 4th, 1772 (April 04 1772) | Birth | Nachman of Breslov, Ukranian founder of Breslov Hasidut (died in 1810) | |
April 4th, 1766 (April 04 1766) | Death | John Taylor, English classical scholar (born in 1704) | |
April 4th, 1761 (April 04 1761) | Death | Theodore Gardelle, Swiss painter and enameler (born in 1722) | |
April 4th, 1743 (April 04 1743) | Death | Daniel Neal, English historian (born in 1678) | |
April 4th, 1721 (April 04 1721) | Event | Sir Robert Walpole enters office as the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom under King George I. | |
April 4th, 1718 (April 04 1718) | Birth | Benjamin Kennicott, English churchman and Hebrew scholar (died in 1783) | |
April 4th, 1701 (April 04 1701) | Death | Joseph Haines, entertainer and author | |
April 4th, 1688 (April 04 1688) | Birth | Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (died in 1768) | |
April 4th, 1661 (April 04 1661) | Death | Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, Scottish soldier (born in circa 1580) | |
April 4th, 1660 (April 04 1660) | Event | Declaration of Breda by King Charles II of England. | |
April 4th, 1655 (April 04 1655) | Event | The miraculous statue entitled the Infant of Prague is solemnly crowned by command of Cardinal Harrach. | |
April 4th, 1648 (April 04 1648) | Birth | Grinling Gibbons Dutch woodcarver (died in 1721) | |
April 4th, 1646 (April 04 1646) | Birth | Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (died in 1715) | |
April 4th, 1643 (April 04 1643) | Death | Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian (born in 1583) | |
April 4th, 1617 (April 04 1617) | Death | John Napier, Scottish mathematician (born in 1550) | John Scott Quotes |
April 4th, 1609 (April 04 1609) | Death | Charles de L Ecluse, Flemish botanist (born in 1526) | |
April 4th, 1593 (April 04 1593) | Birth | Edward Nicholas, English statesman (died in 1669) | |
April 4th, 1588 (April 04 1588) | Death | King Frederick II of Denmark (born in 1534) | |
April 4th, 1581 (April 04 1581) | Event | Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. | |
April 4th, 1572 (April 04 1572) | Birth | William Strachey, English writer (died in 1621) | |
April 4th, 1536 (April 04 1536) | Death | Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (born in 1460) | |
April 4th, 1492 (April 04 1492) | Birth | Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (died in 1564) | |
April 4th, 1305 (April 04 1305) | Death | Jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (born in circa 1217) | |
April 4th, 1292 (April 04 1292) | Death | Pope Nicholas IV (born in 1227) | |
April 4th, 1284 (April 04 1284) | Death | King Alfonso X of Castile (born in 1221) | Alfonso X of Castile Quotes |
April 4th, 0896 (April 04 0896) | Death | Pope Formosus (born in 816) | |
April 4th, 0636 (April 04 0636) | Death | Saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (born in cira 560) | Isidore of Seville Quotes |
April 4th, 0397 (April 04 0397) | Death | St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan (born in circa 338) | Ambrose Quotes |
April 4th, 0186 (April 04 0186) | Birth | Caracalla, Roman emperor (died in 217) | |