Tuesday, April 7, 2020 -Quote Of The Day...
* " Cheap things are of no value, valuable things are not cheap. "
On This Day In History...
In -451- 1 Attila's Hun's plunder Metz
In 1118- Pope Gelasius II excommunicated Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor
In 1348- Prague U, 1st university in central Europe, formed by Charles IV
In 1456- Louis van Burbon becomes prince-bishop of Luik
In 1498- Crowd storms Savonarola's convent San Marco Florence Italy
In 1509- France declares war on Venice
In 1521- Inquisitor-General Adrian Boeyens bans Lutheran books
In 1521- Magelhaes' fleet reaches Cebu
In 1584- Ieper surrenders to duke Van Parma
In 1625- Albrecht von Wallenstein appointed German supreme commander
In 1645- Michael Cardozo becomes 1st Jewish lawyer in Brazil
In 1652- Dutch establish settlement at Cape Town, South Africa
In 1655- Fabio Chigi replaces Pope Innocent X as Alexander VII
In 1712- Slave revolt (New York NY)
In 1724- Johann S Bach's "John Passion" premieres in Leipzig
In 1788- 1st settlement in Ohio, at Marietta
In 1798- Territory of Mississippi is organized
In 1805- Premiere of Beethoven's "Eroica" (conducted by himself)
In 1818- General Andrew Jackson conquers St Marks FL from Seminole Indians
In 1827- English chemist John Walker invents wooden matches
In 1831- Dom Pedro abdicates to son, Dom Pedro II crowned emperor of Brazil
In 1860- Grand duke Frederik I liberalizes laws in Bathe
In 1862- Grant defeats Confederates at Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee; Island #10 falls
In 1863- Battle of Charleston SC, failed Federal fleet attack on Fort Sumter
In 1865- Battle of Farmville VA
In 1888- Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Yellow Face" (BG)
In 1891- Nebraska introduces the 8 hour work day
In 1901- SDAP demands General voting right/abolishing First Chamber
In 1902- Texas Oil Company (Texaco) forms
In 1906- Act of Algeciras drawn between Moroccan police & banking business
In 1917- De Falla's ballet "El Sombrero de tres Picos", premieres in Madrid
In 1917- James Barries' "Old Lady Shows Her", premieres in London
In 1919- 1st parcel of land is purchased for Cleveland Metroparks
In 1922- Naval Reserve #3, "Teapot Dome", leased to Harry F Sinclair
In 1923- 1st brain tumor operation under local anesthetic performed (Beth Israel Hospital in NYC) by Dr K Winfield Ney
In 1923- Workers Party of America (NYC) becomes official communist party
In 1926- Forest fire burns 900 acres & kills 2 (San Luis Obispo CA)
In 1926- Mussolini's Irish wife breaks his nose
In 1927- Using phone lines TV is sent from Washington DC to New York NY
In 1928- 44-year old New York Ranger General Manager Lester Patrick replaces his injured goaltender in a Stanley Cup game, & beats Montréal Maroons 2-1
In 1931- Seals Stadium opens in San Francisco
In 1933- Prohibition ends, Utah becomes 38th state to ratify 21st Amendment
In 1933- University Bridge, Seattle opens for traffic
In 1933- 1st 2 Nazi anti-Jewish laws, bar Jews from legal & public service
In 1934- In India, Mahatma Gandhi suspends his campaign of civil disobedience
In 1939- Italy annexes Albania
In 1940- 1st black to appear on US stamp (Booker T Washington)
In 1940- 7th Golf Masters Championship Jimmy Demaret beats Lloyd Mangrum, shooting a 280
In 1941- British Generals O'Connor & Neame captured in North Africa
In 1942- Heavy German assault on Malta
In 1943- NFL adopts free substitution rule
In 1943- Adolf Hitler & Benito Mussolini meet for an Axis conference in Salzburg
In 1943- British/US troops make contact at Wadi Akarit, South-Tunisia
In 1943- Lieutenant Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg seriously wounded in allied air raid
In 1944- General Montgomery speaks to Generals about invasion plan
In 1945- 1st & last assault of German Rammkommando on US bombers
In 1945- US B-17's bombs range at Lüneburg
In 1945- US planes intercept Japanese fleet heading for Okinawa on a suicide mission; superbattleship Yamato & four destroyers are sunk
In 1946- Part of East Prussia incorporated into Russian SFSR
In 1946- 10th Golf Masters Championship Herman Keiser wins, shooting a 282
In 1948- World Health Organization established by UN
In 1949- Rogers & Hammerstein's "South Pacific" opens at Majestic Theater (for 1928 performances)
In 1951- American Bowling Congress begins 1st masters tournament
In 1951- 15th Golf Masters Championship Ben Hogan wins, shooting a 280
In 1951- US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak
In 1953- 1st west-to-east jet transatlantic nonstop flight
In 1953- Dag Hammarskjöld of Sweden elected 2nd UN General-Secretary
In 1954- German government refuses to recognize DDR
In 1954- President Dwight Eisenhower fears "domino-effect" in Indo-China
In 1954- WALB TV channel 10 in Albany GA (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
In 1956- Spain relinquishes her protectorate in Morocco
In 1956- 10th NBA Championship Philadelphia Warriors beat Fort Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 1
In 1957- 21st Golf Masters Championship Doug Ford wins, shooting a 283
In 1957- Last of New York's electric trolleys completes its final run
In 1958- Dodgers erect 42-foot screen in left field at Los Angeles Coliseum to cut down on home runs, since it is only 250 feet down the line
In 1959- Radar 1st bounced off sun, Stanford CA
In 1959- Oklahoma ends prohibition, after 51 years
In 1962- Umrigar slams 172 vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes
In 1962- Yugoslav ex-president Milovan Djilas returns to jail
In 1963- Yugoslavia proclaimed a Socialistic republic
In 1963- 27th Golf Masters Championship Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 286
In 1963- Public stock offering of 115,000 shares in Milwaukee Braves withdrawn after only 13,000 shares are sold to 1,600 new investors
In 1965- Bevan Congdon makes a stumping as 12th man New Zealand vs Pakistan
In 1966- US recovers lost H-bomb from Mediterranean floor (whoops!)
In 1967- Israeli/Syrian border fights
In 1967- Tom Donahue, San Francisco dj begins new radio format - Progressive (KMPX-FM)
In 1969- Dodgers' Bill Singer is credited with 1st official save, against Reds
In 1969- Supreme Court strikes down laws prohibiting private possession of obscene material
In 1969- Ted Williams begins managing Washington Senators, they lose to Yankees 8-4
In 1970- "Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-moon Marigolds", premieres in NYC
In 1970- 42nd Academy Awards - "Midnight Cowboy", John Wayne & Maggie Smith win
In 1970- Milwaukee Brewers (former Seattle Pilots) 1st game, lose to Angels 12-0
In 1971- Dismissal of Curt Flood's suit against baseball is upheld by Supreme Court
In 1971- President Richard Nixon orders Lieutenant Calley (My Lai) free
In 1971- WCJB TV channel 20 in Gainesville FL (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 3-judge US Circuit Court of Appeals
In 1973- Cleveland sets day-game & opening-game attendance records of 74,420
In 1973- Doug Walters' best Test Cricket bowling, 5-66 vs West Indies Georgetown
In 1974- Herb Gardner's "Thieves", premieres in NYC
In 1976- Chinese Politburo fires vice-premier Deng Xiaoping
In 1977- Consumer Product Safety Commission bans the flame-retardant chemical "TRIS"
In 1977- Toronto Blues Jays 1st game, they beat Chicago 9-5
In 1978- President Jimmy Carter defers production of the neutron bomb
In 1978- Guttenberg bible sold for $2,000,000 in NYC
In 1978- US Court of Appeals upholds Commissioner Kuhn's voiding of attempted player sales by A's owner Charlie Finley in June 1976
In 1979- Henri La Mothe dives 28' into 12 3/8" of water
In 1979- Houston Astro Ken Forsch pitches no-hitter against Atlanta Braves, 6-0
In 1979- Islander's Mike Bossy scores 4 goals against Flyers
In 1980- Jimmy Carter breaks relations with Iran during hostage crisis
In 1981- Willem Klein mentally extracts 13th root of a 100-digit # in 29 seconds
In 1981- Belgium Eyskens government forms
In 1982- Pittsburgh Penguins 1-New York Islanders 8-Preliminary-Islanders hold 1-0 lead
In 1982- Iran minister of Foreign affairs Ghotbzadeh arrested
In 1983- STS-6 specialist Story Musgrave & Don Peterson 1st STS spacewalk
In 1983- Washington Capitals 4-New York Islanders 2-Patrick Division Semifinals-series tied 1-1
In 1983- WIBC Championship Tournament in Las Vegas, attracts 75,480 women bowlers for 83-day event
In 1983- Oldest human skeleton, aged 80,000 years, discovered in Egypt
In 1984- Detroit Tiger Jack Morris pitches no-hitter against Chicago White Sox, 4-0
In 1985- 1st live telecast of Easter Parade
In 1985- 14th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Alice Miller
In 1985- New Jersey General Hershel Walker runs for USFL record 233 yards
In 1986- Wrestlemania II at 3 locations, Hulk Hogan beats King Kong Bundy
In 1987- National Museum of Female Physicians opens in Washington DC
In 1988- New Jersey Devils 3-2 over New York Islanders, 1st NHL playoff round tied 1-1
In 1988- Gerrit John Heijns murderer, arrested
In 1988- Russia announces it will withdraw its troops from Afghánistán
In 1988- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
In 1989- New York Supreme Court takes America's Cup away from San Diego Yacht Club for using a catamaran against New Zealand; Appeals court eventually overrules
In 1989- Soviet sub sinks in Norwegian Sea, with about a dozen deaths
In 1990- Farm Aid IV concert
In 1990- Fire kills 110 on a ferry in Norway, in an unrelated event, 30 die in a ferry flip over in Burma
In 1990- John Poindexter (National Security Advisor) found guilty on Iran-Contra scandal
In 1990- Michael Milken pleads innocent to security law violations
In 1990- New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 5-2, Rangers lead 2-0 in preliminary NHL playoff
In 1990- BPAA US Open by Ron Palombi Jr
In 1991- George Washington Bridge raises toll from $3.00 to $4.00
In 1991- Wrestlemania VII scheduled in Los Angeles CA, actually performed 03/24
In 1991- "Big Love" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 41 performances
In 1991- "Shadowlands" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC after 169 performances
In 1991- 3rd Seniors Golf Tradition Jack Nicklaus
In 1991- Chris Johnson wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship
In 1991- Compton Gamma Ray Observatory orbits Earth
In 1993- Dante Bichette hits the 1st Colorado Rockie homerun (Shea Stadium, New York)
In 1994- "Medea" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 82 performances
In 1994- 1st night game at Cleveland's Jacobs Field, Indians 6 Seattle 2
In 1994- New York Yankees beat Texas Rangers 18-6
In 1994- Shannen Doherty files for divorce from Ashley Hamilton
In 1994- Singer Percy Sledge pleads guilty to tax evasion
In 1994- Vatican acknowledges Holocaust (Nazi's killing Jews) for 1st time
In 1995- Baseball exhibition season begins late due to strike
In 1996- 8th Seniors Golf Tradition Jack Nicklaus wins
In 1996- Jayasuriya hits fastest ODI fifty off 17 balls vs Pakistan, Singapore
In 1996- Kelly Robbins wins Sacramento 12 Bridges LPGA Golf Classic
In 1996- Pakistan beat Sri Lanka to win Singer Cup in Singapore
In 1997- Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Fort Myers FL on WRXK 96.1 FM
April 7 -Birthdays
In 1506- St Francis Xavier Jesuit missionary to India, Malaya, & Japan
In 1534- José de Anchieta Spanish jesuit/missionary (Brazilian Tupi-Indians)
In 1613- Gerard Dou Dutch painter (Night School)
In 1622- Louise Hollandine daughter of King Frederik V & Elizabeth Stuart
In 1629- Juan José of Austria, Spanish General/Governor of Netherlands
In 1648- Ferdinand van Kessel Flemish painter
In 1694- Coelestin Praelisauer composer
In 1699- Andreas Benedikt Praelisauer composer
In 1727- Henri Hardouin composer
In 1727- Michel Adanson French biologist (Natural History of Sénégal)
In 1745- Georg Druschetzky composer
In 1748- Georg Wenzel Ritter composer
In 1756- Charles Felix King of Sardina (1821-31)
In 1763- Domenico Dragonetti composer
In 1768- Karl Theodor Toeschi composer
In 1770- William Wordsworth England, poet laureate (The Prelude)
In 1772- F M Charles Fourier French socialist
In 1775- Francis C Lowell founded 1st raw cotton-to-cloth textile mill
In 1780- William Ellery Channing US, Unitarian clergyman
In 1786- William Rufus DeVane King (D) 13th US Vice President (1853)
In 1801- Henry Eagle Commander (Union Navy), died in 1882
In 1803- Flora Tristan writer
In 1805- Francis Wilkinson Pickens (Governor-SC, Confederacy), died in 1869
In 1819- Hubert Leonard composer
In 1820- György Klapka Hungarian General/MP (Komárom-castle)
In 1822- Gershom Mott Major General (Union volunteers)
In 1826- Johann Hermann Berens composer
In 1841- Alfred Cogniaux Belgian botanicus
In 1841- Joseph H "Jozef" Neuhuys painter
In 1847- J P Jacobsen writer
In 1851- Otto Adolf Klauwell composer
In 1858- Adrien H Gerhard Dutch socialist politician (SDAP)
In 1859- Walter Camp Connecticut, father of American football (Yale)
In 1860- W K Kellogg a real corn flake
In 1869- David Grandison Fairchild US, botanist/explorer, brought plants to US
In 1870- Gustav Landauer German socialist
In 1870- Joseph Ryeland Belgian composer/Baron
In 1872- William Monroe Trotter famous African
In 1878- C M M Hathorn cricketer (South African Test centurion in 1905-06)
In 1878- Jozef C Bittremieux Flemish theologist (Virgin & Mother of God)
In 1882- Bert "Dainty" Ironmonger cricketer (belated Australian representative 1928-33)
In 1882- Kurt von Schleiger German chancellor (12/2/32-1/28/33)
In 1884- Charles Dodd English new testament authority
In 1884- Louis H N Bosch van Rosenthal Dutch politician/resistance fighter
In 1889- Gabriela Mistral Chilean poet (Desolación, Tenderness)/Nobel 1945
In 1890- Marjory Stoneman Douglas environmentalist (1st Lady of Everglades)
In 1893- Allan W Dulles US diplomat/CIA head 1953-61 (Germany's Underground)
In 1893- Irene Castle dancer (leader in anti-vivisection movement)
In 1894- Gerald Brenan English writer
In 1895- Eduardo Toldra composer
In 1895- Lewis B Combs naval commander/civil engineer
In 1896- Benny Leonard lightweight boxing champion (1917-25)
In 1897- Walter Winchell Harlem New York NY, newscaster/columnist (Untouchables)
In 1897- Harald Sigurd Johan Saeverud composer
In 1899- Robert Marcel Casadesus French pianist/composer (Prix Diémer)
In 1900- Elaine Miles actress (Marilyn-Northern Exposure)
In 1900- Morris Johnson Jr drag race car driver
In 1900- Shane rocker (Electric Angels-I Believe, Whiplash)
In 1900- Tebbs Lloyd Johnson England, 50K walker (Olympics-bronze-1952)
In 1903- Willi Forst Austrian actor/director (Im weissen Rössl)
In 1908- Percy Faith conductor (Summer Place)
In 1908- Le Duan Vietnamese politician
In 1912- John Adrian Hope politician/businessman
In 1912- Valčre Depauw Flemish writer
In 1914- Sydney Thompson rock climber
In 1915- Billie Holiday [Eleanora Fagan] Philadelphia PA, singer (Ain't Nobody's Business)
In 1915- Henry Kuttner US, sci-fi author (Dark World, As You Were, Startling Worlds of Henry Kuttner)
In 1917- R G Armstrong Birmingham AL, actor (T.H.E. Cat)
In 1918- Peanuts Hucko Syracuse NY, dixieland clarinetist (Lawrence Welk Show)
In 1918- Ronald Howard Norwood England, actor (Naked Edge, Africa-Texas Style)
In 1918- C B Bertie Clarke cricketer (Barbados & West Indian leg-spinner)
In 1918- Peter Aryans [PCJ Vander] Dutch radio actor (Shoot Out)
In 1919- Edoardo Mangiarotti Italy, épée (Olympics-gold-1952)
In 1919- Ralph Flanagan Loraine OH, orchestra leader (Let's Dance)
In 1920- Ravi Shankar Benares India, sitar player (Sounds of India)
In 1920- Terence Edward Armstrong polar geographer
In 1922- Kenneth Howard Peacock composer
In 1924- Nick Perito Denver CO, orchestra leader (Don Knotts Show, Big Show)
In 1924- Harry Cordon comic/host (Fred Haché Show)
In 1924- Ikuma Dan composer
In 1926- Johannes Rood Dutch immunologist (Eurotransplant)
In 1928- Alan J Pakula director (All the President's Men, Klute)
In 1928- James [Scott Bumgarner] Garner Norman OK, actor (Rockford Files, Bret Maverick)
In 1928- James White UK, sci-fi author (Star Surgeon, Star Healer)
In 1930- Andrew Sachs actor (Manuel-Fawlty Towers)
In 1931- Donald Barthelme Philadelphia PA, writer (Snow White, Sadness)
In 1931- Daniel Ellsberg whistleblower (Pentagon Papers)/patriot
In 1932- Louis "Mr Bo" Collins Indianola MS, blues singer (If Trouble Was Money)
In 1933- Wayne Rogers Birmingham AL, actor (MASH, House Calls, Chiefs)
In 1934- Ian Richards Edinburgh Scotland, actor (Montgomery-Ike)
In 1935- Hodding Carter III press secretary (Jimmy Carter)
In 1935- Bobby Bare Irontown OH, country singer (Detroit City)
In 1935- Yvonne Fedderson co-founder (Childhelp USA)
In 1937- [Big] Charlie Thomas New York NY, jazz/rock singer (Drifters)
In 1938- Freddie Hubbard Indianapolis IN, jazz trumpeter (Art Blakey)
In 1938- Yvonne Lime Glendale CA, actress (Father Knows Best, Dobie Gillis)
In 1938- [Edmund G] Jerry Brown Jr San Francisco CA, (Governor-Democrat-CA, 1975-83)
In 1939- David Frost Tenderdon England, TV host (That Was the Week That Was)
In 1939- Donald L Holmquest Dallas TX, astronaut
In 1939- Francis Ford Coppola Detroit MI, film maker (Godfather, Apocalypse Now, American Graffiti)
In 1940- Jan Wilhelm Morthenson composer
In 1940- Patricia Paay Dutch singer (You are not hip)
In 1942- Edda Barends actress (Arthur & Eva)
In 1943- Roberta Shore [Schourup] Monterey Park CA, actress/singer (Virginian)
In 1943- Dennis Amiss cricketer (prolific English batsman)
In 1943- Mick Abrahams Luton Bedfordshire England, rock guitarist (Jethro Tull-This Was)
In 1943- Spencer Dryden New York NY, rock drummer (Jefferson Airplane-Go Ask Alice)
In 1946- Bill Kreutzmann Palo Alto CA, drummer (Grateful Dead, Grass Roots)
In 1946- Barbara Benary composer
In 1947- Patricia Bennett US singer (He's So Fine)
In 1949- John Oates guitarist/vocalist (Hall & Oates-Rich Girl)
In 1951- Janis Ian [Janis Eddy Fink] New York NY, folk singer (Society's Child, At 17)
In 1951- John Dittrich Union NJ, country singer (Restless Heart-Wheels)
In 1952- Bruce Gary Burbank CA, rock drummer (Knack-My Sharona)
In 1952- Jane Frederick US pentathlete (Olympics-7th-1976)
In 1953- Everard Endt US, yachting (Olympics-gold-1952)
In 1954- Donna White LPGA golfer
In 1954- Jackie Chan martial art actor (Rumble in the Bronx)
In 1954- Tony Dorsett NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys, Heisman Trophy)
In 1955- Andrea Fisher artist
In 1956- Gail Lee Hirata LPGA golfer
In 1958- Alexandra Neil Boston MA, actress (Rose-Guiding Light)
In 1958- Tony Ayre rocker (Adventures-Sea of Love)
In 1960- Simon Climie rock vocalist/keyboardist (Climie Fisher-Love Changes)
In 1962- Andy Hampsten Columbus OH, cyclist (Olympics-96)
In 1962- Bonny Warner Mount Baldy CA, lugist
In 1962- Hugh Edward Ralph O'Connor actor (In the Heat of the Night)
In 1964- Helen Wadsworth S Wales, golfer (Curtis Cup 1990)
In 1964- Joe Durant Pensacola FL, Nike golfer (1992 Boise Open-7th)
In 1965- Alexander Mronz Cologne Germany, tennis star
In 1965- Kaushik Amalean cricketer (two Tests for Sri Lanka 1986-88)
In 1966- Teri Ann Linn Honolulu HI, actress (Kristen-Bold & Beautiful)
In 1967- Steve Wisniewski NFL guard (Oakland Raiders)
In 1968- Bill Bellamy actor (Fled, How to be a Player, Joey Breaker)
In 1968- Don[ald] Smith North Tonawanda NY, rower (Olympics-5th-1996)
In 1969- Clark Sheehan Denver CO, cyclist (Olympics-96)
In 1969- Jeremy Lincoln NFL cornerback (Chicago Bears, Seattle Seahawks)
In 1969- Peggy Clasen St Paul MN, speed skater (Olympics-1994)
In 1969- Ricky Bones Salinas Puerto Rico, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees)
In 1969- Ricky Watters NFL running back (Philadelphia Eagles)
In 1970- Alexander Karpovtsev Moscow Russia, NHL defenseman (New York Rangers)
In 1970- Kevin Smith NFL cornerback (Dallas Cowboys)
In 1971- Cara Kendra Bernosky Miss Pennsylvania-USA (1997)
In 1971- Mark Thompson Russellville KY, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
In 1971- Stephen Brimacombe Australian 100 meter/200 meter (Olympics-96)
In 1971- Victor Kraatz Berlin Germany, Canadian ice dancer (1995 World Champions-4th)
In 1972- Greg Clark tight end (San Francisco 49ers)
In 1972- Joanne Brown Australian softball catcher/1st baseman (Olympics-bronze-96)
In 1972- Lovett Purnell wide receiver (New England Patriots)
In 1972- Malcolm Huckaby NBA guard (Miami Heat)
In 1972- Shana Williams Bridgeton NJ, long jumper/heptathlete
In 1974- Anita Maxwell WNBA forward (Cleveland Rockers)
In 1975- Beverly Peele super model (Elle)
In 1975- Ronde Barber cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
In 1975- Tiki Barber running back (New York Giants)
In 1975- Victoria Adams "Posh Spice", Hertfordshire, vocalist (Spice Girls)
In 1976- Erich Goldmann Dingolfing Germany, hockey defenseman (Team Germany 1998)
In 1978- Siobhan Drake-Brockman Bunbury Australia, tennis star (1994 Port Pirie)
April 7 -Deaths Which Occurred
In --30- 30 Jesus crucified by Roman troops in Jerusalem (scholars' estimate, according to astronomer Schaefer)
In -924- 4 Berengarius I Emperor of Italy, murdered
In 1444- John Capreolus French theologist (Libri IV), dies at about 50
In 1498- Charles VIII King of France (1483-98), dies at 27
In 1524- Philip of Burgundy bishop of Utrecht, dies
In 1614- El Greco Spanish painter (View of Toledo), dies (birth date unknown)
In 1719- Jean-Baptiste de la Salle French priest/theory/saint, dies at 67
In 1766- Tiberius Hemsterhuis Dutch classicist, dies at 81
In 1767- Franz Sparry composer, dies at 51
In 1768- Michel Mathieu composer, dies at 78
In 1778- Johann Balthasar Kehl composer, dies at 52
In 1783- Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer composer, dies at 71
In 1789- Abdül-Hamid I 27th sultan of Turkey (1774-89), dies at 64
In 1789- Peter Camper anatomist/animal scholar, dies at 66
In 1803- [François Dominique] Toussaint L'Ouverture Haitian revolutionary, dies
In 1810- Pieter L van de Kasteele Dutch politician/patriot, dies at 61
In 1833- Antoni Henryk Radziwill Lithuanian/Polish composer, dies at 57
In 1842- Henrik A Bjerregaard Norwegian writer/poet (Fjeldeventyret), dies at 50
In 1850- William Lisle Bowles English poet (14 Sonnets), dies at 87
In 1858- Anton Diabelli Austria publisher/composer, dies at 76
In 1862- Sydney Nelson composer, dies at 62
In 1871- Alexander grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 1 day old
In 1871- Wilhelm Freiherr von Tegetthoff Austrian Admiral (Helgoland/Lissa), dies at 43
In 1875- Georg Herwegh writer, dies at 57
In 1877- Errico Petrella composer, dies at 63
In 1880- Diederich Krug composer, dies at 58
In 1881- Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte Corsican MP, dies at 65
In 1884- Maria van Ackere-Doolaeghe Flemish poet (Avondlamp), dies at 80
In 1891- P[hineas] T Barnum US circus promoter (Barnum & Bailey), dies at 80
In 1917- Spyridon Filiskos Samaras composer, dies at 53
In 1932- Erv A Kelley US policeman, shot to death by Pretty Boy Floyd
In 1933- Jan Erik/Eric Jan Hanussen Berlin astrologist/illusionist, murdered
In 1934- William Monroe Trotter civil rights activist/journalist, dies on 62nd birthday in Boston
In 1943- Jovan Ducic Serbian poet (Blue Legends), dies at 72
In 1950- Walter Huston dies at 66
In 1955- Theda Bara actress (Camille, Cleopatra, 2 Orphans), dies at 62
In 1958- Judge Jackson composer, dies at 75
In 1958- Klimenty Arkad'yevich Korchmaryov composer, dies at 58
In 1961- Marian Jordan radio comedienne (Fibber McGee & Molly), dies at 62
In 1961- Jesus Guridi composer, dies at 74
In 1961- Yusef Greiss composer, dies at 61
In 1967- Anne Morrison Chapin dies in West Hollywood
In 1968- Jim Clark of Scotland, former world driving champion, dies in race car at 32
In 1970- Josina Machel wife of Mozambique's 1st President Samora Machel, dies
In 1971- Charles F Pahud de Mortanges (Olympics-gold-1928, 32), dies at 74
In 1972- "Crazy" Joe Gallo mobster, killed at his 43rd birthday party
In 1972- Abeid Karume Tanzanian sheik/President, murdered
In 1972- Victor Wong actor (Mission to Moscow, King Kong) dies at 65
In 1973- Nick Stuart bandleader, dies of cancer at 69
In 1976- Mary Margaret McBride TV hostess (Mary Margaret McBride), dies at 76
In 1977- Siegfried Buback German Federal Republic procureur-General, murdered Attorney-General
In 1978- Ernest Kanitz composer, dies at 83
In 1979- Bruno Apitz writer, dies at 78
In 1982- Brenda Benet actress (Track of Thunder), commits suicide by gun at 36
In 1983- Gavin Gordon television actor (Romance, Lone Cowboy), dies at 82
In 1984- Samuel G Engel screenwriter/poet, dies of heart failure at 79
In 1984- Frank Church (Senator-Democrat-OH, 1957-81), dies at 59
In 1987- Maxine Sullivan [Williams] American actress (Going Places), dies at 75
In 1988- Cesar Bresgen Austrian composer/organist, dies at 74
In 1989- Tikhon Toropets patriarch of Russian Orthodox/saint, dies at 123(?)
In 1992- Alix Talton former Miss Georgia, dies of lung cancer at 72
In 1992- Clovis Ruffin fashion designer (T shirt dress), dies of AIDS at 46
In 1992- Rick Emery dies after long illness at 39
In 1993- Max Croiset Dutch actor/dramatist/director (Zeekant), dies at 80
In 1993- Richard Schmiechen dies of AIDS at 45
In 1993- S C (Billy) Griffith cricketer (England 1948-49, MCC secretary), dies
In 1994- Agathe Uwilingiyimana PM of Rwanda, assassinated
In 1994- Angelus Gottfried "Golo" Mann German/US historian, dies at 85
In 1994- Arthur Gordon Clough journalist, dies at 59
In 1994- Evert Hartman Dutch writer (War Without Friends), dies at 56
In 1994- François de Grossouvre President Mitterrand advisor, suicide at 76
In 1994- Kurt Cobain grunge rocker (Nirvana), commits suicide by gun at 27
In 1994- Lee Brilleaux British R&B-singer/guitarist (Stupidity), dies at 41
In 1995- Philip Vincent Belloc Jebb architect, dies at 68
In 1996- Ian Spurling ballet designer, dies at 59
April 7 -Holidays
* China : Ching Ming - families gather at graves of ancestors
* Haiti : World Health Day (1948)
* Yugoslavia : Republic Day (1963)
* Switzerland : Glarius Festival (1388) - - - - - ( Thursday )
* Massachusetts : Student Government Day - - - - - ( Friday )
April 7 -Religious History
In 1541- Spanish founder of the Jesuits Francis Xavier, 35, and three friends set sail from Lisbon, Portugal for Goa. They became the first Roman Catholic missionaries to travel to India.
In 1628- Jonas Michaelius, 51, arrived in New Amsterdam (New York City), the first minister of the Dutch Reformed Church to come to America.
In 1884- Birth of C. H. Dodd, English clergyman and Bible scholar. Dodd became the most influential British New Testament scholar of the mid-20th century, and penned over a dozen books, including "The Parables of the Kingdom" (1934).
In 1953- Swedish statesman Dag Hammarskjld, 47, was elected Secretary General of the United Nations. Hammarskjld endeared himself to Christians, after his death in 1961, through the 1964 publication of his spiritual journal, "Markings."
In 1968- In a letter penned during his 83rd and final year of life, Karl Barth wrote: 'How one learns to be thankful for each day on which one can still do something.'