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1506 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cornerstone has several possible meanings and uses: Look up cornerstone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Basilica of Saint Peter from Castel SantAngelo. ... Events A plague of tropical fire ants devastates crops on Hispaniola. ... Bona Sforza Bona Sforza (born February 2, 1494 - November 19, 1557) was a queen of Poland and a second wife of Sigismund I of Poland since 1518. ... King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Stone lantern in a Chinese Garden A chōchin invites customers into an okonomiyaki restaurant in Japan A lantern is a portable lighting device used to illuminate broad areas. ... -1... Image of the North End, Boston neighborhood. ... Nickname: City on a Hill, Beantown, The Hub of the Universe (The State House, according to Oliver Wendell Holmes, is the hub of the Solar System), Athens of America Location in Massachusetts Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (D) Area    - City 232. ... Portrait of Paul Revere by John Singleton Copley, c. ... William Dawes William Dawes, Jr. ... Samuel Prescott (1751 - 1777?) was a U.S. patriot during the American Revolution. ... Samuel Adams (September 27, 1722 – October 2, 1803) was the chief Massachusetts leader of the Patriot cause leading to the American Revolution. ... Hancocks signature on the United States Declaration of Independence John Hancock (January 12, 1737 (O.S.) – October 8, 1793 (N.S.)) was President of the Second Continental Congress and of the Congress of the Confederation; first Governor of Massachusetts; and the first person to sign the United States Declaration... Prescott is the name of some places in the United States of America including Prescott, Arizona Prescott, Arkansas Prescott, Iowa Prescott, Michigan Prescott, Kansas Prescott, Oregon Prescott, Washington Prescott, Wisconsin Prescott, Ontario is a town in Canada. ... 1797 (MDCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Battle of Neuwied was fought on April 18, French under General Louis Lazare Hoche against Austrians under General Wermecek. ... A General is an officer of high military rank. ... Louis Lazare Hoche (June 24, 1768 - September 19, 1797) was a French general. ... A General is an officer of high military rank. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Fujita scale (F-Scale), or Fujita-Pearson scale, rates a tornados intensity by the damage it inflicts on human-built structures and sometimes on vegetation. ... Marshfield is a city located in Webster County, Missouri. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... St Andrews Ambulance Association, founded in 1882, is a charity based in Scotland. ... A Royal Charter is a charter given by a monarch to legitimize an incorporated body, such as a city, company, university or such. ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from and is powered by the sudden release of stored energy that radiates seismic waves. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The City by the Bay; The City That Knows How; Golden Mountain (historic Chinese name) Location Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: , Government City-County San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Geographical characteristics Area     City 600. ... Arnold Genthes famous photograph of San Francisco following the earthquake, looking towards the fire on Sacramento Street. ... The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the western United States. ... The Azusa Street Revival (1906–1909) took place in Los Angeles, California, and was led by William Seymour (1870–1922), an African American preacher. ... The Pentecostal movement within Protestant Christianity places special emphasis on the gifts of the Holy Spirit, as shown in the Biblical account of the Day of Pentecost. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... It has been suggested that Pilot (spaceflight) be merged into this article or section. ... An A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-86 Sabre, P-38 Lightning and P-51 Mustang fly in formation during an air show at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. ... Roland Garros has been considered the world’s first fighter pilot. ... Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire France Kingdom of Italy Russian Empire Kingdom of Serbia United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria German Empire Ottoman Empire Commanders Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Ferdinand Foch Nikolay II Nikolay Yudenich Radomir Putnik Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Reinhard Scheer Franz Josef I Oskar... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The exterior of the Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium is the home stadium of the New York Yankees, a major league baseball team. ... George Herman Ruth (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948), better known as Babe Ruth, also known by the nicknames The Bambino and The Sultan of Swat, was an American baseball player and a national icon. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the use of images on this page may require cleanup, involving adjustment of image placement, formatting, size, or other adjustments. ... Combatants United States Japan Commanders James H. Doolittle N/A Strength 16 B-25 Mitchells N/A Casualties 3 dead, 8 POWs (4 would die in captivity) about 50 dead, 400 injured Lt. ... Tokyo , literally eastern capital) is the capital of Japan and one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. ... Pierre Laval, prime minister of Vichy France Pierre Laval (June 28, 1883 – October 15, 1945) was a French politician and four times Prime Minister of France, the final time being under the Vichy government. ... Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... France under German occupation 1940-44 Presidential flag of Vichy France For other uses of Vichy, see Vichy (disambiguation). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Isoroku Yamamoto ) (4 April 1884 – 18 April 1943) was an Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), the navy of Empire of Japan during the first four years of World War II. He is generally regarded to be Japans greatest naval strategist of the war, and among the greatest... To boost Japanese morale following the disastrous Battle of Guadalcanal, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander of the Imperial Japanese Navy, decided to make an inspection tour throughout the South Pacific. ... Location of North Solomons (Bougainville) Province in Papua New Guinea This article is about the island; Bougainville is also the name of a commune in the Somme département of France. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the use of images on this page may require cleanup, involving adjustment of image placement, formatting, size, or other adjustments. ... Heligoland (in German, Helgoland and in North Frisian, Lun, HÃ¥lilönj) is a small German archipelago in the North Sea. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, built between 1929 and 1938, was constructed as the Leagues headquarters. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... The Republic of Ireland Act was an enactment of Oireachtas Éireann passed in 1948, which came into force on April 18, 1949 and which declared that the official description of Ireland was to be the Republic of Ireland. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gamal Abdel Nasser (Arabic: جمال عبد الناصر) Gamal Abdel Nasser (January 15, 1918 - September 28, 1970) was the second President of Egypt after Muhammad Naguib and is considered one of the most important Arab leaders in history. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... A poet is some one who writes poetry. ... Ezra Pound in 1913. ... A psychiatric hospital (also called a mental hospital or asylum) is a hospital specializing in the treatment of persons with mental illness. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Conferência das Organizações Nacionalistas das Colónias Portuguesas (Conference of Nationalist Organizations of the Portuguese Colonies), an organization for cooperation between the national liberation movements in the Portuguese colonies in Africa. ... Logo of Casablanca Casablanca from space Casablanca (Spanish for white house ; Standard Arabic: الدار البيضاء transliterated ; Moroccan Arabic: dar beïda; Berber: Taddart Tashemlalt) is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. ... World map showing location of Africa A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second_largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (Urdu: ذوالفقار علی بھٹو) (Sindhi: ذوالفقار علي ڀُٽو) (January 5, 1928 – April 4, 1979) was a Pakistani politician and a statesman of international repute. ... Lahore (Urdu: لاہور) is the second largest city of Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ... Dry Port is a yard used to place containers or conventional bulk cargo, usually connected to a seaport by rail or road. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The Red Brigades (Brigate Rosse) are a militant leftist group located in Italy. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... In a broad definition a republic is a state or country that is led by people who do not base their political power on any principle beyond the control of the people of that state or country. ... National motto: Sit Nomine Digna (Latin: May she be worthy of the name} Official language English Capital Salisbury Political system Parliamentary system Form of government Republic - Last President John Wrathall - Prime Minister Ian Smith Area  - Total  - % water 390 580 km² 1% Population  - 1978 est. ... Prime Minister Robert Mugabe (left) and President Canaan Banana attend the ceremony for the independence of Zimbabwe in April 18, 1980 Canaan Sodindo Banana (5 March 1936 – 10 November 2003), a Zimbabwean Methodist minister, was the countrys first President. ... This page contains a list of presidents of Zimbabwe. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A suicide bombing is a bomb attack on people or property, committed by a person who knows the explosion will cause his or her own death in addition to the attacks primary purpose (see suicide, suicide weapons). ... The April 18, 1983, suicide bombing of the United States Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon was the deadliest attack on a US displomatic mission to that time, and is seen by some as marking the beginning of anti-US attacks by Islamic groups. ... For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Iranian frigate IS Sahand (74) attacked by aircraft of U.S. Navy Carrier Air Wing 11 in retaliation for the mining of the guided missile frigate USS . ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to destroy ships or submarines. ... --> USS (FFG-58) is one of the final vessels in the United States Navys Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided missile frigates. ... It has been suggested that Persian Gulf States be merged into this article or section. ... Mess Management Specialist 2nd Class Williams Hendrickson scans for mines from the bow of the U.S. Navy guided missile frigate USS Nicolas (FFG-47) during an Earnest Will convoy mission. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the use of images on this page may require cleanup, involving adjustment of image placement, formatting, size, or other adjustments. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... A General is an officer of high military rank. ... General Abdul Rashid Dostum (also Abdurrashid Dostum, born 1954) is the Deputy Defense Minister of Afghanistan and an ethnic Uzbek warlord. ... The President of Afghanistan is Afghanistans head of state, head of government, and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. ... Dr. Mohammad Najibullah (1947–September 27, 1996) was the fourth and last President of Afghanistan during the period of the communist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. ... This article is about Communist rule in Afghanistan (1978-1992), which is separate, although slightly so, from the Soviet war in Afghanistan in support of this country. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A view of the old city Kabul Kabul (, Kâbl, in Persian کابل) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan with a population variously estimated at 2 to 4 million. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Flag of the President of Pakistan The President of Pakistan (Sadr-e-Mamlikat or صدرِ مملکہ in Urdu) is Head of State of Pakistan. ... Ghulam Ishaq Khan Ghulam Ishaq Khan (born January 20, 1915) was President of Pakistan from August 17, 1988 until July 18, 1993. ... The National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ×”×”×’× ×” לישראל , [Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated with the Hebrew acronym צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces, comprising the Israeli Army, the Israeli Air Force and the Israeli Navy. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... Qana Qana is a village located southeast of Tyre, Lebanon. ... The Qana Massacre took place on April 18, 1996 in the headquarters of the Fijian battalion of UNIFIL, located in the small town of Qana, in southern Lebanon. ...

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Events March 6 - Treaty of Toledo - Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain recognize African conquests of Afonso of Portugal and he cedes the Canary Islands to Spain Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy becomes independent from the Golden Horde. ... Portrait of a Woman by Bartolomeo Veneziano, traditionally assumed to be Lucrezia Borgia. ... Pope Alexander VI (January 1, 1431 – August 18, 1503), born Rodrigo Borja (Italian: Rodrigo Borgia), Pope from 1492 to 1503), is the most controversial of the secular Popes of the Renaissance, whose surname became a byword for low standards in the papacy of that era. ... Events March 4 - Hernán Cortés lands in Mexico. ... Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ... Thomas Middleton (baptized April 18, 1580, died 1627) was an English Jacobean playwright and poet. ... Events A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. ... Events March 14 - Battle of Ivry - Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne. ... Sultan Ahmed I Ahmed I (April 18, 1590 – November 22, 1617) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 until his death. ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 12+ million km² Establishment 1299 Dissolution October 29, 1923... Events Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed I (1603-1617) to Mustafa I (1617-1623). ... // Events April 13 - Tsar Boris Godunow dies - Feodor II accedes to the throne May 16 - Paul V becomes Pope June 1 - Russian troops in Moscow imprison Feodor II and his mother. ... Giacomo Carissimi (baptized April 18, 1605 – January 12, 1674, Rome), was an Italian composer, one of the most celebrated masters of the early Baroque, or, more accurately, the Roman School of music. ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Schwarzenberg Monument at Schwarzenbergplatz, Vienna Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg (or Prince Charles Philip of Schwarzenberg (April 18, 1771 – October 15, 1820), Austrian Feldmarshall, was born at Vienna. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Catherine IIs soldiers in the Russo-Turkish War, by Alexandre Benois. ... David Ricardo (April 18, 1772 – September 11, 1823), a political economist, is often credited with systematizing economics, and was one of the most influential of the classical economists. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1797 (MDCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A caricature of Adolphe Thiers charging on the Paris Commune, published in Le Père Duchêne illustré Louis Adolphe Thiers (April 16, 1797–September 3, 1877) was a French statesman and historian. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Franz von Suppé The composer and conductor Franz von Suppé (April 18, 1819 – May 21, 1895) was born in Split (Dalmatia) and died in Vienna. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Paul Émile (François) Lecoq de Boisbaudran (April 18, 1838 - May 28, 1912) was a French chemist born in Cognac. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Clarence Seward Darrow ca. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... Count Leopold von Berchtold Leopold Anton Johann Sigismund Josef Korsinus Ferdinand Graf Berchtold (in English: Count Leopold Anthony John Sigismund Joseph Corsinus Ferdinand von Berchtold, in Hungarian: Gróf Berchtold Lipót) (April 18, 1863-November 21, 1942) was Austro-Hungarian foreign minister at the outbreak of the First World... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Richard Harding Davis (18th April 1864 - 11th April 1916) was a writer and journalist best known for his involvement in the William Randolph Hearsts unproven plot to start the Spanish-American War in order to boost newspaper sales. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (1874-1938) ranks among the top Croatian writers. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Sam Crawfords 1911 American Tobacco Company baseball card. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Leopold Stokowski Leopold Stokowski (April 18, 1882 - September 13, 1977) (born Antoni StanisÅ‚aw BolesÅ‚awowicz) was the conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the NBC Symphony Orchestra and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Duffy Lewis of the Boston Red Sox at Comiskey Park in 1912. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Violette Morris (April 18, 1893 to April 26, 1944), was a decorated French athlete, and a collaborator with the Gestapo. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Ardito Desio (Palmanova, April 18, 1897‑December 12, 2001) was an Italian explorer, mountain climber, geologist, and cartographer. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Giuseppe Pella (April 18, 1902-1981) was an Italian Christian Democratic politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy from 1953 to 1954. ... This is a list of Prime Ministers of Italy. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rabbi M.M. Schneerson For the third Rebbe of the Chabad Lubavitch dynasty see Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (with an h) Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (April 18, 1902 – June 12, 1994), referred to by his followers as The Rebbe, was a prominent Charedi (traditional Orthodox) Jewish rabbi who was the seventh... Hasidic Judaism (from the Hebrew: Chasidut חסידות, meaning piety, from the Hebrew root word chesed חסד meaning loving kindness) is a Haredi Jewish religious movement. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Pigmeat Markham (April 18, 1904 - December 13, 1981) was an entertainer from the United States of America, best known as a comedian; Markham was also a singer, dancer, and actor. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... George H. Hitchings (April 18, 1905 – February 27, 1998) shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Sir James Black and Gertrude Elion for their discoveries of important principles for drug treatment, Hitchings specifically for his work on chemotherapy. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Miklós Rózsa (April 18, 1907 - July 23, 1995) was a Hungarian-American composer, best known for his film scores. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Joy Gresham Joy Davidman (born Helen Joy Davidman on April 18, 1915, died July 13, 1960) was a Jewish writer, a radical communist and an atheist until her conversion to Christianity in the late 1940s. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Biron Joseph Ty Laforest (April 18, 1917 – May 5, 1947) was a Canadian professional baseball player. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Cliffsnotes for Romeo and Juliet CliffsNotes are a series of student study guides in the United States and all over the world. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jean Richard (April 18, 1921-December 12, 2001) was a famous French actor. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... American blues and Tex-Mex musician Clarence Gatemouth Brown (April 18, 1924–September 10, 2005) was a highly acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, who played a impressive array of instruments such as guitar, fiddle, mandolin, viola as well as harmonica and drums. ... Henry John Hyde (born April 18, 1924), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1975, representing the 6th District of Illinois (map). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Samuel Phillips Huntington (b. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Tommy Ivo was an actor and drag racing car driver, born April 18, 1936 in Denver, Colorado, USA. In the late 1950s Ivo raced a twin (side by side) Buick engined dragster. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran. ... Thomas J. Moyer was born on April 18, 1939 in Sandusky, Ohio. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Joseph L. Goldstein (b. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Margaret Hassan Margaret Hassan (also known as Madam Margaret) (April 18, 1945 – November 16, 2004) was an aid worker who worked in Iraq for many years and was kidnapped and murdered there at the age of 59 by Islamic militants. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Hayley Mills, as Miss Bliss on Good Morning, Miss Bliss. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Kathy Acker (born April 18, 1947 in Manhattan and died November 30, 1997 in Tijuana, Mexico) was an American sex-positive feminist writer. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dorothy Lyman is an accomplished television actress, director and producer. ... Cindy Pickett (born April 18, 1947 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, USA), is an actress best known for her role in the comedy movie Ferris Buellers Day Off as Matthew Brodericks characters mom, as well as playing the mother of a boy who was kidnapped for several years... James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an Oscar-nominated American actor. ... Herbert Mullin (1948 - ) was a serial killer who operated in California in the early 1970s. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Geoffrey Bodine (born April 18, 1949 in Chemung, New York) is the oldest of the three Bodine brothers (Brett Bodine and Todd Bodine) who are all NASCAR drivers. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Ricardo Mendoza Fortaleza (Born April 18, 1951 in Malate, Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino-Australian retired Olympic amatuer boxer/amatuer boxing coach and boxing instructor. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rick Moranis as Dark Helmet in Spaceballs. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Anna Kathryn Holbrook, as seen in a Claritin commercial. ... Eric Roberts Eric Anthony Roberts (born on April 18, 1956, in Biloxi, Mississippi) is an American film actor. ... Melody Thomas Scott as Nikki Newman Melody Thomas Scott (born April 18, 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Malcolm Denzil Marshall (April 18, 1958 - November 4, 1999) was a West Indian cricketer, regarded as one of the finest fast bowlers ever to have played Test cricket; some have suggested he was the finest of all. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Jane Leeves Jane Leeves (born April 18, 1961) is an actress best known for her work as Daphne Moon on Frasier. ... Steve Lombardi (born April 18, 1961 in Detroit, Michigan) is a professional wrestler/road agent working for WWE who is better known as the Brooklyn Brawler. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Eric McCormack (born on April 18, 1963 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is an Emmy Award-winning part-Cherokee Canadian-American actor. ... Conan Christopher OBrien (born April 18, 1963) is an American television presenter best known as host of NBCs late-night talk/variety show Late Night with Conan OBrien. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Niall Ferguson Niall Ferguson (b. ... Rithy Panh (born April 18, 1964 in Phnom Penh) is a Cambodian documentary film director and screenwriter. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Trine Hattestad is a Norwegian javelin thrower, born on 18 April, 1966 in Lørenskog, Norway, as Elsa Katrine Solberg. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Maria Bello as Edie Stall In A History of Violence Maria Elaine Bello (born April 18, 1967 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is an American actress. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... David Hewlett as Dr. Rodney McKay in Stargate Atlantis David Hewlett is both an actor and an Internet entrepreneur. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The imperial household of Japan (also referred to as the imperial family or kōshitsu (皇室)) refers those members of the extended family of the reigning Emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties, as well as their minor children. ... Keith R. A. DeCandido (born April 1969 in New York, United States) is an American sci-fi writer. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Image:GregEklund. ... Everclear is a rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, USA, in 1992. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Tamara Braun formerly Caroline Carly Benson Corinthos on ABCs General Hospital. Tamara Braun is an American actress. ... David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who. ... Oleg Petrov (born 18 April 1971 in Moscow, Russia) is a professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays in the Swiss Hockey League. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Derrick Brooks (born April 18, 1973 in Pensacola, Florida) plays professional football for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Haile GebreSelassie (born April 18, 1973) is a long distance track and road running athlete born as one of ten children in Asella, Arsi, Ethiopia. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Mark Tremonti Mark Thomas Tremonti (born April 18, 1974 in Detroit, Michigan) is the current lead guitarist for the band Alter Bridge. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Melissa Joan Hart in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Melissa Joan Hart (born April 18, 1976) is an American actress who is best known for playing the title roles in two successful television series, Clarissa Explains It All and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. ... Fayray (フェイレイ) is a female Japanese popular music singer. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Vahid Rahbani Vahid Rahbani وحید رهبانی (born 18 April 1979) is an Iranian theatre and film director and actor. ... Michael Thomas Bradley (born April 18, 1979 in Worcester, Massachusetts) is a 6 ft 10 in (2. ... Matthew Upson, (born April 18, 1979), is an English football player. ... Kourtney Kardashian (born 18 April 1979, Los Angeles)is the daughter of deceased O.J. Simpson attorney Robert Kardashian, and is known for appearing on the E! networks reality series Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... Anthony Davidson (born April 18, 1979) is an English auto racing driver who is currently a test driver for the Honda Formula One team. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Robyn Regehr playing for the Calgary Flames on December 21, 2005 Robyn Regehr, (born April 18, 1980, in Recife, Brazil) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Audrey Tang Audrey Tang (Traditional chinese: 唐鳳; born April 18, 1981 as 唐宗漢, formerly known as Autrijus) is a Taiwanese free software programmer, best known for initiating and leading the Pugs project, a joint effort from Haskell and Perl communities to implement the Perl 6 language. ... Motto: None Anthem: National Anthem of the Republic of China Capital Taipei City (de facto) Nanjing (de jure)1 Largest city Taipei City Official language(s) Mandarin (GuóyÇ”) Government Semi-presidential system  - President Chen Shui-bian  - Vice President Annette Lu  - Premier Su Tseng-chang Establishment Xinhai Revolution   - Declared October... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... José Miguel Torres Cabrera (born April 18, 1983 in Maracay, Aragua State, Venezuela) has been a Major League Baseball player for the Florida Marlins since the 2003 season. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... America Ferrera America Georgine Ferrera (Born April 18, 1984 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. ... This article is about the year. ... Łukasz FabiaÅ„ski (born April 18, 1985 in Kostrzyn) is a Polish football player. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alia Shawkat as Maeby Fünke Alia Martine Shawkat (born on April 18, 1989 in Riverside, California) is a young American actress. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

Deaths

Events Bartholomew Iscanus becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... Theobald (died April 18, 1161) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1138 to 1161. ... Arms of the see of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... John Leland (September 13, 1502–April 18, 1552) was an English antiquary. ... 1502 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand becomes Holy Roman Emperor January 23 - The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. ... Luigi Alamanni (sometimes spelt Alemanni) (1495-1556), Italian poet and statesman, was born in Florence. ... 1495 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. ... Wilhelm von Grumbach (June 1, 1503 - April 18, 1567), German adventurer, chiefly known through his connection with the so-called Grumbach feuds (Grumbachsche Handel), the last attempt of the German knights to destroy the power of the territorial princes. ... 1503 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 7 - French troops led by Francis, Duke of Guise take Calais, the last continental possession of England July 13 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines. ... Anastasia Lisovska (c. ... Suleiman I (Modern Turkish: Süleyman; Arabic: ‎ Sulaymān) (November 6, 1494 – September 5/6, 1566), was the tenth Osmanli Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and its longest-serving, reigning from 1520 to 1566. ... Events February 24 - King Christian of Denmark gives an order that all beggars that are able to work must be sent to Brinholmen Island to build ships or as galley rowers March 26 - Utrecht University founded in The Netherlands. ... Sir Julius Caesar (1557/58 - 18 April 1636), was an English judge and politician. ... // Events June 23 - Claimant King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland arrives in Scotland, the only of the three Kingdoms that has accepted him as ruler. ... Sir Simonds dEwes (December 18th 1602, Milden, Suffolk, England - April 18th 1650) was an antiquary and politician. ... This page is about the year. ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ... John Graunt (1620-1674) was one of the first demographers. ... Events September 6 - English emigrants on the Mayflower depart from Plymouth, England for the future New England and arrive at the end of the year. ... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... There were a few people named George Jeffreys: George Jeffreys was an English organ composer George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys was a British politician, better known as Lord Jeffreys or Judge Jeffreys George Jeffreys founder of the Elim Pentecostal Church This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists... // Events January 17 - Englands Long Parliament passes the Vote of No Address, breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene for the second phase of the English Civil War. ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... Charles IV (* April 5, 1604 in Nancy – September 18, 1675 in Allenbach), was the titular Duke of Lorraine from 1661 to 1670 See also: Dukes of Lorraine family tree Categories: French people stubs | Dukes of Lorraine | 1604 births | 1675 deaths ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (1714 – 18 April 1794), Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, was a leading proponent of civil liberties in eighteenth century England. ... Battle of Gangut, by Maurice Baquoi, 1724-27. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... Johan Carl Wilcke (September 6, 1732 – April 18, 1796) was a Swedish physicist. ... Events February 23 - First performance of Handels Orlando, in London June 9 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. ... --69. ... Portrait of Erasmus Darwin by Joseph Wright of Derby (1792) Stone-cast bust of Erasmus Darwin, by William John Coffee, c 1795, (Crown Derby Modeller and world renown artist) Erasmus Darwin (December 12, 1731 – April 18, 1802) trained as a physician and wrote extensively on medicine and botany, as well... Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Freiherr Justus von Liebig (May 12, 1803 in Darmstadt, Germany - April 18, 1873 in Munich, Germany) was a German chemist. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Orpheus by Gustave Moreau (1865) Gustave Moreau (April 6, 1826 - April 18, 1898) was a French Symbolist painter. ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Panait Istrati Panait (sometimes rendered as Panaït) Istrati (August 10, 1884, Brăila - April 18, 1935, Bucharest) was a Romanian writer of French and Romanian expression, nicknamed The Maxim Gorky of the Balkans. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Elsa and Ottorino Respighi in the 1920s Ottorino Respighi (July 9, 1879 - April 18, 1936) was an Italian composer, musicologist and violinist. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (January 9, 1875 - April 18, 1942) was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Isoroku Yamamoto ) (4 April 1884 – 18 April 1943) was an Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), the navy of Empire of Japan during the first four years of World War II. He is generally regarded to be Japans greatest naval strategist of the war, and among the greatest... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Sir John Ambrose Fleming (), (November 29, 1849 - April 18, 1945) was an English electrical engineer and physicist. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Ernie Pyle Memorial, Ie-jima, Okinawa, Japan Ernest Taylor Pyle, better known as Ernie Pyle (August 3, 1900 – April 18, 1945) was an American journalist, who wrote as a roving correspondent for the Scripps Howard newspaper chain from 1935 on. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Adolf Hitler and Tiso meet in 1942 Monsignor Jozef Tiso (October 13, 1887–April 18, 1947) was a Roman Catholic priest who became a deputy of the Czechoslovak parliament, a member of the Czechoslovak government, and finally the President of the Nazi-controlled puppet government of Slovakia. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Albert Einstein, photographed in 1947 by Oren J. Turner. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Ben Hecht (February 28, 1894 – April 18, 1964) was one of the most prolific of all Hollywood screenwriters, even though he professed disdain for the motion picture industry, and a human rights and Zionism activist. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Karl Miller (born October 2, 1989; 1967) was a former German footballer. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... This article is about the year. ... Gory Guerrero Salvador Gory Guerrero Quesada (January 11, 1921 – April 18, 1990) was one of the premier Hispanic professional wrestlers in the early days of Lucha Libre when most wrestlers were imported from outside of Mexico. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Masahiko Kimura (Japanese: 木村政彦 Kimura Masahiko, September 10, 1917 — April 18, 1993) is considered by some to be the greatest judoka (Judo practitioner) of all time. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Piet Hein (December 16, 1905 - April 18, 1996) was a scientist, mathematician, inventor, author, and poet, often writing under the Old Norse pseudonym Kumbel meaning tombstone. His short poems, gruks (or grooks), first started to appear in the daily newspaper Politiken shortly after the Nazi Occupation in April 1940 under... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Bernard Edwards (1953-1996), born in Greenville, North Carolina, was a bass player and record producer, both as a member of Chic and on his own. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Terry Sanford James Terry Sanford (August 20, 1917 – April 18, 1998) was a Southern Democratic politician. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Thor Heyerdahl Thor Heyerdahl (October 6, 1914 in Larvik, Norway–April 18, 2002 in Colla Micheri, Italy) was a Norwegian marine biologist with a great interest in anthropology, who became famous for his Kon-Tiki Expedition in which he sailed by raft 4,300 miles from South America to the... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Edward Wahoo McDaniel was a Choctaw-Chickasaw Native American who achieved fame as a professional American football player and later as a professional wrestler. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edgar Ted Codd Edgar F. Ted Codd (August 23, 1923 – April 18, 2003) was a British computer scientist who made seminal contributions to the theory of relational databases. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Daijiro Kato (Japanese: 加藤 大治郎; Katō Daijirō; July 4, 1976–April 20, 2003) was a Japanese motorcycle racer and the 2001 World Champion in the 250cc class. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Right Honourable Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara GCMG KBE CF, (May 6, 1920 – April 18, 2004) is considered the founding father of the modern nation of Fiji. ... Fiji received its independence in 1970. ... Fiji became a republic in 1987, when Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom formally abdicated as Queen of Fiji, following two military coups led by Lieutenant Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Statue of Sam Mills outside of Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC Sam Mills, Jr. ... A linebacker is a position in American and Canadian football. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Holidays and observances

Several nations of the world hold an annual Armed Forces Day to recognize, venerate, and honor their military forces. ... It has been suggested that Statehood Day be merged into this article or section. ... The Cheat is a character in the Homestar Runner animated cartoon series, and is Strong Bads sidekick and primary partner in crime. ... Homestar Runner is a Flash cartoon series. ...

Liturgical Feast days

The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with a saint, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... Saint Apollonius (d. ... There are are several saints named Eusebius: Pope Eusebius, Pope 309–310. ... Events May 20 - Syria and Antioch. ... Saint Galdino (d. ... Events May 22 - Murder attempt by the Hashshashin on Saladin near Aleppo Raynald of Chatillon released from prison in Aleppo May 29 - Frederick Barbarossa is defeated in the Battle of Legnano by the Lombard League leading to the pactum Anagninum (the Agreement of Anagni) September 17 - Seljuk Turks defeat Manuel... Saint Perfecto was a Spanish saint and martyr whose decollation died in 850 started a period of martyrdom in Iberia. ... Events April 20 - Guntherus becomes Bishop of Cologne. ... In Hindu and Sikh traditions, the term Agya or Agia refers to commandment or order [1] of a spiritual Master or guru to a disciple[2] [3]. Other uses Agya chakra or third eye chackra at the eye-brow junction. ... 707 A south Australian counter-strike team consisting of fbz, bl1zz, carnage, ic3solo and Jonevo. ... Saint Emma (11th century) was a German noblewoman and Christian saint due to her beneficence. ... Events January 7 - Pius V becomes Pope Selim II succeeds Suleiman I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Religious rioting in the Netherlands signifies the beginning of the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands. ... Events March 8 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made but on May 15 confirms the discovery). ...

External links

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  • The New York Times: On This Day
  • On This Day in Canada

April 17 - April 19 - March 18 - May 18 – listing of all days April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...

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