April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). There are 271 days remaining. March 2007 is the third month of the year. ... April 2007 is a common month and is the fourth month of that year and has yet to occur. ... May 2007 is the fifth month of that year and has yet to occur. ... It has been suggested that April Fools Day be merged into this article or section. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 261 days remaining. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (114th in leap years). ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (115th in leap years). ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (116th in leap years). ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (117th in leap years). ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... April 2007 is a common month and is the fourth month of that year and has yet to occur. ... April 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Marcos Pontes, Brazils first astronaut, reaches the International Space Station. ... See also April 3, 2005 - April 2005 - April 5, 2005 Israel is to begin dumping 10,000 tonnes of rubbish in the West Bank every month. ... See also: April 3, 2004 - April 2004 - April 5, 2004 Iran asks EU members (France, Britain, and Germany) to stand by their commitments within the framework of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Tehran Declaration. ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for April, 2002. ... April 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December April 1: An EP-3E United States Navy spyplane collides with a Chinese Peoples Liberation Army fighter jet. ... 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in April, 2000. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian 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. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used calendar in the world. ... A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day (or, in case of lunisolar calendars, an extra month) in order to keep the calendar year synchronised with the astronomical or seasonal year. ...

Events

• 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I.
• 1660 - Declaration of Breda by King Charles II of England.
• 1721 - Sir Robert Walpole enters office as the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom under King George I.
• 1812 - U.S. President James Madison enacted a ninety-day embargo on trade with the United Kingdom.
• 1814 - Napoleon abdicates for the first time.
• 1818 - 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).
• 1841 - 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.
• 1850 - Los Angeles, California is incorporated as a city.
• 1859 - Bryant's Minstrels debut "Dixie" in New York City in the finale of a blackface minstrel show.
• 1865 - American Civil War: A day after Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln visits the Confederate capital.
• 1866 - Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt in the city of Kiev.
• 1887 - Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.
• 1905 - In India, an earthquake near Kangra kills 370,000.
• 1913 - The Greek aviator Emmanuel Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot victim of the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
• 1918 - World War I: Second Battle of the Somme ends.
• 1939 - Faisal II becomes King of Iraq.
• 1945 - World War II: American troops liberate Ohrdruf forced labor camp in Germany.
• 1945 - World War II: Soviet Army takes control of Hungary.
• 1949 - Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
• 1960 - Senegal independence day.
• 1964 - The Beatles occupy all top five positions on the Billboard singles chart in the United States.
• 1965 - The first model of the new Saab Viggen fighter aircraft plane is unveiled.
• 1967 - Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech in New York City's Riverside Church. King billed the speech as a declaration of independence from the war and called the United States "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today."
• 1968 - Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
• 1968 - Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 6.
• 1968 - AEK Athens BC becomes the first Greek team to win the European Basketball Cup.
• 1969 - Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart.
• 1973 - The World Trade Center in New York is officially dedicated.
• 1974 - "Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones" opens as the first film with a quadraphonic soundtrack.
• 1975 - Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico
• 1975 - Vietnam War: Operation Baby Lift - A United States Air Force C-5A Galaxy crashes near Saigon, South Vietnam shortly after takeoff, transporting orphans - 172 die.
• 1976 - Prince Norodom Sihanouk resigns as leader of Cambodia and is placed under house arrest.
• 1979 - President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan is executed.
• 1983 - Space Shuttle Challenger makes its maiden voyage into space (STS-6).
• 1984 - President Ronald Reagan calls for an international ban on chemical weapons.
• 1986 - Sigma Lambda Beta was founded at the University of Iowa
• 1988 - Governor Evan Mecham of Arizona is convicted in his impeachment trial and removed from office.
• 1991 - Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania and six others are killed when a helicopter collides with their plane over an elementary school in Merion, Pennsylvania.
• 1994 - Marc Andreessen and Jim Clark found Netscape Communications Corporation under the name "Mosaic Communications Corporation".
• 1996 - Comet Hyakutake was imaged by the USA Asteroid Orbiter Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous.
• 2002 - The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War.
• 2007 - 15 British Royal Navy personnel held in Iran are released by the Iranian President.

Events January 16 - English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism April 4 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. July 26 - The Northern Netherlands proclaim their independence from Spain in the Oath of Abjuration. ... Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c. ... Elizabeth I redirects here. ... // Events January 1 - Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration. ... Breda in the Netherlands, where King Charles II of England resided during his exile, has given its name to his Declaration of Breda (1660). ... Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... // Events Pope Innocent XIII becomes pope Johann Sebastian Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos April 4 - Robert Walpole becomes the first prime minister of Britain September 10 - Treaty of Nystad is signed, bringing an end to the Great Northern War November 2 - Peter I is proclaimed Emperor of All the Russias... The Right Honourable Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), usually known as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. ... The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the the United Kingdom. ... George I (Georg Ludwig) (28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) was Elector of Hanover from 23 January 1698, and King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 1 August 1714, until his death. ... For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting... James Madison (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836), an American politician and fourth President of the United States of America (1809–1817), was one of the most influential Founders of the United States. ... For delayed access after publication, see Embargo (academic publishing). ... Year 1814 (MDCCCXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution, the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Type Bicameralism Houses Senate House of Representatives United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D, since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D, since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups (as of November 7, 2006 elections) Democratic Party Republican... National flag and ensign. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was an American military leader, politician, and the ninth President of the United States. ... Pneumonia is an illness of the lungs and respiratory system in which the alveoli (microscopic air-filled sacs of the lung responsible for absorbing oxygen from the atmosphere) become inflamed and flooded with fluid. ... The presidential seal was first used in 1880 by President Rutherford B. Hayes and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. ... Year 1850 (MDCCCL) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D)  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... Detail from a playbill from the Bryants Minstrels, 24 January 1859, depicting blackfaced men dancing. ... Sheet music cover, c. ... New York, NY redirects here. ... This reproduction of a 1900 minstrel show poster, originally published by the Strobridge Litho Co. ... Detail from cover of The Celebrated Negro Melodies, as Sung by the Virginia Minstrels, 1843 The minstrel show, or minstrelsy, was an American entertainment consisting of comic skits, variety acts, dancing, and music, performed by white people in blackface or, especially after the American Civil War, African Americans in blackface. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Nickname: Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra (Thus do we reach the stars) Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent City Government  - Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (I) Area  - City 62. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States (March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865). ... Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (traditional) The Bonnie Blue Flag (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861–April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Government Republic President... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Alexander (Aleksandr) II Nikolaevich (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (born 17 April 1818 in Moscow; died 13 March 1881 in St. ... 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. ... Argonia is a city located in Sumner County, Kansas. ... Susanna Madora Salter (March 2, 1860-1961), U.S. politician, She served as mayor of Argonia, Kansas, becoming the first woman elected as mayor in the United States. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... An earthquake is the result from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ... Kangra is a town in Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh state in northern India, and lends its name to the district of the same name. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Hellenic Air Force or HAF (Greek: Πολεμική Αεροπορία) is the air force of Greece. ... 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. ... This article is becoming very long. ... During the First World War, the Second Battle of the Somme of 1918 was fought on the Western Front from the end of the summer, in the basin of the Somme River. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... Faisal II of Iraq Faisal II (May 2, 1935 - July 14, 1958) was the last king of Iraq from April 4, 1939 to 1958. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... U.S. Generals Dwight Eisenhower, Omar Bradley and George Patton inspects the camp after liberation Ohrdruf forced labor camp was a Nazi concentration camp located near Weimar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... The North Atlantic Treaty is the treaty that brought NATO into existence, signed in Washington, DC on April 4, 1949. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The Saab Viggen (Thunder Bolt or Bolt ¹) or Saab 37 is a Swedish fighter aircraft manufactured between 1970 and 1990 to replace the Saab Draken (Dragon). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Martin Luther King, Jr. ... New York, NY redirects here. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Martin Luther King, Jr. ... For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... Description Role: Earth and Lunar Orbit Crew: 3; CDR, CM pilot, LM pilot Dimensions Height: 36. ... The NASA worm logo. ... Apollo 6, launched in April 1968, was the Apollo programs second and last unmanned test flight of its Saturn V launch vehicle. ... AEK Athens BC is a Greek basketball club. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Dr. Denton A. Cooley (b. ... An artificial heart is a device that is implanted into the body to replace the original biological heart. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... This article is about the former World Trade Center (Twin Towers) in New York City. ... New York, NY redirects here. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 4 channels quadraphonic label Quadraphonic sound uses four channels in which speakers are positioned at all four corners of the listening space, reproducing signals that are independent of each other. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American entrepreneur and the co-founder, chairman, former chief software architect, and former CEO of Microsoft, the worlds largest software company. ... Paul Gardner Allen (born January 21, 1953) is an American entrepreneur whose fortune was founded when he formed Microsoft with Bill Gates. ... Nickname: The Duke City Location in the state of New Mexico Coordinates: Country United States State New Mexico County Bernalillo Founded 1706 Government  - Mayor Martin Chavez Area  - City  181. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... Operation Baby Lift was an operation to save orphans in Vietnam. ... The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ... The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a military transport aircraft designed to provide strategic heavy airlift over intercontinental distances. ... Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành Chí Minh) is the largest city in Vietnam, located near the delta of the Mekong River. ... Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809 km² N/A Population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Time in office: Apr. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (Urdu: ذوالفقار علی بھٹو, Sindhi: ذوالفقار علي ڀُٽو) (January 5, 1928 – April 4, 1979) was a Pakistani politician who served as the President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and as the Prime Minister from 1973 to 1977. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Space Shuttle Challenger (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-099) was NASAs second Space Shuttle orbiter to be put into service, after Columbia. ... STS-6 was a space shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Challenger, launched April 4, 1983. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981 – 1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967 – 1975). ... Dressing the wounded during a gas attack by Austin O. Spare, 1918. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sigma Lambda Beta (ΣΛΒ) International Fraternity,(also known as Lambda-Betas or Betas) is the largest historically LatinoGreek letter intercollegiate fraternity founded on April 4, 1986 at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of Governors of Arizona: See also Governors of Arizona Territory Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Arizona ... Evan Mecham Evan Mecham (pronounced []) (born May 12, 1924) is a former American politician and the 19th governor of Arizona. ... Official language(s) English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... Depiction of the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, then President of the United States, in 1868. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Heinz Henry John Heinz III (October 23, 1938–April 4, 1991), an American politician from Pennsylvania, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives (1971–1977) and the United States Senate (1977–1991). ... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Merion is a community in Pennsylvania state of the United States. ... 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. ... Plaque commemorating the creation of Mosaic web browser by Bina and Andreessen, new NCSA building, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. ... Dr. James H. Clark (born 1944) first became famous for technological advancement in computer graphics but later became known as a successful entrepreneur. ... Netscape Communications Corporation was the publisher of the Netscape Navigator web browser as well as many other internet and intranet client and server software products. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Comet Hyakutake (Japanese: 百武彗星 Hyakutake suisei, IPA ; formally designated C/1996 B2) is a comet that was discovered in January 1996, and passed very close to the Earth in March of that year. ... -1... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... A UNITA sticker The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, commonly known by the acronymn, UNITA, derived from its Portuguese name União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola, is an Angolan political faction and a former rebel force. ... Combatants MPLA SWAPO Republic of Cuba U.S.S.R. UNITA Republic of South Africa Republic of Zaire U.S.A. Commanders José Eduardo dos Santos Jonas Savimbi Casualties Civilians killed = hundreds of thousands The Angolan Civil War was a conflict that devastated newly-independent Angola following the end of... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Map of the Persian Gulf. ...

Births

• 186 - Caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217)
• 1492 - Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564)
• 1593 - Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669)
• 1646 - Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715)
• 1648 - Grinling Gibbons Dutch-born woodcarver (d. 1721)
• 1688 - Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)
• 1718 - Benjamin Kennicott, English churchman and Hebrew scholar (d. 1783)
• 1772 - Nachman of Breslov, founder of Breslov Hasidut (d. 1810)
• 1785 - Bettina von Arnim, German writer (d. 1859)
• 1802 - Dorothea Dix, American social activist (d. 1887)
• 1819 - Queen Maria II of Portugal (d. 1853)
• 1821 - Linus Yale, Jr., American inventor and manufacturer (d. 1868)
• 1826 - Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer (d. 1901)
• 1842 - Edouard Lucas, French mathematician (d. 1891)
• 1846 - Comte de Lautréamont, French writer (d. 1870)
• 1858 - Remy de Gourmont, French poet (d. 1915)
• 1875 - Pierre Monteux, French conductor (d. 1964)
• 1876 - Maurice de Vlaminck, French painter (d. 1958)
• 1882 - Kurt von Schleicher, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1934)
• 1884 - Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese naval commander (d. 1943)
• 1888 - Tris Speaker, American baseball player (d. 1958)
• 1888 - Zdzisław Żygulski, Sr., Polish literary historian (d. 1975)
• 1895 - Arthur Murray, American dance teacher (d. 1991)
• 1896 - Robert E. Sherwood, American playwright (d. 1955)
• 1897 - Pierre Fresnay, French stage and film actor (d. 1975)
• 1898 - Agnes Ayres, American actress (d. 1940)
• 1902 - Louise Leveque de Vilmorin, French actress (d. 1969)
• 1906 - Bea Benaderet, American actress (d. 1968)
• 1906 - John Cameron Swayze, American journalist (d. 1995)
• 1908 - Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, American memoirist (Cheaper by the Dozen) (d. 2006)
• 1911 - Max Dupain, Australian photographer (d. 1992)
• 1913 - Frances Langford, American actress (d. 2005)
• 1914 - Marguerite Duras, French writer (d. 1996)
• 1915 - Muddy Waters, American musician (d. 1983)
• 1916 - Edith Fore, old lady in commercial ("I've fallen and I can't get up!") (d. 1997)
• 1916 - Mickey Owen, American baseball player (d. 2005)
• 1916 - David White, American actor (d. 1990)
• 1918 - George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe (d. 2007)
• 1920 - Éric Rohmer, French film director
• 1922 - Elmer Bernstein, American composer (d. 2004)
• 1924 - Gil Hodges, American baseball player and manager (d. 1972)
• 1925 - Claude Wagner, French Canadian politician and judge (d. 1979)
• 1928 - Maya Angelou, American writer
• 1931 - Bobby Ray Inman, American admiral and intelligence director
• 1932 - Clive Davis, American record producer
• 1932 - Estelle Harris, American actress
• 1932 - Richard Lugar, American politician
• 1932 - Anthony Perkins, American actor (d. 1992)
• 1932 - Andrei Tarkovsky, Soviet film director (d. 1986)
• 1938 - A. Bartlett Giamatti, American university president and Commissioner of Baseball (d. 1989)
• 1939 - JoAnne Carner, American golfer
• 1939 - Major Lance, American singer (d. 1994)
• 1939 - Hugh Masekela, South African musician
• 1940 - Sharon Sheeley, American songwriter
• 1942 - Jim Fregosi, American baseball player and manager
• 1942 - Kitty Kelley, American writer
• 1944 - Magda Aelvoet, Belgian politician
• 1944 - Craig T. Nelson, American actor
• 1945 - Daniel Cohn-Bendit, French political activist
• 1945 - Caroline McWilliams, American actress
• 1946 - Dave Hill, English guitarist (Slade)
• 1946 - Katsuaki Sato, Japanese martial artist
• 1947 - Luke Halpin, American actor
• 1947 - Wiranto, Indonesian general
• 1948 - Michael Blassie, U.S. Air Force officer (d. 1972)
• 1948 - Berry Oakley, American bassist (The Allman Brothers Band) (d. 1972)
• 1948 - Abdullah Öcalan, leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party
• 1948 - Dan Simmons, American writer
• 1948 - Derek Thompson, Northern Irish actor
• 1949 - Junior Braithwaite, Jamaican singer (The Wailers) (d. 1999)
• 1949 - Shing-Tung Yau, Chinese mathematician
• 1950 - Christine Lahti, American actress
• 1951 - Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia
• 1952 - Rosemarie Ackermann, German athlete
• 1952 - Pat Burns, Canadian ice hockey coach
• 1952 - Gary Moore, Irish guitarist (Thin Lizzy)
• 1953 - Robert Bertrand, Canadian politician
• 1956 - David E. Kelley, American writer and television producer
• 1956 - Tom Herr, American baseball player
• 1957 - Ali El Haggar, Egyptian singer and actor
• 1957 - Aki Kaurismäki, Finnish film director
• 1957 - Graeme Kelling, Scottish musician (Deacon Blue) (d. 2004)
• 1957 - Kelso, American racehorse (d. 1983)
• 1957 - Nobuyoshi Kuwano, Japanese musician (Rats & Star)
• 1958 - Cazuza, Brazilian poet, singer and composer (d. 1990)
• 1958 - Mary-Margaret Humes, American actress
• 1960 - Jane Eaglin, English soprano
• 1960 - Hugo Weaving, Nigerian-born English-Australian actor
• 1963 - Jack Del Rio, American football player and coach
• 1963 - Graham Norton, Irish talk show host
• 1963 - Dale Hawerchuk, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1964 - David Cross, American actor and comedian
• 1964 - Branco, Brazilian football player and coach
• 1964 - Sertab Erener, Turkish singer and Eurovision winner
• 1964 - Robbie Rist, American actor
• 1965 - Robert Downey Jr., American actor
• 1966 - Nancy McKeon, American actor
• 1968 - Jennifer Lynch, American director
• 1970 - Barry Pepper, Canadian actor
• 1971 - John Zandig, American professional wrestler
• 1971 - Yanic Perreault, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1973 - David Blaine, American illusionist
• 1974 - Dave Mirra, American athlete
• 1975 - Thobias Fredriksson, Swedish cross-country skier
• 1975 - Scott Rolen, American baseball player
• 1975 - Delphine Arnault, French billionaire businesswoman
• 1976 - Emerson, Brazilian footballer
• 1977 - Adam Dutkiewicz, American guitarist (Killswitch Engage)
• 1978 - Jason Ellison, American baseball player
• 1978 - Lemar, English R'n'B singer
• 1978 - Alan Mahon, Irish footballer
• 1978 - Irene Skliva, Greek 1996 Miss World winner
• 1979 - Heath Ledger, Australian actor
• 1979 - Roberto Luongo, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1979 - Natasha Lyonne, American actress
• 1980 - Johnny Borrell, English singer (Razorlight)
• 1980 - Björn Wirdheim, Swedish race car driver
• 1983 - Doug Lynch, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1982 - Fabian Geiser, Swiss footballer
• 1984 - Arkady Vyatchanin, Russian swimmer
• 1987 - Sarah Gadon, Canadian actress
• 1987 - Devon Anderson, English actor
• 1991 - Jamie Lynn Spears, American actress
• 1992 - Alexa Nikolas, American actress
• 1994 - Risako Sugaya, Japanese singer

Events Births April 4 - Caracalla, Roman emperor (+ 217) Deaths Categories: 186 ... Caracalla (April 4, 186 – April 8, 217) was Roman Emperor from 211 – 217. ... Events Macrinus becomes Roman Emperor on the death of Caracalla. ... Not to be confused with 1492: Conquest of Paradise. ... Ambrosius Blarer (sometimes Ambrosius Blaurer), (April 4, 1492 – December 6, 1564) was an influential reformer in southern Germany and north-eastern Switzerland. ... Events March 27 — Naples bans kissing in public under the penalty of death June 22 — Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World September 10 — The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in England Conquistadors crossed the Pacific Spanish founded a colony... Events May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyds accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. ... Sir Edward Nicholas (4 April 1593-1669), English statesman, was the eldest son of John Nicholas, a member of an old Wiltshire family. ... // Events Samuel Pepys stopped writing his diary. ... 1646 (MDCXLVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Antoine Galland (April 4, 1646 — February 17, 1715) was a French orientalist and archaeologist, and the first European translator of the Arabian Nights. ... // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ... 1648 (MDCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... One of the many bookcase carvings Gibbons made for the Wren Library, Cambridge. ... // Events Pope Innocent XIII becomes pope Johann Sebastian Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos April 4 - Robert Walpole becomes the first prime minister of Britain September 10 - Treaty of Nystad is signed, bringing an end to the Great Northern War November 2 - Peter I is proclaimed Emperor of All the Russias... // Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ... One of the 11 sons of Claude Delisle (1644–1720), Joseph-Nicolas Delisle was born in Paris on April 4, 1688. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... // The Funj warrior aristocracy deposes the reigning mek and places one of their own ranks on the throne of Sennar. ... Benjamin Kennicott (April 4, 1718 – September 18, 1783), was an English churchman and Hebrew scholar. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Nachman of Breslov (Hebrew: נחמן מברסלב) also known as Reb Nachman of Bratslav, Nachman from Uman, or simply as Rebbe Nachman (in local Yiddish reb Nokhmen Broslever) (April 4, 1772 – October 16, 1810 (18th of Tishrei)) was the founder of the Breslov Hasidic dynasty. ... Breslov is a branch of Hasidic Judaism founded by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810) a great-grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, founder of Hasidism. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Bettina von Arnim (the Countess of Arnim) (4 April 1785, Frankfurt am Main – 20 January 1859, Berlin), born as Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, was a German writer and novelist. ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... --69. ... Dorothea Lynde Dix (April 4, 1802 – July 17, 1887) was an American activist on behalf of the indigent insane who, through a vigorous program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, created the first generation of American mental asylums. ... 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. ... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Maria II da Glória, Queen of Portugal, (pron. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The coronation banquet for George IV 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Linus Yale, Jr. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 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). ... Zénobe Gramme, by Mathurin Moreau Zénobe Théophile Gramme (April 4, 1826 - January 20, 1901) was a Belgian electrical engineer. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... François Édouard Anatole Lucas (April 4, 1842 in Amiens - October 3, 1891) was a French mathematician. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Lautréamont Comte de Lautréamont was the pen name of Isidore Lucien Ducasse (April 4, 1846 – November 24, 1870), a French poet whose only work, Les Chants de Maldoror, had a major influence on modern literature, and in particular on the Surrealist movement. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Rémy de Gourmont (April 4, 1858 - September 27, 1915) was a French Symbolist poet and influential critic. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Pierre Monteux (April 4, 1875 – July 1, 1964) was an orchestra conductor. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Maurice de Vlaminck (April 4, 1876 - October 11, 1958) was a French painter, print-maker and author. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Kurt von Schleicher (4 April 1882–30 June 1934) was a German general and the last Chancellor of Germany during the era of the Weimar Republic. ... The head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (German: Kanzler or Bundeskanzler meaning federal chancellor). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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). ... Isoroku Yamamoto ) (4 April 1884 – 18 April 1943) was a Fleet Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II, graduate of Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and alumnus of the U.S. Naval War College and Harvard University (1919 - 1921). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Tristram E. Speaker (April 4, 1888 in Hubbard, Texas - December 8, 1958 in Lake Whitney, Texas), nicknamed “Spoke” (a play on his last name) and “Grey Eagle” (for his prematurely graying hair), was an American baseball player known as one of the best offensive and defensive center fielders in history. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ZdzisÅ‚aw Å»ygulski (b. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 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). ... Arthur Murray (April 4, 1895 – March 3, 1991), was a dance instructor and businessman, whose name is most often associated with the dance studio chain that bears his name. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... Robert Emmet Sherwood (4 April 1896–14 November 1955) American playwright, editor, and screenwriter. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Pierre Fresnay (April 4, 1897 - January 9, 1975) was a French stage and film actor. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Agnes Ayres (April 4, 1898 - December 25, 1940) was a silent film star in the 1920s. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Louise Levêque de Vilmorin (4 April 1904-26 December 1969) was a French woman of letters: novelist, poet, journalist. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Bea Benaderet (IPA: ) (April 4, 1906—October 13, 1968) was an American actress, born in New York City and raised in San Francisco, California. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... John Cameron Swayze (April 4, 1906-August 15, 1995), was a popular news commentator and game show panelist in the United States, during the 1950s. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Ernestine Gilbreth Carey (April 4, 1908 – November 4, 2006) was the daughter of Lillian Moller Gilbreth and Frank Bunker Gilbreth, early 20th-century pioneers of time and motion study and what would now be called organizational behavior. ... Cheaper by the Dozen is a 1948 novel by Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Frances Langford Frances Newbern Langford (April 4, 1913 – July 11, 2005) was a successful singer and entertainer during the Golden Age of Radio, who also made occasional film appearances. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Marguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras, (April 4, 1914 – March 3, 1996) was a French writer and film director. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Ive fallen… and I cant get up! was a popular catchphrase of early 1990s popular culture based upon a line from a United States-based television commercial. ... Ive fallen… and I cant get up! was a popular catchphrase of early 1990s popular culture based upon a line from a United States-based television commercial. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arnold Malcolm (Mickey) Owen (April 4, 1916 - July 11, 2005) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... David White (April 4, 1916 - November 27, 1990) was an American stage, film and television actor. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... 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. ... George Patrick John Rushworth Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe, KBE, DSO, MC, PC, FRS, LLD, FKC, (April 3, 1918–22 February 2007) was a British politician and statesman, diplomatist and businessman. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Éric Rohmer (born Jean-Marie Maurice Scherer, April 4, 1920, Nancy, France) is a French film director and screenwriter. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Elmer Bernstein (pronounced Bern-steen[1]) (April 4, 1922 – August 18, 2004) was an Academy and two-time Golden Globe award winning film score composer. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Gil Hodges (April 4, 1924 - April 2, 1972) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... Claude Wagner (April 4, 1925 - July 11, 1979) was a judge and politician in the Province of Quebec, Canada. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Johnson April 4, 1928) is an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Bobby Ray Inman (born 1931) was a U.S. admiral who held several influential positions in the US Intelligence community. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Clive Jay Davis (born April 4, 1932) is a Grammy Award winning record producer and a leading music industry executive. ... Estelle Harris (born April 4, 1932 in New York City), is an American actress who is best known for her supporting role as Estelle Costanza, Georges (Jason Alexander) mother, and Franks (Jerry Stiller) wife on the long-running TV sitcom Seinfeld. ... Richard Green Dick Lugar (born April 4, 1932) is the senior United States Senator from Indiana. ... Anthony Perkins Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932–September 12, 1992) was an American actor best known for his role as the serial killer Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (Андре́й Арсе́ньевич Тарко́вский) (April 4, 1932 - December 29, 1986) was a Russian film director, opera director, writer, and actor. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Baseball commissioner Bart Giamatti announcing Pete Roses voluntary banishment from baseball amid accusations of betting on baseball games. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... JoAnne Carner (b April 4 1939 Kirkland, Washington) is an American professional golfer. ... Major Lance compilation album Major Lance (b 4 April 1941, Winterville, Mississippi - d 3 September 1994, Decatur, Georgia) was an American R&B singer. ... 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. ... Hugh Masekela (born Johannesburg, April 4, 1939) is a South African flugelhorn and cornet player. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Sharon Sheeley (April 4, 1940–May 17, 2002) was an American songwriter born in California in 1940 whos work found success for artists like Glen Campbell, Ricky Nelson, Brenda Lee, and former fiancee, Eddie Cochran. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... James Louis Fregosi (born April 4, 1942 in San Francisco, California) is a former player and manager in Major League Baseball. ... Author Kitty Kelley Kitty Kelley (born April 4, 1942) is an American investigative journalist and author of several best-selling biographies of celebrities and politicians--which have led to her international--and controversial--reputation as the first lady of the unauthorized biography genre. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Magda Aelvoet (born April 4, 1944 in Steenokkerzeel, Belgium) is a Belgian, Flemish politician. ... Craig T. Nelson Craig Richard Nelson (born April 4, 1946 in Spokane, Washington) is an American actor who has starred in television shows such as Coach and The District. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Ash Wednesday 2004 at Biberach/Riss Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit (born Montauban, France, April 4, 1945) is a European politician and was a leader of the student protesters during the May 1968 riots in France. ... Caroline McWilliams (b. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Dave Hill (born David John Hill, 4 April 1946, in Fleet Castle, Devon, England) is the lead guitarist and backing vocalist in the English glam rock group, Slade. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Katsuaki Sato is the founder and director of Satojuku Karate, also known as Odo (The Champions Way) karate. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Luke Halpin Luke Halpin (born 1947) is an American film and television actor. ... Categories: People stubs ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Then Cadet Michael Blassie in his Air Force Academy Cadet Uniform. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Raymond Berry Oakley III (born April 4, 1948, in Chicago, Illinois, died November 11, 1972 in Macon, Georgia), was an American bassist who was one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band. ... The Allman Brothers Band is a band from Macon, Georgia, labeled by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the principal architects of Southern rock. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Abdullah Apo Öcalan (born April 4, 1948), is the former leader of the Kurdish militant group Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). ... One of the PKK logos (used 1995-2000) The Kurdistan Workers Party (Kurdish: or PKK, Turkish: ), sometimes linked with KADEK and Kongra-Gel, is a militant group founded in the 1970s and led, until his capture in 1999, by Abdullah Öcalan. ... Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948 in Peoria, Illinois) is an American author most widely known for his Hugo Award-winning science fiction novel Hyperion and its sequel The Fall of Hyperion. ... Derek Thompson (born on April 4, 1948) is a Belfast, Northern Ireland-born British television actor, most notable for playing Charlie Fairhead in the long running series Casualty. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Franklin Delano Alexander Braithwaite, better known as Junior Braithwaite (April 4, 1949 – June 2, 1999) was one of the founders of, and the first lead singer of The Wailers. ... The Wailers in the middle of the 1960s. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Shing-Tung Yau (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born April 4, 1949) is a prominent mathematician working in differential geometry, and involved in the theory of Calabi-Yau manifolds. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Christine Lahti (born April 4, 1950) is an American actress. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Sâmdech (Lord) Hun Sen, (born April 4, 1951) is the Prime Minister of Cambodia and is married to Bun Rany. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rosemarie Ackermann (born April 4, 1952) is a former German high jumper. ... Pat Burns (April 4, 1952 in St. ... For the former TV host, see Garry Moore. ... Thin Lizzy is an Irish hard rock band who formed in Dublin in 1969. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Robert Bertrand Robert Bob Bertrand (born April 4th, 1953 in Fort-Coulonge, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the American television and film producer. ... Thomas Mitchell Herr (born April 4, 1956 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1979 to 1991 for the St. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ali Ebrahim Ali El Haggar (born April 4th, 1957 in Cairo, Egypt). ... Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (born April 4, 1957 in Orimattila, Finland) is a Finnish script writer and film director. ... Graeme Kelling, guitarist with the Scottish pop band Deacon Blue, was born in 1954. ... Deacon Blue are one of Scotlands most popular pop bands. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Early Career Kelso, born on April 4, 1957 was an American thoroughbred race horse and is considered to be among the best racehorses of the Twentieth century. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nobuyoshi Kuwano (桑野信義 Kuwano Nobuyoshi, born April 4, 1957 in Ota, Tokyo -) is a Japanese television performer, former member of Rats & Star. ... Rats & Star, formerly called Chanels, is a male J-pop group which specializes in doo-wop-influenced music. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... FAGzuza (April 4, 1958 — July 7, 1990) was a Brazilian composer, singer and poet, born Agenor de Araújo Miranda in Rio de Janeiro. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Mary-Margaret Humes (born April 4, 1954) is an American actress best known for playing Gale Leery, the title characters mother on the television drama Dawsons Creek which ran from 1998 to 2003. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Jane Eaglen (b. ... Hugo Wallace Weaving (born April 4, 1960) is a Nigerian-born English-Australian film and stage actor. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Jack Del Rio, Jr. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Dale Hawerchuk (born April 4, 1963 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an Emmy-winning American actor, writer and comedian. ... Branco, real name Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal, (born April 4, 1964 in Bagé, Brazil) is a football defender, a deadly free kick taker, and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. ... Sertab Erener (born December 4, 1964) is a Turkish pop star. ... Robbie Rist as Cousin Oliver on The Brady Bunch Robbie Rist (born April 4, 1964) is an American actor. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Robert John Downey Jr. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Nancy Justine McKeon (born April 4, 1966) is an American actor. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Jennifer Chambers Lynch (born April 4, 1968) is an American film director and screenwriter. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Alex Robert Pepper (born April 4, 1970 in Campbell River, British Columbia) is a Canadian-born actor. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... John Corso (born April 4, 1971 in Sewell, New Jersey) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name, John Zandig. ... Yanic Perreault (b. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... David Blaine (born David Blaine White on April 4, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York City, USA) is an American illusionist and stunt performer. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Dave Mirra (born April 4, 1974 in Chittenango, New York, USA), is a professional BMX rider. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Thobias Fredriksson (born April 4, 1975) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has competed since 2000. ... Scott Bruce Rolen (born April 4, 1975 in Jasper, Indiana) is an American baseball player, who currently plays at third base for the St. ... Delphine Arnault (4 April 1975) is a billionaire French businesswoman with the LVMH luxury goods conglomerate. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... For the player known as Emerson currently playing for AEK Athens FC who had played for Middlesbrough, please see Emerson Moisés Costa Émerson Ferreira da Rosa, popularly known as Émerson or Emerson (born April 4, 1976, in Pelotas, Brazil) is a Brazilian football (soccer) midfielder who currently plays for... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Adam Dutkiewicz (born April 4, 1977[1]) is best known as one of the guitarists (along with Joel Stroetzel) and backup vocalist from Massachusetts metalcore band Killswitch Engage. ... Killswitch Engage (a. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Jason Ellison (born April 4, 1978 in Quincy, California) is an outfielder on the San Francisco Giants baseball team. ... Lemar (born Lemar Obika, 4 April 1978 in Tottenham, London) is a British R&B singer who has had a run of chart success in the UK since appearing on Fame Academy on BBC Television. ... Alan Mahon is an English-born footballer who has represented the Republic of Ireland through his family links. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The official Miss World logo . The Miss World pageant is an international beauty pageant founded in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Heathcliff Andrew Ledger (born April 4, 1979) is an Academy Award-nominated Australian actor. ... Roberto Luongo (born April 4, 1979, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender with the Vancouver Canucks. ... Natasha Lyonne (born Natasha Braunstein on April 4, 1979) is an US actress. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Johnny Borrell (born Jonathan Edward Borrell, 4 April 1980, in Muswell Hill, London, England) is the guitarist, and songwriter of English band Razorlight. ... Razorlight are an Anglo-Swedish Indie pop band formed during the summer of 2002 by singer-songwriter Johnny Borrell. ... Björn Wirdheim is a racing driver born on April 4, 1980 in Växjö, Sweden. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Doug Lynch (born April 4, 1983 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a professional ice hockey defenseman. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fabian Geiser (born April 4, 1983) is a footballer from Switzerland who currently plays as defender for FC Schaffhausen in the Swiss Super League. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arkady Vyatchanin (born April 4, 1984) is a Russian swimmer who competes in the backstroke events. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sarah Gadon (born September 8, 1986 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress who has guest starred in number of notable television series including Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Doc, In a Heartbeat, Le Femme Nikita, Life with Derek, Mutant X and a few others. ... Devon Carlo Anderson[1] is a British actor, (born on 4 April 1987 in Greenwich, London, England). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Alexa Nikolas (born April 4, 1992 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress of Greek descent best known for her role as Nicole Bristow in the Nickelodeon series Zoey 101 which she co-starred in along with Jamie Lynn Spears, Kristin Herrera (season 1), and Victoria Justice (season 2) during... 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. ... Risako Sugaya(菅谷梨沙子) is a Japanese female singer, teen idol, and a member of a Japanese musical group called Berryz Koubou. ...

Deaths

• 397 - St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan
• 636 - Saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet
• 896 - Pope Formosus (b. 816)
• 1284 - King Alfonso X of Castile (b. 1221)
• 1292 - Pope Nicholas IV (b. 1227)
• 1305 - Jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France
• 1536 - Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (b. 1460)
• 1588 - King Frederick II of Denmark (b. 1534)
• 1609 - Charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (b. 1526)
• 1617 - John Napier, Scottish mathematician (b. 1550)
• 1643 - Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian (b. 1583)
• 1661 - Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, Scottish soldier
• 1701 - Joseph Haines, entertainer and author
• 1743 - Daniel Neal, English historian (b. 1678)
• 1761 - Theodore Gardelle, Swiss painter and enameler (b. 1722)
• 1766 - John Taylor, English classical scholar (b. 1704)
• 1774 - Oliver Goldsmith, English writer (b. 1728)
• 1792 - James Sykes, American politician (b. 1725)
• 1807 - Joseph Jérôme Lefrançais de Lalande, French astronomer (b. 1732)
• 1817 - André Masséna, Duke of Rivoli, Prince of Essling and Marshal of France (b. 1758)
• 1841 - William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States (b. 1773)
• 1842 - Jean Moufot, French philosopher and mathematician (b. 1784)
• 1846 - Solomon Sibley, Senator from Michigan Territory (b. 1769)
• 1861 - John McLean, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1785)
• 1864 - Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (b. 1808)
• 1870 - Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (b. 1802)
• 1874 - Charles Ernest Beulé, French archaeologist and politician (b. 1826)
• 1879 - Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist (b. 1803)
• 1883 - Peter Cooper, American Industrialist, inventor and philanthropist (b. 1791)
• 1884 - Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian artist and diarist (b. 1860)
• 1890 - Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, Quebec politician (b. 1820)
• 1890 - Edmond Hébert, French geologist (b. 1812)
• 1919 - William Crookes, English chemist and physicist (b. 1832)
• 1923 - John Venn, British mathematician (b. 1834)
• 1929 - Karl Benz,German engine designer and automobile engineer (b. 1844)
• 1931 - André Michelin, French industrialist (b. 1853)
• 1932 - Wilhelm Ostwald, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853)
• 1951 - Al Christie, Canadian film director and producer (b. 1881)
• 1951 - George Albert Smith, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS or Mormon Church) (b. 1870)
• 1953 - King Carol II of Romania (b. 1893)
• 1957 - E. Herbert Norman, Canadian diplomat (b. 1909)
• 1958 - Johnny Stompanato, American organized crime figure (b. 1925)
• 1961 - Simion Stoilow, Romanian mathematician (b. 1873)
• 1967 - Héctor Scarone, Uruguayan footballer (b. 1898)
• 1968 - Martin Luther King, Jr., American civil rights activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1929)
• 1972 - Adam Clayton Powell Jr., American politician (b. 1908)
• 1972 - Stefan Wolpe, German-born composer (b. 1902)
• 1976 - Harry Nyquist, contributor to information theory (b. 1889)
• 1979 - Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, President and Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1928)
• 1979 - Edgar Buchanan, American actor (b. 1903)
• 1980 - Red Sovine, American country music singer (b. 1917)
• 1983 - Gloria Swanson, American actress (b. 1897)
• 1984 - Oleg Antonov, Soviet airplane engineer (b. 1906)
• 1985 - Kate Roberts, Welsh nationalist and writer (b. 1891)
• 1987 - C.L. Moore, American writer (b. 1911)
• 1991 - Edmund Adamkiewicz, German footballer (b. 1920)
• 1991 - Max Frisch, Swiss writer (b. 1911)
• 1991 - H. John Heinz III, U.S. Senator (b. 1938)
• 1991 - Forrest Towns, American hurdler (b. 1914)
• 1992 - Yvette Brind'Amour, French Canadian stage actress and artistic director (b. 1918)
• 1992 - Arthur Russell, American cellist (b. 1951)
• 1993 - Alfred Butts, American architect and inventor (Scrabble) (b. 1899)
• 1995 - Kenny Everett, British radio DJ and television entertainer (b. 1944)
• 1995 - Priscilla Lane, American singer and actress (b. 1915)
• 1996 - Barney Ewell, American athlete (b. 1918)
• 1996 - Larry LaPrise, American songwriter (b. 1913)
• 1997 - Alparslan Türkeş, Başbuğ (b. 1917)
• 1999 - Faith Domergue, American actor (b. 1924)
• 1999 - Early Wynn, American baseball player (b. 1920)
• 2000 - Tommaso Buscetta, Sicilian mafioso and pentito (b. 1928)
• 2001 - Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, American custom car designer (b. 1932)
• 2002 - Harry L. O'Connor, Czech-born film stuntman
• 2003 - Anthony Caruso, American actor (b. 1916)
• 2003 - Resortes, Mexican comedian (b. 1916)
• 2004 - Alberic Schotte, Belgian cyclist (b. 1919)
• 2004 - Casey Sheehan, American soldier, son of Cindy Sheehan (b. 1979)
• 2005 - Edward Bronfman, Canadian businessman (b. 1924)
• 2007 - Bob Clark, American film director (b. 1941)

Events Council of Carthage: Definitive declaration of the biblical canon Candida Casa founded by Saint Ninian. ... Saint Ambrose, (Latin: Sanctus Ambrosius, Ambrosius episcopus Mediolanensis; Italian: SantAmbrogio) (c. ... Events April 20 - Battle of Yarmuk - Byzantine Empire loses Syria to the Arabs The Arabs invade Persia Rothari marries queen Gundeparga, becomes king of the Lombards city of Basra Iraq founded by caliph Omar on a canal. ... Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: or ) (c. ... The Church Fathers or Fathers of the Church are the early and influential theologians and writers in the Christian church, particularly those of the first five centuries of Christian history. ... Events The Bulgarians, under Simeon I, defeat the Byzantine Empire at Bulgarophygon. ... Jean-Paul Laurens, Le Pape Formose et Etienne VII (1870). ... Events Frankish king Louis the Pious crowned emperor. ... // Events War and politics King Charles II of Naples is captured in a naval battle off Naples by Roger of Lauria, admiral to King Peter III of Aragon. ... Alfonso X and his court. ... // Events May 13 - End of the reign of Emperor Juntoku, emperor of Japan Emperor ChÅ«kyō briefly reigns over Japan Former Emperor Go-Toba leads an unsuccessful rebellion against the Kamakura Shogunate Emperor Go-Horikawa ascends to the throne of Japan January - Mongol Army under Jochi captures the city of... For broader historical context, see 1290s and 13th century. ... Nicholas IV, né Girolamo Masci (Lisciano, a small village near Ascoli Piceno, September 30, 1227 – April 4, 1292), was Pope from February 22, 1288 to April 4, 1292. ... January 11 first mention of city of Požega in a charter of Andrew II of Hungary March 19 - Pope Gregory IX succeeds Pope Honorius III as the 178th pope. ... Events August 5 - English troops capture William Wallace Wenceslas III becomes king of Bohemia Archbishop of Bordeaux, Bertrand de Got, was elected as Pope Clement V. Philip IV of France accused the Knights Templar of heresy. ... Jeanne (or Joan or Johanna) of Navarre (c. ... Philip IV the Fair (French: Philippe IV le Bel) (1268 – November 29, 1314) was King of France from 1285 until his death. ... Year 1536 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Friedrich, Margrave of Ansbach and Bayreuth, known as Friedrich I or Friedrich V (8 May 1460-4 April 1536) was born at Ansbach, the eldest son of the Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg by his second wife Anna, daughter of the Frederick II, Elector of Saxony. ... Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... 1588 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Frederick II of Denmark and Norway Frederick II (July 1, 1534 - April 4, 1588), King of Denmark and Norway from 1559 until his death. ... 1534 (MDXXXIV) was a common year in the 16th century. ... // Events April 4 – King of Spain signs an edit of expulsion of all moriscos from Spain April 9 – Spain recognizes Dutch independence May 23 - Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia. ... Nymphea from Rariorum plantarum historia Charles de LEcluse, LEscluse, or Carolus Clusius (Arras, February 19, 1526 - Leiden April 4, 1609), seigneur de Watènes, was the Flemish doctor and pioneering botanist, perhaps the most influential of all 16th century scientific horticulturists. ... January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. ... Events Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed I (1603-1617) to Mustafa I (1617-1623). ... John Napier For other people with the same name, see John Napier (disambiguation). ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... Simon Episcopius (January 8, 1583 - April 4, 1643), the Latin form of the name of Simon Bischop, Dutch theologian, was born at Amsterdam. ... 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1661 (MDCLXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven (c. ... Events January 18 - Frederick I becomes King of Prussia. ... Joseph Haines or Jo Haines (d. ... // Events February 14 - Henry Pelham becomes British Prime Minister February 21 - - The premiere in London of George Frideric Handels oratorio, Samson. ... Daniel Neal (December 14, 1678 - April 4, 1743), English historian, was born in London. ... Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Theodore Gardelle (November 30, 1722 - April 4, 1761) was a Swiss limner and enameller. ... // Events Abraham De Moivre states De Moivres theorem connecting trigonometric functions and complex numbers Publication of the first book of Bachs Well-Tempered Clavier Fall of Persias Safavid dynasty during a bloody revolt of the Afghani people. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... For others by this name, see John Taylor. ... Events Building of the Students Monument in Aiud, Romania. ... Chesma Column in Tsarskoe Selo, commemorating the end of the Russo-Turkish War. ... Oliver Goldsmith Oliver Goldsmith (November 10, 1730(?) – April 4, 1774) was an Irish writer and physician known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), his pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770) (written in memory of his brother), and his plays The Good-naturd Man (1768) and She Stoops... Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala The founding of the University of Havana (Universidad de la Habana), Cubas most well-established university. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... James Sykes, Sr. ... Events February 8 - Catherine I became empress of Russia February 20 - The first reported case of white men scalping Native Americans takes place in New Hampshire colony. ... Year 1807 (MDCCCVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... Joseph Jérôme Lefrançais de Lalande (July 11, 1732 – April 4, 1807) was a French astronomer. ... Events February 23 - First performance of Handels Orlando, in London June 9 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... André Masséna, Marshal of France André Masséna (May 6, 1758, Nice – April 4, 1817), Duke of Rivoli, Prince of Essling, was a French soldier in the armies of Napoleon and a Marshal of France. ... Baton of a modern Marshal of France The Marshal of France (French: Maréchal de France) is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was an American military leader, politician, and the ninth President of the United States. ... The presidential seal was first used in 1880 by President Rutherford B. Hayes and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jean Moufot Jean Moufot (born March 13, 1784 - died April 4, 1842) was a French mathematician and philosopher. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Solomon Sibley (October 7, 1769–April 4, 1846) was a United States politician and jurist in the Michigan Territory. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar) // January 1 - Benito Juárez captures Mexico City January 2 - Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies and is succeeded by... John McLean (March 11, 1785 – April 4, 1861) was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice on the Ohio and U.S. Supreme Courts. ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for 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. ... Joseph Pitty Couthouy (6 January 1808 - 4 April 1864) was an American naval officer, conchologist, and invertebrate palaeontologist. ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Heinrich Gustav Magnus (May 2, 1802 - April 4, 1870) was a German chemist and physicist. ... --69. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Charles Ernest Beulé (29 June 1826 - 4 April 1874) was a French archaeologist and politician. ... 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). ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Heinrich Wilhelm Dove (October 6, 1803 – April 4, 1879) was a Prussian physicist and meteorologist. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Peter Cooper (February 12, 1791 – April 4, 1883) was an American industrialist, inventor, philanthropist, and candidate for President of the United States. ... 1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 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). ... Marie Bashkirtseff (November 11, 1858 - October 31, 1884) was a Ukrainian-born Russian diarist, painter and sculptor Marie Bashkirtseff Born Maria Konstantinovna Bashkirtseva in Gavrontsy near Poltava, to a wealthy noble family, she grew up abroad, traveling with her mother across most of Europe. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau (May 30, 1820 - April 4, 1890), born in Quebec City, was the first prime minister of the Canadian province of Quebec when it was created as a result of Canadian Confederation in 1867. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Edmond Hébert (June 12, 1812 – April 4, 1890), French geologist, was born at Villefargau, Yonne. ... For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Sir William Crookes, OM, FRS (17 June 1832 – 4 April 1919) was an English chemist and physicist. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... John Venn. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Karl Benz Karl Friedrich Benz (December 6, 1844 – April 4, 1929) was a German engine designer and automobile engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the gasoline-powered automobile. ... Jan. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... André Michelin (16 January 1853 - 4 April 1931) was a French industrialist who, with his brother Édouard (1859-1940), founded the Michelin Tyre Company (Compagnie Générale Des Établissements Michelin) in 1888 in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald (commonly just Wilhelm Ostwald) (September 2, 1853 - April 4, 1932) was a German chemist. ... The Nobel Prizes (Swedish: ) are awards in physics, chemistry, literature, peace, physiology or medicine. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Al Christie Al Christie, (November 24, 1881 – April 4, 1951) was a Canadian_born motion picture director, producer and screenwriter. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... George Albert Smith (April 4, 1870 – April 4, 1951) was an influential religious leader and the eighth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... In the Latter Day Saint movement, the President of the Church is generally considered to be the highest office of the church. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Carol II of Romania, (15 October 1893 – 4 April 1953) reigned as King of Romania from June 8, 1930 until September 6, 1940. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... E. Herbert Norman (September 1, 1909 in Karuizawa - April 4, 1957, in Cairo). ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Johnny Stompanato, Jr. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Simion Stoilow or Stoilov (September 14 [O.S. September 2] 1873 – April 4, 1961) was a Romanian mathematician, creator of the Romanian school of complex analysis, and author of over 100 publications. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (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). ... Héctor Pedro Scarone (December 24, 1898 - April 4, 1967) is a former Uruguayan football (soccer) player, the all-time leading scorer for the Uruguayan national team. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Martin Luther King, Jr. ... Lester B. Pearson after accepting the Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize (Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is the name of one of five Nobel Prizes bequested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Adam Clayton Powell (left) with Martin Luther King: both were prominent civil rights leaders. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Stefan Wolpe (August 25, 1902 – April 4, 1972) was a German-born composer. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Harry Nyquist (February 7, 1889 - April 4, 1976) was an important contributor to information theory. ... A bundle of optical fiber. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (Urdu: ذوالفقار علی بھٹو, Sindhi: ذوالفقار علي ڀُٽو) (January 5, 1928 – April 4, 1979) was a Pakistani politician who served as the President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and as the Prime Minister from 1973 to 1977. ... The Prime Minister of Pakistan (Urdu: وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam) is the Head of Government of Pakistan. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Edgar Buchanan (born March 20, 1903; died April 4, 1979) was an American actor with a long career in both movies and television, but is probably most familiar as Uncle Joe Carson from the Petticoat Junction and Green Acres television sitcoms of the 1960s. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Woodrow Wilson Red Sovine (17 July 1917 — 4 April 1980) was a country music singer. ... Year 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 (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gloria Swanson (March 27, 1897 - April 4, 1983), an American Hollywood actress, was prolific during the silent film era, but saw her career go into decline with the advent of talkies. She is now best known for her comeback role in the film (1950), in which -- mirroring her own life... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Oleg Antonov Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov (Антонов, Олег Константинович in Russian) (1. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kate Roberts (February 13, 1891 - April 4, 1985) was one of the foremost Welsh-language authors of the twentieth century. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Catherine Lucile Moore (January 24, 1911 _ April 4, 1987) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edmund Adamkiewicz (April 21, 1920 - April 4, 1991) was a German footballer. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Max Frisch (May 15, 1911 – April 4, 1991), was a Swiss architect, playwright and novelist, one of the most representative writers of German literature after World War II. In his creative works Frisch paid particular attention to issues relating to problems of personal identity, morality and political commitment. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... John Heinz Henry John Heinz III (October 23, 1938 – April 4, 1991) was an American politician from Pennsylvania, a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives (1971–1977) and the United States Senate (1977–1991). ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Robert Forrest Spec Towns (February 6, 1914 - April 4, 1991) was an American track and field athlete. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Yvette BrindAmour (1918 – April 4, 1992) was a Quebec actor. ... 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. ... Arthur Russell (Oskaloosa, Iowa 1951 - April 4, 1992) was a cellist, composer, and disco artist. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its 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). ... Alfred Mosher Butts (April 13, 1899 - April 4, 1993) was a U.S. architect. ... The verb to scrabble also means to scratch, scramble or scrape about: see Wiktionary:scrabble. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kenny Everett Kenny Everett (born Maurice Cole in Crosby, Merseyside, Liverpool, December 25, 1944, died April 4, 1995), was a popular British radio DJ and television entertainer. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Lane Sisters were four siblings who achieved success during the 1930s as a singing act, with their popularity leading to a series of successful films. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full 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. ... Henry Norwood Barney Ewell (February 25, 1918 - April 4, 1996) was an American athlete, winner of one gold and two silver medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics. ... 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. ... Larry LaPrise (Roland Lawrence LaPrise, born: 11 November 1912 Detroit, Michigan, died: 4 April 1996 Gooding, Idaho) was the writer of the Hokey Pokey. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Alparslan TürkeÅŸ (1917 in Nicosia, Cyprus - April 5, 1997 in Ankara, Turkey) was a Turkish extremist and politician. ... Year 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 (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Faith Domergue Faith Domergue (June 16, 1924 in New Orleans, Louisiana - April 4, 1999 in Santa Barbara, California) was a film actress. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Early Wynn (January 6, 1920 – April 4, 1999) was a right-handed baseball pitcher for the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Undated photograph of Tommaso Buscetta Tommaso Buscetta (July 13, 1928, Palermo, Sicily - April 4, 2000, New York) was a Sicilian mafioso, and later repented. ... The Mafia (also referred to as Cosa Nostra or the Mob), is a criminal secret society which first developed in the mid-19th century in Sicily. ... Tommaso Buscetta (in sunglasses), the first important pentito of Italian Mafia, escorted in a court of law. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ed Big Daddy Roth (March 4, 1932 - April 4, 2001) was an artist and the creator of Rat Fink and other characters, custom car builder, and one of the people responsible for the Kustom Kulture / Hot rod movement of the 1960s in Southern California. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Harry L. OConnor (born c. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Anthony Caruso (born 7 April, 1916 in Frankfort, Indiana, United States; died 4 April, 2003 in Brentwood, California) was a character actor in over 100 American films, usually playing villians. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Adalberto Martínez Chávez (1916 - April 4, 2003), better known in the entertainment world as Resortes, was a renowned Mexican actor. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alberic Briek Schotte ( September 19, 1919 - April 4, 2004) was a Belgian cyclist. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Casey Sheehan Casey Austin Sheehan (May 29, 1979 – April 4, 2004) was the son of Cindy Sheehan, the anti-war protester a. ... Cindy Sheehan gives the peace sign in front of the White House in 2006. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edward Maurice Bronfman (November 1, 1927 – April 4, 2005) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and member of the Bronfman family. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Benjamin Bob Clark (August 5, 1941[1] – April 4, 2007) was an American director known for the 1982 hit film Porkys and its sequel Porkys II: The Next Day. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ...

Holidays and observances

• International Day for Landmine Awareness and Assistance
• Lesotho - Heroes' Day
• Taiwan and Hong Kong - Children's Day

U.S. Army soldier removes fuse from a Russian-made mine to clear a minefield outside of Fallujah, Iraq. ... Czechoslovak poster celebrating the International Childrens Day Childrens Day is a holiday in many countries around the world, mainly the holidays purpose is to simply honor children. ...

Liturgical Feast days

• Saint Isidore of Seville
• Saint Hildebert of Ghent (died 752)
• Blessed Alice (d. 1105)

It has been suggested that Isidro be merged into this article or section. ...

External links

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