April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. Look up March in Wiktionary, the free dictionary March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... Look up May in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... 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). ... 13 April is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 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, as the last day in April. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To suggest a relevant news story for the main page, refer to the criteria then add your suggestion at the candidates page. ... April 3, 2005 Conflict in Iraq: A group of at least 40 Iraqi insurgents attacks Baghdads Abu Ghraib prison, using car bombs, grenades, and small arms. ... See also: April 2, 2004 - April 2004 - April 4, 2004 NASA announces that the Gravity Probe B is ready for launch on April 17. ... April 3, 2003 Dr. Julie Gerberding, a director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, states her concern that SARS threatens to become a global pandemic. ... A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day or month in order to keep the calendar year in sync with an astronomical or seasonal year. ... The Gregorian calendar is the calendar that is used nearly everywhere in the world. ...

Events

• 33 - Crucifixion of Jesus (traditional date).
• 1077 - Creation of the first Parliament of Friuli.
• 1559 - The Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis treaty is signed, ending the Italian Wars.
• 1860 - The first successful Pony Express run from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California begins, and is completed on April 13.
• 1865 - American Civil War: Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America.
• 1882 - American Old West outlaw Jesse James is shot in the back and killed in Saint Joseph, Missouri by Robert Ford for a $5,000 reward.
• 1885 - Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
• 1895 - The libel trial instigated by Oscar Wilde against the Marquess of Queensbury begins, eventually resulting in Wilde's arrest, trial and imprisonment on charges of homosexuality.
• 1896 - The first publication of La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper in Italy.
• 1917 - Vladimir Lenin arrives at Petrograd Station in Russia from exile, marking the beginning of Bolshevik leadership in the Russian Revolution.
• 1922 - Joseph Stalin became the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
• 1936 - Richard Bruno Hauptmann is executed for the kidnapping and death of Charles Augustus Lindbergh III, the baby son of Anne and world-famous pilot Charles Lindbergh.
• 1941 - Hungarian and German troops march into Yugoslavia.
• 1942 - World War II: Japanese forces begin an all-out assault on the United States and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula. Bataan falls on April 9 and the Bataan Death March began.
• 1946 - Japanese Lt. General Masaharu Homma is executed outside Manila in the Philippines for leading the Bataan Death March.
• 1948 - President Harry Truman signs the Marshall Plan which authorizes $5 billion in aid for 16 countries.
• 1948 - In Jeju, South Korea, locals simultaneously raid the island's police stations, marking the start of a civil-war-like period of violence and human rights abuses known as the Jeju massacre.
• 1953 - TV Guide debuts.
• 1955 - The American Civil Liberties Union announces it will defend Allen Ginsberg's book Howl against obscenity charges.
• 1956 - Elvis Presley sings "Heartbreak Hotel" on the Milton Berle Show, with an estimated 25% of the United States population viewing.
• 1956 - The western part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is struck by a deadly F5 tornado (known as the Standale Tornado).
• 1968 - Simon and Garfunkel release the critically acclaimed album Bookends.
• 1968 - Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "mountaintop" speech.
• 1969 - Vietnam War: Vietnamization - U.S. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States will start to "Vietnamize" the war effort.
• 1971 - In Dublin, Ireland, Séverine wins the Eurovision Song Contest for Monaco singing "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" (A bench, a tree, a street).
• 1973 - The first portable cell phone call is placed in New York City.
• 1974 - The Super Outbreak occurs, with 148 tornadoes affecting 13 states and 1 Canadian province in 18 hours, the biggest tornado outbreak in recorded history. The death toll is 315, with nearly 5,500 injured.
• 1975 - Bobby Fischer refuses to play in a chess match against Anatoly Karpov, giving Karpov the title.
• 1976 - In The Hague, Netherlands, Brotherhood of Man wins the twenty-first Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom singing "Save Your Kisses For Me".
• 1986 - IBM unveils the PC Convertible, their first laptop computer.
• 1996 - Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is arrested at his Montana cabin.
• 1996 - An Air Force 737 carrying United States Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown crashes in Croatia, killing all 35 on-board, including Brown.
• 1997 - Thalit massacre begins in Algeria; all but 1 of the 53 inhabitants of Thalit are killed by guerrillas.
• 2000 - United States v. Microsoft: Microsoft is ruled to have violated United States antitrust laws by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors.
• 2004 - Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks are trapped by the police in their apartment and kill themselves with explosives.

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A typical archetype, the cowboy, in the Wild West. ... This article is about the outlaw. ... Saint Joseph is the county seat and largest city in Buchanan County and the sixth largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri. ... Robert Ford was an outlaw hired along with his brother by the infamous Jesse James to assist in a bank robbery. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Gottlieb Daimler Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler ( March 17, 1834, Schorndorf; March 6, 1900, Cannstatt, Stuttgart) was an engineer, industrial designer and industrialist from Germany. ... A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a person for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or composition of matter (substance) (known as an invention) which is new, inventive, and... An engine is something that produces some effect from a given input. ... 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). ... In English and American law, and systems based on them, libel and slander are two forms of defamation (or defamation of character), which is the tort or delict of making a false statement of fact that injures someones reputation. ... Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, short story writer and Freemason. ... John Sholto Douglas (1844-1900) was an eccentric Scottish nobleman, the 9th Marquess of Queensberry and Viscount Drumlanrig. ... The word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings over time. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... La Gazzetta dello Sport is an Italian newspaper dedicated to coverage of various sports. ... 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. ... (help· info) (Владимир Ильич Ленин) IPA: born Ulyanov (April 22 [O.S. April 10] 1870 – January 21, 1924), was a Communist revolutionary of Russia, the leader of the Bolshevik party, the first Premier of the Soviet Union, and the main theorist of Leninism, which he described as an adaptation of Marxism to the... Leaders of the Bolshevik Party and the Communist International, a painting by Malcolm McAllister on the Pathfinder Mural in New York City and on the cover of the book Lenin’s Final Fight published by Pathfinder. ... 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The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Russian: Коммунисти́ческая Па́ртия Сове́тского Сою́за = КПСС) was the name used by the successors of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party from 1952 to 1991, but the wording Communist Party was present in the partys name since 1918 when the Bolsheviks became the All... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bruno Richard Hauptmann (November 26, 1899 - April 3, 1936) was a German carpenter and criminal, sentenced to death and executed for the Lindbergh kidnapping, the abduction and murder of Charles Augustus Lindbergh III, the 20-month old son of famous pilot Charles Lindbergh. ... Lindbergh baby kidnapping poster. ... Anna can refer to a variety of things. ... Charles Lindbergh Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a kingdom in the Balkans which existed from the end of World War I until World War II. It occupied an area made up of the present-day states of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, and most of present-day Slovenia... This article is about the year. ... Combatants Allies: • Poland •UK & Commonwealth • France/Free France • Soviet Union • United States • China . ... Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Bataan Region: Central Luzon (Region III) Capital: Balanga City Founded: —1754 Population: 2000 census—557,659 (46th largest) Density—406 per km² (12th highest) Area: 1,373. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... The Bataan Death March was a war crime involving the forcible transfer of prisoners of war, with wide-ranging abuse and high fatalities, by Japanese forces in the Philippines, in 1942, during World War II. In Japanese, it is known as Batān Shi no Kōshin (バターン死の行進), meaning the same. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Masaharu Homma (本間雅晴 Honma Masaharu, 1888 in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, Japan - April 3, 1946 in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines, also known as the Poet General, was the Japanese General in charge of the troops and actions that created the Bataan death march in Philippines during 1942 and the bombing of... Manila (Filipino: Maynila) is the capital of the Philippines. ... The Bataan Death March was a war crime involving the forcible transfer of prisoners of war, with wide-ranging abuse and high fatalities, by Japanese forces in the Philippines, in 1942, during World War II. In Japanese, it is known as Batān Shi no Kōshin (バターン死の行進), meaning the same. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The presidential seal was used by president Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... For the victim of Mt. ... Map of Europe showing the countries that received Marshall Plan aid. ... Jeju is the smallest province of South Korea, situated on its largest island. ... A human rights abuse is abuse of people in a way that violates any fundamental human rights. ... The Jeju massacre or the Cheju April 3rd massacre happened as a result of suppression against armed rebellion in Jeju island, South Korea, during the period of April 3, 1948 to September 21, 1954. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, is a non-governmental organization (NGO) whose stated goal is to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person . ... Allen Ginsberg in later life Irwin Allen Ginsberg (IPA: ) (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American Beat poet born in Newark, New Jersey. ... Howl and Other Poems was published in the fall of 1956 as number four in the Pocket Poets Series from City Lights Books Howl is a poem by Allen Ginsberg that was first performed in 1955 in the Six Gallery in San Francisco. ... Pete Rose during his Cincinnati Reds days. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock n Roll was an American singer, music producer and actor. ... Heartbreak Hotel is a rock and roll song by Elvis Presley, with Bill Black (bass) and Scotty Moore (guitar) as the main supporting musicians. ... Texaco Star Theater, a comedy-variety show (radio, 1940-49; television, 1949-56), was one of the first hugely successful examples of U.S. television broadcasting. ... The regions of lower Michigan and their major cities are identified on this map. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Simon and Garfunkel, Bookends. ... Bookends is an album by Simon and Garfunkel, released April 3, 1968. ... Martin Luther King, Jr. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) United States of America South Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand the Philippines Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) Strength ~1,200,000 (1968) ~420,000 (1968) Casualties South Vietnamese dead: 1,250,000+ US dead: 58,226 US wounded... The United States Secretary of Defense is the head of the United States Department of Defense, concerned with the armed services and The Secretary is a member of the Presidents Cabinet. ... Melvin Robert Laird (born September 1, 1922) was a Republican congressman from Wisconsin who served as Richard Nixons Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1973. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland (and the island of Ireland), located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. ... Séverine (born Josiane Grizeau, October 10, 1948 in Paris) is a French singer. ... Eurovision Song Contest logo. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ... Motorola T2288 mobile phone A mobile phone is a portable electronic device which behaves as a normal telephone whilst being able to move over a wide area (compare cordless phone which acts as a telephone only within a limited range). ... Nickname: The Big Apple Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... The Super Outbreak was the biggest tornado outbreak on record. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Bobby Fischer. ... Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2006-03-08, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Anatoli Yevgenyevich Karpov (Анато́лий Евге́ньевич Ка́рпов) (born May 23, 1951) is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. ... 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Official language(s) English Capital Helena Largest city Billings Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 4th 381,156 km² 410 km 1,015 km 1 44°26 N to 49° N 104°2 W to 116°2 W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 44th 902,195 2. ... An air force is a military organization that primarily operates in aerial warfare. ... The office of the U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the mid-20th century. ... Photo of Ron Brown Ronald Harmon Brown (August 1, 1941 – April 3, 1996), was the first black United States Secretary of Commerce, serving during the first term of President Bill Clinton. ... The color brown is produced by mixing complementary colors, such as red and green, orange and blue, or yellow and purple. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Thalit massacre took place in Thalit village (Médéa, near Ksar el Boukhari; see map), some 70 km from Algiers, on April 3-4 1997. ... Thalit was a small hamlet in Algeria all but one of whose 53 inhabitants were slaughtered in 1997 in the Thalit massacre. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... United States v. ... Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT, SEHK: 4338) is an international computer technology corporation with 2005 global annual sales of close to $40 billion USD and about 64,000 employees in 85 countries and regions which develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices. ... Antitrust or competition laws are laws which seek to promote economic and business competition by prohibiting anti-competitive behavior and unfair business practices. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... 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Births

• 1151 - Igor Svyatoslavich, Russian prince (d. 1202)
• 1245 - King Philip III of France (d. 1285)
• 1367 - King Henry IV of England (d. 1413)
• 1529 - Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1581)
• 1593 - George Herbert, English poet and orator (d. 1633)
• 1643 - Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, general of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1690)
• 1683 - Mark Catesby, English naturalist (d. 1749)
• 1693 - George Edwards, English naturalist (d. 1773)
• 1715 - John Hanson, American delegate to the Continental Congress (d. 1783)
• 1715 - William Watson, English physician and scientist (d. 1787)
• 1764 - John Abernathy, English surgeon (d. 1831)
• 1769 - Christian Gunther von Bernstorff, Danish and Prussian statesman and diplomat (d. 1835)

• 1783 - Washington Irving, American author (d. 1859)
• 1814 - Lorenzo Snow, 5th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1901)
• 1822 - Edward Everett Hale, American writer (d. 1909)
• 1823 - William Marcy Tweed, American political boss (d. 1878)
• 1880 - Otto Weininger, Austrian philosopher (d. 1903)
• 1881 - Alcide De Gasperi, Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1954)
• 1885 - Allan Dwan, Canadian-born American film director (d. 1981)
• 1889 - Grigoraş Dinicu, Romanian composer and violinist (d. 1949)
• 1893 - Leslie Howard, English actor (d. 1943)
• 1895 - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Italian composer (d. 1968)
• 1898 - George Jessel, American comedian (d. 1981)
• 1898 - Henry Luce, American publisher (d. 1967)
• 1904 - Iron Eyes Cody, American actor (d. 1999)
• 1913 - Per Borten, Premier of Norway (d. 2005)
• 1916 - Herb Caen, American newspaper columnist (d. 1997)
• 1921 - Jan Sterling, American actress (d. 2004)
• 1924 - Marlon Brando, American actor (d. 2004)
• 1924 - Doris Day, American actress
• 1925 - Tony Benn, British politician
• 1926 - Gus Grissom, astronaut (d. 1967)
• 1928 - Don Gibson, American country musician (d. 2003)
• 1928 - Kevin Hagen, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1929 - Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese actress
• 1930 - Lawton Chiles, U.S. Senator from Florida and Governor of Florida (d. 1998)
• 1930 - Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of Germany
• 1934 - Jane Goodall, English zoologist
• 1936 - Scott LaFaro, American musician (d. 1961)
• 1938 - Jeff Barry, American songwriter and record producer
• 1941 - Eric Braeden, German-born actor
• 1941 - Philippe Wynne, American musician (d. 1984)
• 1941 - Jan Berry, American musician (Jan and Dean) (d. 2004)
• 1942 - Marek Perepeczko, Polish actor (d. 2005)
• 1942 - Marsha Mason, American actress
• 1942 - Wayne Newton, American singer
• 1942 - Billy Joe Royal, American singer
• 1943 - Jonathan Lynn, British actor and comedy writer
• 1943 - Richard Manuel, Canadian musician and songwriter (d. 1986)
• 1944 - Tony Orlando, American musician
• 1948 - Carlos Salinas, President of Mexico
• 1949 - Richard Thompson, British musician and songwriter
• 1949 - Lyle Alzado, American football player
• 1954 - Elisabetta Brusa, Italian composer
• 1956 - Ray Combs, American game show host and comedian (d. 1996)
• 1958 - Alec Baldwin, American actor
• 1959 - David Hyde Pierce, American actor
• 1961 - Eddie Murphy, American actor and comedian
• 1962 - Mike Ness, American musician (Social Distortion)
• 1964 - Bjarne Riis, Danish cyclist
• 1968 - Sebastian Bach, Canadian musician (Skid Row)
• 1968 - Charlotte Coleman, British television actress (d. 2001)
• 1970 - "The Alpha Male" Monty Brown American Football player, and Professional wrestler
• 1972 - Jennie Garth, American actress
• 1973 - Matthew Ferguson, Canadian actor
• 1975 - Michael Olowokandi, Nigerian basketball player
• 1976 - Drew Shirley, American musician (Switchfoot)
• 1976 - Will Mellor, British actor
• 1978 - G. M. Palmer, American poet and editor
• 1979 - Daniel Lane, British music journalist
• 1982 - Fler, German rapper
• 1986 - Amanda Bynes, American actress and show host

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His father, John of Gaunt was the third and oldest... // Events March 20 - Henry V becomes King of England Project of Annals of Joseon Dynasty began. ... Events April 22 - Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal, stipulating that the dividing line should lie 297. ... Michael Neander (originally Neumann, April 3, 1529 – October 23, 1581) was a German teacher, mathematician, medical academic, and astronomer. ... 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. ... Events May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyds accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. ... George Herbert (April 3, 1593 – March 1, 1633) was an English poet and orator. ... Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... Charles IV (* April 5, 1604 in Nancy – September 18, 1675 in Allenbach), was the titular Duke of Lorraine from 1661 to 1670 See also: Dukes of Lorraine family tree Categories: French people stubs | Dukes of Lorraine | 1604 births | 1675 deaths ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... Mark Catesby (April 3, 1683 - December 1749) was an English naturalist. ... Events While in debtors prison, John Cleland writes Fanny Hill (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure). ... Events January 11 - Eruption of Mt. ... George Edwards (April 3, 1693 - July 23, 1773) was an English naturalist and ornithologist, known as the father of British ornithology. 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Count Christian Gunther von Bernstorff (April 3, 1769 – March 18, 1835) was a Danish and Prussian statesman and diplomat, son of Count Andreas Peter von Bernstorff. ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Washington Irving Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American author of the early 19th century. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Lorenzo Snow (April 3, 1814 – October 10, 1901) was the fifth President (1898-1901) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the last president of the 19th century. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) 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). ... Statue of Edward Everett Hale in Boston Public Garden, by Bela Pratt. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1869 tobacco label featuring Boss Tweed William Marcy Tweed a. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Otto Weininger (April 3, 1880 - October 4, 1903) was an Austrian philosopher. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Alcide De Gaspieri Alcide De Gasperi (born 3 April 1881 in Pieve Tesino in the Tirol, Austria-Hungary, now part of the Province of Trento in Italy); died 19 August 1954 in Sella di Valsugana in the same province) was an Italian statesman and politician. ... This is a list of Prime Ministers of Italy. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Allan Dwan (April 3, 1885 – December 21, 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer and screenwriter. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... GrigoraÅŸ Dinicu (April 3, 1889 – March 28, 1949) was a Romanian composer and violinist. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... See also Leslie Howard (Australian pianist) Leslie Howard (April 3, 1893 – June 1, 1943) was a British film actor. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... 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). ... Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (April 3, 1895 – March 16, 1968) was an Italian Jewish composer. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... George Jessel (April 3, 1898–May 23, 1981) was a U.S. actor, singer, songwriter, and movie producer. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Henry Robinson Luce (April 3, 1898 - February 28, 1967) was an influential American publisher. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Iron Eyes Cody (April 3, 1904 – January 4, 1999) was an actor born in Kaplan, Louisiana. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Per Borten Per Borten (April 3, 1913 - January 20, 2005) was a Norwegian politician from the Centre Party. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 - The Royal Army Medical Corps first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Herb Caen (April 3, 1916 – February 1, 1997) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist working in San Francisco. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... One of Hollywoods most talented and versatile stars, often cool and stunning blonde in Hollywood film noir movies of the 1940s and 50s, the actrees Jan Sterling ensured audiences of a real good time with her sexy roles in soaps, crime action and comedies. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Marlon Brando, Jr. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Tony Benn about to join March 2005 anti-war demo in London The Right Honourable Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn (born April 3, 1925), known as Tony Benn, formerly 2nd Viscount Stansgate, is a British politician on the left of the Labour Party. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Gus Grissom Virgil Ivan Gus Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967) was a U.S. Air Force pilot who became one of the first American astronauts and one of the first to die in the U.S. space program. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Donald Eugene Gibson (April 3, 1928 – November 17, 2003) was an American country musician. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kevin Hagen Kevin Hagen (April 3, 1928 - July 9, 2005) was born to professional ballroom dancers in Chicago, Illinois. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Miyoshi Umeki (born on April 3, 1929 in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan) is an actress. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Lawton Chiles in an official picture taken during his first term as governor of Florida. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Dr. Helmut Kohl (full name Helmut Josef Michael Kohl) (born April 3, 1930) is a German conservative politician and statesman. ... blah blah blahThe German head of government has been known as the Chancellor (German: Kanzler) ever since the creation of the post. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jane Goodall Dame Jane Goodall DBE Ph. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rocco Scott LaFaro (April 3, 1936, Newark, New Jersey - July 6, 1961, Flint, New York) was one of the most influential jazz bassists of the 20th century. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jeff Barry (born Joel Adelberg, 1938, Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Ellie Greenwich (born 1940, Brooklyn, N.Y.) comprised one of the most prolific and successful Brill Building song writing and production teams in the early 1960s. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Eric Braeden as Victor Newman Eric Braeden (born Hans Jörg Gudegast on April 3, 1941) is a German-American film and television actor, best known for his role as the dastardly, on-again, off-again villain Victor Newman on the soap opera The Young and the Restless. ... Philippe Wynne (April 3, 1941 - July 14, 1984) was an African-American R&B vocalist. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan Berry (April 3, 1941, Los Angeles -- March 26, 2004) and Dean Torrence (born March 10, 1940, Los Angeles) were a rock and roll duo briefly popular in the early 1960s as part of the surf music craze inspired by The Beach Boys. ... Jan Berry (April 3, 1941, Los Angeles -- March 26, 2004) and Dean Torrence (born March 10, 1940, Los Angeles) were a rock and roll duo popular from the late 1950s through the mid-1960s. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... This article is about the year. ... Marek Perepeczko (born April 3, 1942 in Warsaw, died November 17, 2005 in Czestochowa) was a famous Polish movie and theatrical actor. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marsha Mason with Richard Dreyfuss in The Goodbye Girl Marsha Mason (born April 3, 1942, St. ... Wayne Newton Carson Wayne Newton (born April 3, 1942) is an American singer and entertainer based in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Billy Joe Royal (born April 3, 1942 in Valdosta, Georgia) is an American singer. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Jonathan Lynn (born April 3, 1943), is a British actor and comedy writer. ... Richard Manuel (April 3, 1943 – March 4, 1986) was a Canadian musician and songwriter probably best known for his membership in The Band. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Tony Orlando (born April 4, 1944, New York) is an American singer, of Greek and Puerto Rican ancestry, best known for his time with the group Dawn in the early 1970s. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Term of office: 1 December 1988 – 1 December 1994 Preceded by: Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado Succeeded by: Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León Date of birth: 3 April 1948 Place of birth: Mexico City Profession: Economist First Lady: Cecilia Ocelli Political Party: PRI Carlos Salinas de Gortari (born 3... The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state of Mexico. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Richard Thompson is a British musician, best known for his guitar playing and songwriting. ... Lyle Alzado (April 3, 1949 – 14 May 1992) was a U.S. football player. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elisabetta Brusa (born 1954) is an Italian composer. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Raymond Neil Combs, Jr. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Baldwin in Beetlejuice Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958, in Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA) is an American actor who is the oldest and best known of the Baldwin brothers, with brothers Daniel, Stephen and William. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Niles Crane on Frasier. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Mike Ness (born Michael James Ness) (born April 3, 1962) is a guitarist, vocalist, and chief song writer for the punk rock band Social Distortion. ... Social Distortion (often known as Social D) is an influential rock and roll band, appearing in the early 80s, initially in a punk rock style, and still active today. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... Bjarne Riis (born April 3, 1964 in Herning) was a Danish professional road bicycle racer who won the Tour de France in 1996, and is now the team owner and manager of Danish UCI ProTour outfit Team CSC. He is often nicknamed Ørnen fra Herning (the Eagle from Herning). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Sebastian Bach (born Sebastian Philip Bierk, on April 3, 1968 in Freeport, Bahamas) was the lead vocalist of the following 1980s heavy metal bands: Kid Wikkid Madam X Herrenvolk VO5 Skid Row. ... Skid Row is an American heavy metal band which became the hard rock prototypes of the late 1980s metal scene and were reasonably successful until they were eclipsed by the Seattle grunge bands in 1991. ... Charlotte Ninon Coleman (April 3, 1968 - November 14, 2001) was a British actress. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Montaque Brown, currently known as The Alpha Male Monty Brown (born April 3, 1970 in Bridgeport, Michigan) is an American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and former American football linebacker. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Jennie Garth (born April 3, 1972) is an American actress. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ... Matthew Ferguson is an actor born on April 3, 1973, in Toronto Islands (Ontario, Canada). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Michael Olowokandi (born April 3, 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... Andrew (Drew) Shirley is a guitarist and the newest member of the rock band Switchfoot. ... Switchfoot is an alternative rock / power pop / post-grunge band from San Diego, California, United States, whose lyrics focus on spiritual and social themes. ... Will Mellor (born 3 April 1976, in Stockport, Cheshire, England) is a British actor and former hip hop star. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... G. Michael Palmer (born 1978 ) is a contemporary United States poet. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Daniel Lane is a British music journalist. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fler, aka Frank White, is a Gangsta rapper from Berlin, Germany. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3, 1986) is an American actress, comedian and former show host on Nickelodeon. ...

Deaths

• 33 - Jesus (b. 8-2 BC), son of God (according to Christianity(traditional date))
• 963 - William III, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 915)
• 1287 - Pope Honorius IV
• 1350 - Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1295)
• 1606 - Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devon, English politician (b. 1563)
• 1680 - Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (b. 1630)
• 1682 - Bartolomé Estéban Murillo, Spanish painter (b. 1618)
• 1691 - Jean Petitot, Swiss enamel painter (b. 1608)
• 1695 - Melchior d'Hondecoeter, Dutch painter
• 1717 - Jacques Ozanam, French mathematician (b. 1640)
• 1728 - James Anderson, Scottish lawyer (b. 1662)
• 1792 - George Pocock, British admiral (b. 1706)
• 1792 - John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, English statesman (b. 1718)
• 1827 - Ernst Chladni, German physicist (b. 1856)
• 1849 - Juliusz Słowacki, Polish poet (b. 1809)
• 1868 - Franz Berwald, Swedish composer and inventor (b. 1796)
• 1882 - Jesse James, American outlaw (b. 1847)
• 1897 - Johannes Brahms, German composer (b. 1833)
• 1901 - Richard D'Oyly Carte, British impresario (b. 1844)
• 1931 - Andre Michelin, French tire manufacturer (b. 1853)
• 1932 - Wilhelm Ostwald, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853)
• 1936 - Bruno Hauptmann, German killer of Charles Lindbergh III (b. 1899)
• 1950 - Kurt Weill, German composer (b. 1900)
• 1965 - Ernst Kirchweger, Austrian communist and resistance fighter
• 1971 - Joseph Valachi, American gangster (b. 1904)
• 1972 - Ferde Grofé, American composer (b. 1882)
• 1982 - Warren Oates, American character actor (b. 1928)
• 1986 - Peter Pears, English tenor (b. 1910)
• 1987 - Tom Sestak, American football player (b. 1936)
• 1990 - Sarah Vaughan, American singer (b. 1924)
• 1991 - Graham Greene, English writer (b. 1904)
• 1991 - Charles Goren, American bridge player, writer, and columnist (b. 1901)
• 1993 - Pinky Lee, American children's television host (b. 1907)
• 1996 - Ron Brown, U.S. Secretary of Commerce (b. 1941)
• 1996 - Carl Stokes, Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio (b. 1927)
• 1998 - Rob Pilatus, American entertainer and criminal (Milli Vanilli) (b. 1965)
• 2000 - Terence McKenna, American writer and philosopher (b. 1946)
• 2002 - Frank Tovey (aka Fad Gadget), British singer and musician (b. 1956)
• 2005 - Tony Croatto, Italian-born singer (b. 1940)

// Events The following Christian chronology uses traditional dates set by biblical scholars; 30 is also suggested as a date for the Messianic events. ... Jesus (8-2 BC/BCE – 29-36 AD/CE),[1] also known as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus the Nazarene, is the central figure of Christianity, in which context he is known as Jesus Christ, where Christ is a Greek title meaning Anointed, corresponding to the Hebrew term Messiah. The... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC - 0s BC - 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 13 BC 12 BC 11 BC 10 BC 9 BC - 8 BC - 7 BC 6 BC 5 BC 4 BC 3 BC Births... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC - 0s BC - 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 7 BC 6 BC 5 BC 4 BC 3 BC 2 BC 1 BC 1 2 3 4 Events Births Deaths Gaius and... Michelangelos depiction of God in the painting Creation of the Sun and Moon in the Sistine Chapel This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life, teachings, and actions of Jesus of Nazareth, known by Christians as Jesus Christ, as recounted in the New Testament. ... Events Holy Roman Emperor Otto I defeats Mieszko I of Poland, compels him to pay tribute Luxembourg is founded, and the Belgium area becomes part of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. ... William III of Aquitaine (915 – April 3, 963), nicknamed Tête dÉtoupe (Towhead) was William II of Poitou Count of Poitiers and Duke of Aquitaine from 935 to his death. ... Events Fatimid armies invaded Egypt. ... For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ... Honorius IV, né Giacomo Savelli (Rome, ca. ... Events 29 August - An English fleet personally commanded by King Edward III defeats a Spanish fleet in the battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer. ... Eudes IV of Burgundy (1295 – April 3, 1350) was Duke of Burgundy from 1315 until his death. ... Events Mongol leader Ghazan Khan is converted to Islam, ending a line of Tantric Buddhist leaders. ... Events January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 - Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill Premier Dmitri December 26 - Shakespeares King Lear performed in court Storm buries a village of St Ismails near... Charles Blount (pr. ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... Shivaji Bhonslé, also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhonslé (Marathi: छत्रपती शिवाजीराजे भोसले)( (help· info)) was the founder of the Maratha empire in western India in 1674 which was instrumental in the downfall of the Mughal Empire. ... Events February 22 - Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists. ... Events March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. ... Murillo Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (January 1, 1618 - April 3, 1682) was a Spanish painter from Seville. ... Events March 8 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made but on May 15 confirms the discovery). ... Events March 5 - French troops under Marshal Louis-Francois de Boufflers besiege the Spanish-held town of Mons March 20 - Leislers Rebellion - New governor arrives in New York - Jacob Leisler surrenders after standoff of several hours March 29 - Siege of Mons ends to the city’s surrender May 6... Jean Petitot (1608 - April 3, 1691) was a French-Swiss enamel painter, was born at Geneva, a member of a Burgundian family which had fled from France on account of religious difficulties. ... Events March 18 - Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia May 14 - Protestant Union founded in Auhausen. ... Events January 27 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703) July 17 - The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament. ... Melchior dHondecoeter (c. ... // Events January 4 — The Netherlands, Britain & France sign Triple Alliance February 26-March 6 What is now the northeastern United States was paralyzed by a series of blizzards that buried the region. ... Jacques Ozanam (1640 - April 3, 1717) was a French mathematician. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ... 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. ... James Anderson (August 5, 1662 - April 3, 1728), Scottish antiquary and historian, was born at Edinburgh. ... Events March 18 – Short-timed experiment of the first public buses holding 8 passengers begins in Paris May 3/May 2 - Catherine of Braganza marries Charles II of England – as part of the dowry, Portugal cedes Bombay and Tangier to England May 9 - Samuel Pepys witnessed a Punch and Judy... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Sir George Pocock (March 6, 1706-April 3, 1792) was a British admiral, son of Thomas Pocock, chaplain in the navy, entered the navy under the protection of his maternal uncle, Captain Streynsham Master (1682-1724), in Superbe in 1718. ... Events March 27 - Concluding that Emperor Iyasus I of Ethiopia had abdicated by retiring to a monastery, a council of high officials appoint Tekle Haymanot I Emperor of Ethiopia May 23 - Battle of Ramillies September 7 - The Battle of Turin in the War of Spanish Succession - forces of Austria and... John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, 1783, by Sir Thomas Gainsborough John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (3 November 1718 – 3 April 1792) succeeded his grandfather, Edward, the 3rd Earl, in the earldom in 1729. ... // Events July 21 - Treaty of Passarowitz signed November 22 - Off the coast of Virginia, English pirate Edward Teach (best known as Blackbeard) is killed in battle when a British boarding party cornered and then shot and stabbed him more than 25 times. ... Naval Battle of Navarino by Carneray 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Ernst Florenz Friedrich Chladni (November 30, 1756 - April 3, 1827) was a German physicist. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... Franz Adolf Berwald (born in Stockholm on July 23, 1796 and died there on April 3, 1868) was a composer. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about Jesse James, the outlaw. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (May 7, 1833 – April 3, 1897) was a German composer of Romantic music, who predominantly lived in Vienna, Austria. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Richard DOyly Carte (May 3, 1844 – April 3, 1901) was a London theatrical impresario during the latter half of the nineteenth century. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 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). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Wilhelm Ostwald Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald (commonly just Wilhelm Ostwald) (September 2, 1853 - April 4, 1932) was a German chemist. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bruno Richard Hauptmann (November 26, 1899 – April 3, 1936) was a German carpenter and criminal, sentenced to death and executed for the abduction and murder of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Kurt Weill, a photo taken in Salzburg, Austria, 1934 Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950), born in Dessau, Germany and died in New York, was a German composer active from the 1920s until his death. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Ernst Kirchweger (born 1897 or 1898; died April 3, 1965 in Vienna) was the first person to die as a result of political conflict in Austrias Second Republic. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Joseph Joe Valachi (September 22, 1904 - April 3, 1971) was the first person to acknowledge the existence of the Mafia. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Ferde Grofé (New York City, March 27, 1892 – Santa Monica, California, April 3, 1972) was an American composer, pianist, and arranger. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Warren Oates (July 5, 1928 - April 3, 1982) was an American character actor. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears (June 22, 1910 – April 3, 1986) was an English tenor and life-long partner of the composer Benjamin Britten. ... -1... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tom Sestak (March 9, 1936 in Gonzales, Texas - April 3, 1987 in Buffalo, New York), was an American football player. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene, OM (October 2, 1904 – April 3, 1991) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic whose works explore the ambiguities of modern man and ambivalent moral or political issues in a contemporary setting. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Charles Henry Goren (March 4, 1901 – April 3, 1991) was a famous bridge player, writer and advocate. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 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). ... Pinky Lee (May 2, 1907 – April 3, 1993, born Pincus Leff), was a male American Burlesque comic and host of a childrens television show, The Pinky Lee Show in the early 1950s. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Photo of Ron Brown Ronald Harmon Brown (August 1, 1941 – April 3, 1996), was the first black United States Secretary of Commerce, serving during the first term of President Bill Clinton. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Carl Burton Stokes (21 June 1927 - 3 April 1996) became the first black mayor of a major U.S. city when he was elected mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, in November 1967. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Rob & Fab: Milli Vanilli Robert Rob Pilatus (June 8, 1965 – April 2, 1998) was a member of the pop music duo Milli Vanilli with Fabrice Morvan. ... Milli Vanilli (milli is a word meaning national in Turkish, picked up by the artists while visiting Turkey on one of its national days) was a duo, Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus, formed in Germany in the mid-1980s. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Terence Kemp McKenna (November 16, 1946 – April 3, 2000) was a writer and philosopher. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Fad Gadget was the pseudonym used by musician, synthesizer pioneer, and performance artist Frank Tovey (September 8, 1956 - April 3, 2002), an influential electronic music/New Wave artist, in his early and very late career. ... Fad Gadget was the pseudonym used by musician, synthesizer pioneer, and performance artist Frank Tovey (September 8, 1956 - April 3, 2002), an influential electronic music/New Wave artist, in his early and very late career. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tony Croatto (March 2, 1940 - April 3, 2005) was an Croatian/Italian-Puerto Rican singer and composer best known for his interpretations of Puerto Rican folk music. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...

Holidays and observances

In Iran, people play jokes on each other on April 3, the thirteenth day of the Persian calendar new year (Norooz). This day is called "Sizdah bedar" (Outdoor thirteen). It is believed that people should go out on this date in order to escape the bad luck of number 13. This article is in need of attention. ... Norouz (also spelled Norooz, Noruz, Naw-Rúz or Nowrouz) is the traditional Iranian festival of the New Year which starts at the exact moment of the vernal equinox, commencing the start of the spring. ... Numerology is an arcane study of the purported mystical relationship between numbers and the character or action of physical objects and living things. ... See also Thirteen, a 2003 movie, 13 an album by British band Blur, Thirteen an album by Teenage Fanclub. ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• Today in History: April 3
• Epic Idiot: On This Day

April 2 - April 4 - March 3 - May 3 -- listing of all days April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...