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Encyclopedia > April 04


April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). There are 271 days remaining. The Gregorian calendar is the calendar widely used in the Western world. ... 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. ...

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April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 2 April 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 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. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...


Events

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, c. ... Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her 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... Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (26 August 1676–18 March 1745), normally known as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British Whig statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. ... In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ... George I (Georg Ludwig von Hannover) (28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) from 23 January 1698, and King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 1 August 1714, until his death. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Order: 4th President Vice President: George Clinton; Elbridge Gerry Term of office: March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1817 Preceded by: Thomas Jefferson Succeeded by: James Monroe Date of birth: March 16, 1751 Place of birth: Port Conway, Virginia Date of death: June 28, 1836 Place of death: Montpelier, Virginia First... In international commerce and politics, an embargo is the prohibition of commerce and trade with a certain country. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Bonaparte as general, by Antoine-Jean Gros. ... 1818 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Seal of the Congress. ... Flag ratio: 10:19; nicknames: Stars and Stripes, Old Glory The flag of the United States consists of 13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Order: 9th President Vice President: John Tyler Term of office: March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841 Preceded by: Martin Van Buren Succeeded by: John Tyler Date of birth: February 9, 1773 Place of birth: Berkeley, Virginia Date of death: April 4, 1841 Place of death: Washington D.C. First Lady... Pneumonia (the ancient Greek word for lungs) is defined as an inflammation, usually caused by infection, involving the alveoli of the lungs. ... Seal of the President of the United States The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: United States Wikinews has a related story: United States United States government CIA World Factbook Entry for United States House. ... Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States of America. ... Order: 16th President Vice President: Hannibal Hamlin (1861-1865); Andrew Johnson (1865) Term of office: March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865 Preceded by: James Buchanan Succeeded by: Andrew Johnson Date of birth: February 12, 1809 Place of birth: Hardin County, Kentucky (now in LaRue County) Date of death: April 15... National Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Official language English de facto nationwide Various European and Native American languages regionally Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Danville, Virginia April 3–April 10, 1865 Largest city New Orleans... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Alexander II (1818-1881) Alexander (Aleksandr) II (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (April 17, 1818–March 13, 1881) was the Emperor (tsar) of Russia from March 2, 1855 until his assassination. ... Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Russian: Моде́ст Петро́вич Му́соргский) (March 21, 1839 – March 28, 1881; sometimes spelled Modeste Moussorgsky), was an innovative Russian composer famed for his colourful, exotic, and lush orchestral pieces dedicated to various subjects of medieval Russian history. ... Pictures at an Exhibition is a famous suite of musical pieces, composed - originally for piano - by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky and first published in 1874. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... Argonia is a city located in Sumner County, Kansas. ... Susanna Madora Salter (born Susanna Madora Kinsey) ( 1860- 1961), U.S. politician, On April 4, 1887, she was elected as mayor of Argonia, Kansas, becoming the first woman elected as mayor in the United States. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 An earthquake is a trembling or a shaking movement of the Earths surface. ... Kangra Kangra is the most populous district of the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to 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 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: Immense human sacrifice, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons - the atom bomb being the ultimate. ... April 4, 1945, the Fourth Armored Division and the 355th Infantry Regiment of the 89th Infantry Division, part of General George Pattons famed Third U.S. Army, liberated the first death camp, Ohrdruf or North Stalag III, a sub camp of Buchenwald, located near Weimar. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The North Atlantic Treaty is the treaty that brought NATO into existence, signed in Washington, DC on April 4, 1949. ... The flag of NATO NATO 2002 Summit The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4, 1949. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Beatles (L-R, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon), in 1964, performing on The Ed Sullivan Show promoting their first U.S. hit song, I Want To Hold Your Hand, and ushering in the British Invasion of American popular music. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Martin Luther King Jr. ... Description Role: Earth and Lunar Orbit Crew: 3; CDR, CM pilot, LM pilot Dimensions Height: 36. ... The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which was established in 1958, is the agency responsible for the public space program of the United States of America. ... Apollo 6, launched in April 1968, was the Apollo programs last unmanned test flight of its Saturn V launch vehicle. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Dr. Denton A. Cooley (b. ... An artificial heart is a device that is implanted into the body to replace the original biological heart. ... The Smothers Brothers are an American musical-comedy team, formed by real-life brothers Tom and Dick Smothers. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... The twin towers, photographed from the west The World Trade Center in New York City was a complex of seven buildings leased by Larry Silverstein from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey around a central plaza, near the south end of Manhattan in the downtown financial district. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The Vietnam War was fought from 1957 to 1975 between Soviet and Chinese-supported Vietnamese nationalist and Communist forces and an array of Western and pro-Western forces, most notably the United States. ... Seal of the Air Force. ... The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is one of the largest aircraft in the world. ... Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh) is the largest city in Vietnam and, as Saigon (Vietnamese: Sài Gòn), was the capital of South Vietnam from 1954 to 1976. ... Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809km² N/A Population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Time in office: April 24, 1941–March 3, 1955; November 20, 1991–October 7, 2004 (King from September 24, 1993) Predecessor: Sisowath Monivong (first time); Chea Sim (second time) Successor: Norodom Suramarit (first time); Norodom Sihamoni (second time) Date of Birth: October 31, 1922 Place of Birth: Phnom Penh His... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (January 5, 1928 – April 4, 1979) was a Pakistani politician, active in the early years of the Pakistani Government. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath),is the capital and largest city of the Republic 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. ... For the cocktail of the same name see the article Bucks fizz (cocktail). ... Running since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest (in French: Concours Eurovision de la Chanson) is an annual televised song contest with participants from numerous countries whose national television broadcasters are members of the European Broadcasting Union. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shuttle Orbiter Challenger (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-99) was a Space Shuttle orbiter. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Order: 40th President Vice President: George H.W. Bush Term of office: 20 January 1981 – 20 January 1989 Preceded by: Jimmy Carter Succeeded by: George H.W. Bush Date of birth: 6 February 1911 Place of birth: Tampico, Illinois Date of death: 5 June 2004 Place of death: Bel-Air... Dressing the wounded during a gas attack by Austin O. Spare, 1918. ... 1991 is 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). ... State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd)  - Land 116,074 km²  - Water 3,208 km² (2. ... Merion is a town in Pennsylvania state of the United States. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 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. ... Marc Andreessen (born July 9, 1971) is the chair of Opsware, a software company. ... Dr. James H. Clark (born 1944) first became famous for technological advancement but later became known as one of the most famous entrepreneurs in economic history. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Samuel Peralta Sosa, better known as Sammy Sosa (born November 12, 1968 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic), is a professional Major League baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles. ... In Major League Baseball, the 500 home run club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have hit 500 or more career home runs. ... For other uses of the phrase see Home run (disambiguation) In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run for each runner who was already on... Great American Ball Park is the home of the Cincinnati Reds, a member of Major League Baseballs National League, and is located in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio on the Ohio River. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Births

Events Births April 4 - Caracalla, Roman emperor (+ 217) Deaths Categories: 186 ... Caracalla Caracalla (April 4, 186–April 8, 217) was emperor of the Roman Empire from AD 211–217. ... Events Macrinus becomes Roman Emperor on the death of Caracalla. ... // Events Ongoing events English Civil War (1642-1649) Births April 15 - King Christian V of Denmark (d. ... Antoine Galland (April 4, 1646 — February 17, 1715) was a French orientalist and archaeologist, and the first European translator of the Arabian Nights. ... // Events September 1 - King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, leaving the throne of his exhausted and indebted country to his great-grandson Louis XV. Regent for the new, five years old monarch is Philippe dOrléans, nephew of Louis XIV. September - First of... // Events Peace treaty signed at Westphalia ends the Thirty Years War. ... 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). ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Bettina von 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 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1802 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Dorothea Lynde Dix (April 4, 1802 - July 17, 1887) (not to be confused with Dorothy Dix) was a tireless social activist who, from the early 1840s to well after the American Civil War, drew on the most advanced 19th century ideas about psychiatric treatment to successfully lobby almost every State... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Comte de Lautréamont is a pseudonym for Isidore Lucien Ducasse (Montevideo, Uruguay, April 4, 1846 - Paris, November 24, 1870), a French poet and writer. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Various have been named George Albert Smith, below are two: This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Salt Lake City temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Pierre Monteux (April 4, 1875 – July 1, 1964) was an orchestra conductor born in Paris, France. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Maurice de Vlaminck (April 4, 1876 - October 11, 1958) was a French painter, print-maker and author. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... Isoroku Yamamoto (山本 五十六 Yamamoto Isoroku, April 4, 1884 – April 18, 1943) was the commander of the Japanese Navy for the first four years of World War II. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto // Family background Yamamoto was born Isoroku Takano (高野 五十六 Takano Isoroku) in Nagaoka in Niigata. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for 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 considered to be the best defensive center fielder to ever play the game. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in North America, the display of baseball-related... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Arthur Murray (April 4, 1895 - March 3, 1991), a dance instructor and businessman, was born in New York, New York as Moses Teichman. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Agnes Ayres (April 4, 1898 - December 25, 1940) was a silent film star in the 1920s. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1902 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. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Bea Benaderet (April 4, 1906 - October 13, 1968) (pr: ben-ah-DARE-ett) was an American actor best remembered as a voice artist in radio and animation. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 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 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1910 in topic: Arts Architecture- Art- Film- Literature- Music- Television Science and technology Aviation- Rail transport- Science Other topics Australia- Canada- Ireland- South Africa- Sport Births- Deaths Lists of leaders: State leaders - Religious leaders 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Frances Langford Frances Newbern Langford (April 4, 1914 – July 11, 2005) was a successful singer and entertainer during the Golden Age of Radio, who also made occasional film appearances. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Marguerite Donnadieu (April 4, 1914 - March 3, 1996), better known as Marguerite Duras, was a writer and film director. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1915 – April 30, 1983), better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered the father of Chicago blues. ... For the emotional state, see Depression (mood). ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Eric Rohmer (born April 4, 1920) is a French film director He was born in Nancy, France. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Elmer Bernstein (April 4, 1922 – August 18, 2004) was an American composer best known for his work writing music for film and television. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Gil Hodges (April 4, 1924 - April 2, 1972) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Annie Johnson, April 4, 1928 St. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Bobby Ray Inman (born 1931) was a U.S. admiral who held several influential positions in the US Intelligence community. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 - September 12, 1992) was an American actor best known for his role as the maniacal murderer, Norman Bates, in Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Andrei Tarkovsky Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (Андре́й Арсе́ньевич Тарко́вский) (April 4, 1932 - December 28, 1986) was a Russian movie director, writer, and actor. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard Green Dick Lugar (born April 4, 1932) is the senior United States Senator from Indiana. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Clive Jay Davis (born April 4, 1934) is the founder of Arista Records, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a nonperformer. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey Dr. Dre 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Angelo Bartlett Bart Giamatti (April 4, 1938 - September 1, 1989) was the President of Yale University, and later, the 7th commissioner of Major League Baseball in the United States. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hugh Masekela (born Johannesburg, April 4, 1939) is a South African flugelhorn and cornet player. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to 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. ... This article is about the year. ... 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 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Craig Theodore Nelson (born April 4, 1944 in Spokane, Washington) is an American actor who has starred in television shows such as Coach and The District. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Ash Wednesday 2004 at Biberach/Riss Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit (born April 4, 1945) was a leader of the student protesters during May 1968 in France. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... David John Hill, born on April 4, 1952 in Fleet Castle, Devon, England. ... Slade was a British rock band. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Luke Halpin (b. ... Categories: People stubs ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948 in Peoria, Illinois) is an author most widely known for his Hugo Award-winning science fiction novel Hyperion and its sequel The Fall of Hyperion. ... Abdullah Öcalan escorted to Turkey by at least two intelligence agents. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Christine Lahti (born April 4, 1950) is an American actress. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Samdech Hun Sen (born April 4, 1951) is the Prime Minister of Cambodia. ... 1952 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. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... David Edward Kelley (born April 4, 1956) is an American television and movie producer. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aki Kaurismäki (born April 4, 1957) is a Finnish film director. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mary-Margaret Humes (born April 4, 1958) 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 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jane Eaglen (b. ... Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith Hugo Wallace Weaving (born April 4, 1960) is an Australian film and stage actor. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jack Del Rio (born April 4, 1963 in Castro Valley, California) was a American football player in the NFL and parlayed a successful playing career into a coaching career. ... Graham Norton, real name Graham Wilson, (born on April 4, 1963) is an Irish actor and comedian. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Robert Downey Jr. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Barry Pepper (born April 4, 1970 in Campbell River, British Columbia) is a Canadian-born actor. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... David Blaine (born April 4, 1973) is an American illusionist and stunt performer born in Brooklyn, New York City. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Dave Mirra (born April 4, 1974 in Chittenango, NY), is a professional BMX rider. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Scott Bruce Rolen (born April 4, 1975 in Evansville, Indiana) is an American baseball player, who currently plays at third base for the St. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Heath Ledger Heath Andrew Ledger, born April 4, 1979, is an Australian actor. ... Natasha Lyonne (born August 4, 1979 in New York City, New York, USA) is an American actress who is best known for her roles in the first two American Pie films, and has appeared in more than thirty other movies. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Björn Wirdheim is a racing driver born on April 4, 1980 in Växjö, Sweden. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jamie Lynn Spears (born April 4, 1991) is an American actress from Kentwood, Louisiana. ...

Deaths

Events Council of Carthage: Definitive declaration of the biblical canon Candida Casa founded by Saint Ninian. ... Saint Ambrose, Latin Sanctus Ambrosius, Italian SantAmbrogio (circa 340–April 4, 397), bishop of Milan, was one of the most eminent fathers of the Christian church in the 4th century. ... Events Constantine II attacks his brother Constans near Aquileia, aiming for sole control of the western half of the Roman Empire. ... 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 June 26 - According to the Brothers Grimm and older sources, in this date the Pied Piper of Hamelin visits the town of Hamelin, resulting in ca. ... Alfonso X and his court. ... Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century Decades: 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s - 1220s - 1230s 1240s 1250s 1260s 1270s Years: 1216 1217 1218 1219 1220 - 1221 - 1222 1223 1224 1225 1226 See also: 1221 state leaders Events May 13 - End of the reign of Emperor Juntoku of Japan Emperor Chukyo... Events November 17 - (Julian calendar) John Balliol becomes King of Scotland. ... Nicholas IV, né Girolamo Masci (September 30, 1227 - April 4, 1292), was pope from February 22, 1288 to April 4, 1292, a native of Ascoli and a Franciscan monk, had been legate to the Greeks under Pope Gregory X in 1272, succeeded St Bonaventura as general of his order in... Events Henry III of England declares himself of age and assumes power Births September 30 - Pope Nicholas IV Deaths March 18 - Pope Honorius III (b. ... Events Wenceslas III becomes king of Bohemia The Papacy removed to France following riots in the Papal State. ... Jeanne (or Joan or Johanna) of Navarre (c. ... Philippe IV, recumbent statue on his tomb, Royal Necropolis, Saint Denis Basilica Philip IV (French: Philippe IV; 1268–November 29, 1314) was King of France from 1285 until his death. ... 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. ... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 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 Births January 9 - Thomas Warton, English poet (d. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Joseph Jérôme Lefrançais de Lalande (July 11, 1732 – April 4, 1807) was a French astronomer. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... André Masséna, Marshal of France André Masséna (May 6, 1758 - April 4, 1817), Duke of Rivoli, Prince of Essling, was a French soldier in the armies of Napoleon and a Marshal of France. ... 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). ... Order: 9th President Vice President: John Tyler Term of office: March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841 Preceded by: Martin Van Buren Succeeded by: John Tyler Date of birth: February 9, 1773 Place of birth: Berkeley, Virginia Date of death: April 4, 1841 Place of death: Washington D.C. First Lady... Seal of the President of the United States The President of the United States is the head of state 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 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 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. ... Seal of the Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the United States of America. ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to 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. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Sir William Crookes (June 17, 1832 – April 4, 1919) was an English chemist and physicist. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... John Venn (August 4, 1834 - April 4, 1923), was a British mathematician, who is famous for conceiving the Venn diagrams, which are used in many fields, including set theory, probability, logic, statistics, and computer science. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Wilhelm Ostwald 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). ... 1951 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. ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Various have been named George Albert Smith, below are two: This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Salt Lake City temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Martin Luther King Jr. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Adam Clayton Powell (left) with Martin Luther King: both were prominent civil rights leaders. ... Stefan Wolpe (August 25, 1902 - April 4, 1972) was a German-born composer. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (January 5, 1928 _ April 4, 1979) was a Pakistani politician who served as President, from 1971 to 1973, and as Prime Minister, from 1973 to 1977, of Pakistan. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Edgar Buchanan (March 20, 1903 – 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. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gloria Swanson (March 27, 1897 – April 4, 1983) was an American actress. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Aircraft stubs ... 1987 is 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 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Max Frisch (May 15, 1911 - April 4, 1991), was a Swiss architect, playwright and novelist, one of the most representative writers of the German literature after World War II. He was born in 1911 in Zurich; his father was an architect. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for 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). ... 1938 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 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... 1996 is 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 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for 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. ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Early Wynn (January 6, 1920 - April 4, 1999) was a right-handed baseball pitcher for the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in North America, the display of baseball-related... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey Dr. Dre 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ed Roth (1932-2001) was 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. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harry L. OConnor (born c. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Adalberto Martínez Chávez (1916 - April 4, 2003), better known in the entertainment world as Resortes, was a renowned Mexican actor. ...

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April 3 - April 5 - March 4 - May 4 -- listing of all days 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). ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...

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