April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). There are 268 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. ...

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 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 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(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Events

• 529 - first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I
• 1348 - Charles University is founded in Prague.
• 1521 - Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Cebu
• 1541 - Francis Xavier leaves Lisbon on a mission to the Portuguese East Indies.
• 1655 - Fabio Chigi becomes Pope Alexander VII.
• 1795 - France adopts the metre as the unit of length.
• 1798 - The Mississippi Territory is organized from territory ceded by Georgia and South Carolina and is later twice expanded to include disputed territory claimed by both the U.S. and Spain.
• 1805 - Lewis and Clark Expedition: The Corps of Discovery breaks camp among the Mandan tribe and resumes its journey West along the Missouri River.
• 1805 - First public performance of Beethoven's Third Symphony (Eroica).
• 1827 - John Walker (inventor), an English chemist, invents the friction match.
• 1831 - Emperor Pedro I of Brazil abdicates in favor of his son, Pedro II.
• 1856 - Foundation of Nelson College, Nelson, New Zealand.
• 1862 - American Civil War: Battle of Shiloh ends - Union Army under General Ulysses S. Grant defeat the Confederates near Shiloh, Tennessee.
• 1906 - Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
• 1906 - The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.
• 1908 - Herbert Henry Asquith takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
• 1922 - Teapot Dome scandal: United States Secretary of the Interior leases Teapot Dome petroleum reserves in Wyoming.
• 1927 - First long distance public television broadcast (Washington, DC to New York City, displaying the image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover).
• 1934 - The U.S. Congress passes the Jones-Connally Farm-Relief Act.
• 1939 - World War II: Italy invades Albania.
• 1940 - Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.
• 1943 - First synthesis of LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide, by Albert Hoffman
• 1945 - World War II: The Japanese battleship Yamato is sunk 200 miles north of Okinawa while in-route to a suicide mission.
• 1945 - Kantaro Suzuki becomes the 42nd Prime Minister of Japan
• 1946 - Syria's independence from Vichy France is officially recognised
• 1948 - The World Health Organization is established by the United Nations.
• 1952 - The manga Astro Boy debuts in the monthly magazine Shōnen.
• 1953 - Dag Hammarskjöld is elected United Nations Secretary General.
• 1954 - U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" speech during a news conference.
• 1955 - Anthony Eden becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 1956 - Spain relinquishes its protectorate in Morocco.
• 1963 - Yugoslavia is proclaimed to be a Socialist republic and Josip Broz Tito is named President for life.
• 1964 - IBM announces the System/360
• 1967 - Six-Day War: Israeli fighters shoot down seven Syrian MIG-21s.
• 1968 - Formula One racer Jim Clark is killed in an accident during a Formula 2 race in Hockenheim, Germany.
• 1969 - The Internet's symbolic birth date: publication of RFC 1.
• 1977 - German Federal Prosecutor Siegfried Buback and his driver are shot by two Red Army Faction members while waiting at a red light
• 1977 - Toronto Blue Jays play their first-ever game of baseball against the Chicago White Sox
• 1980 - The United States severs diplomatic relations with Iran and imposes economic sanctions following the taking of American hostages on November 4, 1979.
• 1983 - During STS-6, astronauts Story Musgrave and Don Peterson perform the first space shuttle spacewalk (duration: 4 hours, 10 minutes).
• 1989 - Soviet submarine Komsomolets sinks in the Barents Sea off the coast of Norway after a fire. 42 sailors die.
• 1990 - Iran Contra Affair: John Poindexter is found guilty of five charges for his part in the scandal but the convictions were later reversed after an appeal.
• 1994 - Massacres of Tutsis begin in Kigali, Rwanda.
• 1998 - Citicorp and Travelers Group announce plans to merge creating the largest financial-services conglomerate in the world, Citigroup.
• 1999 - Kosovo War: Kosovo's main border crossings are closed by Serbian forces to prevent ethnic Albanians from leaving.
• 2001 - Mars Odyssey is launched.
• 2001 - An M-17 helicopter crashes into mountain in south of Hanoi, Vietnam killing 16.
• 2003 - US troops capture Baghdad, Saddam Hussein's regime falls two days later
• 2005 - The State of Connecticut allows same-sex civil unions.

For other uses, see number 529. ... Justinian I depicted on a mosaic in the church of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy The Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law) is a fundamental work in jurisprudence, issued from 529 to 534 by order of Justinian I, Byzantine Emperor. ... Jurisprudence is the scientific study of law, including: Legal history, including legal historiography and hermeneutics; Legal philosophy; Legal science, e. ... This is a list of Byzantine Emperors. ... Justinian I depicted on the famous Byzantine mosaics of the St. ... Events April 7 - Charles University is founded in Prague. ... The Charles University of Prague (also simply University of Prague; Czech: Univerzita Karlova; Latin: Universitas Carolina) is the oldest and most prestigious Czech university and among the oldest universities in Europe, being founded in 1340s (for the exact year, see below). ... Prague (Czech: Praha, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther. ... Ferdinand Magellan (Spring 1480 – April 27, 1521; Portuguese: Fernão de Magalhães; Spanish: Fernando or Hernando de Magallanes) was a Portuguese sea explorer who sailed for both Portugal and Spain. ... Cebu is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. ... Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. ... Memorial to St. ... District Lisbon Mayor   - Party Pedro Santana Lopes PSD Area 84. ... Events New Sweden (Delaware) attacked and captured by Dutch forces. ... Alexander VII, né Fabio Chigi (February 13, 1599 - May 22, 1667) was pope from April 7, 1655 until his death in 1667. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The metre, or meter, is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International dUnités). ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... all about mississippi! Mississippi state bird is a mocking bird mississippi state tree is mangoila tree ... State nickname: Palmetto State Other U.S. States Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford (R) Official languages English Area 82,965 km² (40th)  - Land 78,051 km²  - Water 4,915 km² (6%) Population (2000)  - Population {{{2000Pop}}} (26th)  - Density 51. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Lewis and Clark expedition (1804–1806) was the first United States overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back. ... Crows Heart, a Mandan man, circa 1908. ... The Missouri River and its tributaries N.P. Dodge Park, Omaha, Nebraska High silt content makes the Missouri (left) noticeably lighter than the Mississipi here at their confluence above St. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770; died March 26, 1827) was a German composer of classical music, who predominantly lived in Vienna, Austria. ... The Symphony No. ... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... John Walker was an English chemist from Stockton-on-Tees, who in 1826 accidentally invented the friction match by mixing potash and antimony. ... A chemist is a scientist who specializes in chemistry. ... Household safety matches burning match A match is a simple and convenient means of producing fire under controlled circumstances and on demand. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil; Pedro IV of Portugal Pedro I of Brazil, known as Dom Pedro (October 12, 1798 - September 24, 1834), proclaimed Brazil independent from Portugal and became Brazils first Emperor. ... Dom Pedro IIs family Dom Pedro II and President Ulysses S. Grant, Philadelphia Exposition, 1876 Dom Pedro II in his old age Dom Pedro II of Brazil Dom Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil (December 2, 1825-December 5, 1891) was the second and final Brazilian Emperor. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Nelson College is the oldest state secular secondary school in New Zealand founded on April 7, 1856 in Nelson, New Zealand. ... The city of Nelson stands on the eastern side of Tasman Bay at the northern end of the South Island of New Zealand. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The American Civil War was fought in North America from 1861 until 1865 between the United States of America – 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. ... Battle of Shiloh Conflict American Civil War Date April 6-7, 1862 Place Hardin County, Tennessee Result Union victory The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. ... The 21st Michigan Infantry, a company of Shermans veterans. ... Ulysses S. Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was a Union general in the American Civil War and the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877). ... Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (popular) 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 February 4, 1861 until captured May... Shiloh is the name of six places in the State of Tennessee in the United States of America: Shiloh, Bedford County, Tennessee Shiloh, Carroll County, Tennessee Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee Shiloh, Hawkins County, Tennessee Shiloh, Montgomery County, Tennessee Shiloh, Rutherford County, Tennessee This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Mount Vesuvius (Italian: Monte Vesuvio) is a volcano east of Naples, Italy, located at 40°49′ N 14°26′ E. It is the only active volcano on the European mainland, although it is not currently erupting. ... Location within Italy Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning New City; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Algeciras Conference of 1906 took place in Algeciras, Spain. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Right Honourable Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC (12 September 1852–15 February 1928) served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. ... 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. ... The Right Honourable Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (7 September 1836 – 22 April 1908) was a British Liberal statesman who served as Prime Minister from February 5, 1906 until resigning due to ill health on April 3, 1908. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Teapot Dome is a reference to an oil field on public land in Wyoming, so named because of a rock resembling a teapot overlooking the field. ... The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior, concerned with such matters as national parks and The Secretary is a member of the Presidents Cabinet. ... Teapot Dome is the commonly used name applied to the scandal that rocked the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding. ... Nodding donkey pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 Petroleum (from Greek petra – rock and oleum – oil), crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish liquid. ... State nickname: Equality State Other U.S. States Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) Official languages English Area 253,554 km² (10th)  - Land 251,706 km²  - Water 1,851 km² (0. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Public broadcasting (also known as public service broadcasting or PSB) is the dominant form of broadcasting around the world, where radio, television, and potentially other electronic media outlets receive funding from the public. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... 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 United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) is best known as being the 31st President of the United States (1929-1933). ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Seal of the Congress. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Booker T. Washington Booker Taliferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 15, 1915) was an African American educator and author. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ... This 1974 stamp from Japan depicts a Class 8620 steam locomotive. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... D-lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly called acid, LSD, or LSD-25, is a powerful semisynthetic psychedelic drug. ... 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 suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe... Yamato (大和), named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province, was a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and was the lead ship of her class. ... This article is about the prefecture. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Admiral Kantarō Suzuki (鈴木 貫太郎 Kantarō Suzuki, December 24, 1867 - April 17, 1948) was the 42nd Prime Minister of Japan from April 7, 1945 to August 17, 1945. ... This is a historical list of individuals who have served as Prime Minister of Japan. ... The Prime Minister of Japan (内閣総理大臣 Naikaku sōri daijin) is the English political nomenclature of the head of government of Japan. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Presidential flag of Vichy France Vichy France, or the Vichy regime (in French, now called: Régime de Vichy or Vichy; at the time, called itself: État Français, or French State) was the de facto French government of 1940-1944 during the Nazi Germany occupation of World War II... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The WHO flag: similar to the flag of the United Nations, augmented with the symbolic staff and serpent of Asklepios, Greek god of medicine and healing. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 member states, which includes virtually all internationally recognized independent countries. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rurouni Kenshin manga, volume 1 (English version) Manga (漫画) is the Japanese word for comics; outside of Japan, it usually refers specifically to Japanese comics. ... Astro Boy Volume 1 (English version) Astro Boy is the American title for the Japanese animated series Tetsuwan Atomu (鉄腕アトム), which roughly translates to Mighty Atom (literally Iron-arm Atom); first broadcast on Japanese television from 1963 to 1966. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...   Dag Hammarskjöld? (full name Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld) (July 29, 1905 – September 18, 1961) was a Swedish diplomat who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from April 1953 until his death in an plane crash in September of 1961. ... The United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal divisions of the United Nations. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dwight David Ike Eisenhower, OM, GCB, (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969), American soldier and politician, was the 34th President of the United States (1953–1961) and Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, with the rank of General of the Army. ... The domino theory was a 20th Century foreign policy theory that speculated if one key nation in a region came under the control of Communists, others would follow one after the other. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Right Honourable Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (12 June 1897–14 January 1977), British politician, was Foreign Secretary during World War II and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the 1950s. ... 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. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the rule of Oliver Cromwell, see The Protectorate. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from 1945 to 1992. ... A socialist republic is a republic that according to its constitution or political doctrine operates under some form of a socialist economic system. ... Josip Broz Tito   listen? (May 7, 1892 – May 4, 1980) was the leader of Yugoslavia between the end of World War II and his death in 1980. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... International Business Machines Corporation (IBM, or colloquially, Big Blue) (NYSE: IBM) (incorporated June 15, 1911, in operation since 1888) is headquartered in Armonk, New York, USA. The company manufactures and sells computer hardware, software, and services. ... The IBM System/360 (S/360) is a mainframe computer system family announced by International Business Machines on April 7, 1964. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Six-Day War (Hebrew: מלחמת ששת הימים transliteration: Milhemet Sheshet Hayamim), also known as the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Six Days War, or June War, was fought between Israel and its Arab neighbors Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. ... Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (NATO reporting name Fishbed) is a fighter aircraft, originally built by the Mikoyan and Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The inaugural Formula One World Championship was won by Italian Giuseppe Farina in his Alfa Romeo in 1950, barely defeating his Argentine teammate Juan Manuel Fangio. ... Jim Clark, OBE or Jimmy Clark (March 4, 1936 – April 7, 1968) was a Formula 1 race car driver, still regarded as one of the best drivers of all time and most naturally gifted. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... A Request for Comments (RFC) document is one of a series of numbered Internet informational documents and standards very widely followed by both commercial software and freeware in the Internet and Unix communities. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Siegfried Buback (January 3, 1920 in Wilsdruff – April 7, 1977 in Karlsruhe) was the chief federal prosecutor from 1974-1977 for the Bundesgerichtshof, the highest court of appeals in Germany. ... RAF Logo with red star and MP5 The Red Army Faction (in German: Rote Armee Fraktion; RAF), also known as the Baader-Meinhof Group, or the Baader-Meinhof Gang, which was one of the core groups within the RAF, was postwar Western Germanys most active left-wing terrorist organization. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... The Toronto Blue Jays are a Major League Baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, notable for being the first team from outside the United States to win the World Series. ... Baseball is popular in the Americas and East Asia. ... The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... STS-6 was a space shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Challenger, launched April 4, 1983. ... Story Musgrave (born August 19, 1935) is a retired NASA Astronaut. ... The Space Shuttle Columbia seconds after engine ignition, 1981 (NASA). ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Soviet submarine K-278 Komsomolets was a prototype of a new deep-diving class of nuclear attack submarines. ... Southeastern portion of Barents Sea, the Kola Peninsula and the White Sea. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the Iran-Contra Affair, United States President Ronald Reagans administration secretly sold arms to Iran, which was engaged in a bloody war with its neighbor Iraq from 1980 to 1988 (see Iran-Iraq War), and diverted the proceeds to the Contra rebels fighting to overthrow the leftist and... Admiral John Poindexter PhD Admiral John Marlan Poindexter (born August 12, 1936 in Odon, Indiana) is best known as a prominent United States Department of Defense official. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Tutsi are one of three native peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa: the other two being the Twa (or Watwa), a pygmy people, and the original inhabitants; and the Hutu (Wahutu), a Bantu-derived people. ... Kigali, population 330,000 (1997), is the capital city of Rwanda and its largest city, lying in the centre of the nation. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Citibank was founded in 1812 as City Bank of New York. ... Citigroup Inc. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts (a civil war followed by an international war) in the southern Serbian province called Kosovo (officially Kosovo and Metohia), part of the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ... Kosova (Serbian: Косовa / Kosova, Albanian: Kosovë / Kosova), in English most often called just Kosova, is a province of Serbia. ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  â€“ Density  7. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Artists concept of the 2001 Mars Odyssey Spacecraft 2001 Mars Odyssey is an unmanned spacecraft orbiting the planet Mars. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Hanoi opera house Hanoi (Vietnamese: Hà Nội; Chinese: 河内), estimated population 3,500,800 (1997), is the capital of Vietnam and was the capital of North Vietnam from 1954 to 1976. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikinews has news related to this article: Several hundred killed after stampede in Baghdad A street map of Baghdad Average temperature (red) and precipitations (blue) in Baghdad For other meanings see Baghdad (disambiguation) Baghdad (Arabic: ) is the capital of Iraq and the Baghdad Province. ... Saddam Hussein Saddām Hussein Ê»Abd al-MajÄ«d al-TikrÄ«t, sometimes spelled Husayn or Hussain; (Arabic صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي; born April 28, 1937 ) was President of Iraq from 1979 until his removal and capture during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State nickname: The Constitution State Other U.S. States Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell (R) Official languages English Area 14,371 km² (48th)  - Land 12,559 km²  - Water 1,809 km² (12. ...

Births

• 1506 - Saint Francis Xavier, Spanish founder of the Society of Jesus (d. 1552)
• 1613 - Gerhard Douw, Dutch painter (d. 1675)
• 1644 - François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi, French soldier (d. 1730)
• 1648 - John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English statesman and poet (d. 1721)
• 1652 - Pope Clement XII (d. 1740)
• 1727 - Michel Adanson, French botanist (d. 1806)
• 1763 - Domenico Dragonetti, Italian composer
• 1770 - William Wordsworth, English poet (d. 1850)
• 1772 - Charles Fourier, French philosopher and utopian socialist. (d. 1837)
• 1803 - James Curtiss, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1859)
• 1848 - Randall Thomas Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1930)
• 1860 - Will Keith Kellogg, American cereal manufacturer (d. 1951)
• 1867 - Holger Pedersen, Danish linguist (d. 1953)
• 1870 - Gustav Landauer, German Jewish anarchist and revolutionary (d. 1919)
• 1873 - John McGraw, baseball player and manager (d. 1934)
• 1883 - Gino Severini, Italian painter (d. 1966
• 1889 - Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet (d. 1957)
• 1890 - Marjory Stoneman Douglas, American conservationist and writer (d. 1998)
• 1891 - Ole Kirk Christiansen, Danish inventor (d. 1958)
• 1893 - Allen Dulles, American Central Intelligence Agency director (d. 1969)
• 1897 - Walter Winchell, American broadcaster and journalist (d. 1972)
• 1899 - Robert Casadesus, French pianist (d. 1972)
• 1908 - Percy Faith, Canadian composer and musician (d. 1976)
• 1915 - Billie Holiday, American singer (d. 1959)
• 1915 - Henry Kuttner, American writer (d. 1958)
• 1917 - R.G. Armstrong, American actor
• 1918 - Bobby Doerr, baseball player
• 1919 - Edoardo Mangiarotti, fencer
• 1920 - Ravi Shankar, Indian sithar player
• 1922 - Mongo Santamaria, musician (d. 2003)
• 1924 - Johannes Mario Simmel, Austrian writer
• 1927 - Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer (2003)
• 1928 - James Garner, American actor
• 1928 - Alan J. Pakula, American producer and director (d. 1998)
• 1929 - Bob Denard, French soldier
• 1930 - Andrew Sachs, British actor
• 1931 - Donald Barthelme, American author
• 1933 - Wayne Rogers, American actor
• 1934 - Ian Richardson, British actor
• 1935 - Bobby Bare, American musician
• 1935 - Hodding Carter, American political operative
• 1938 - Freddie Hubbard, American jazz trumpeter
• 1938 - Jerry Brown, American politician
• 1939 - Francis Ford Coppola, American film director
• 1939 - Sir David Frost, English broadcaster and television host
• 1944 - Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany
• 1944 - Julia Phillips, American film producer and writer (d. 2002)
• 1945 - Joël Robuchon, French chef
• 1946 - Colette Besson, French runner
• 1949 - John Oates, musician (Hall and Oates)
• 1951 - Janis Ian, American singer and songwriter
• 1954 - Jackie Chan, Hong Kong actor
• 1954 - Tony Dorsett, American football player
• 1955 - Werner Stocker, German actor (d. 1993)
• 1956 - Charles Carreon, American lawyer and author
• 1956 - Christopher Darden, American O.J. Simpson prosecuter
• 1961 - Pascal Olmeta, French footballer
• 1962 - Alain Robert, French rock and urban climber
• 1962 - Hugh O'Connor, American actor (d. 1995)
• 1964 - Russell Crowe, New Zealand actor
• 1965 - Bill Bellamy, American actor and comedian
• 1966 - Gary Wilkinson, English snooker player
• 1971 - Guillaume Depardieu, French actor, son of Gérard Depardieu
• 1973 - Carole Montillet, French skier
• 1991 - april houldsworth, australian
• 2005 - Hannes Gromann, German

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Duc de Villeroi, engraving by Merian, 1695, the year he was made Captain of the Guards François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi (April 7, 1644 - July 18, 1730), French soldier, came of a noble family which had risen into prominence in the reign of Charles IX. His father Nicolas... Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births May 13 - Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. ... // Events Peace treaty signed at Westphalia ends the Thirty Years War. ... John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby (7 April 1648-24 February 1721), English statesman and poet, was the son of Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Earl of Mulgrave, and succeeded to that title on his father’s death in 1658. ... 1721 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... // Events April 6 - Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope, and founded Cape Town. ... Clement XII, born as Lorenzo Corsini (Florence, April 7, 1652 – Rome, February 6, 1740), (pope 1730-1740), had been an aristocratic lawyer and financial manager under preceding pontiffs. ... Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... Events June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain. ... 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Gabriela Mistral Gabriela Mistral (April 7, 1889 – January 10, 1957) was the pseudonym of Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga, a Chilean poet, educator, diplomat and feminist who was the first Latin American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, in 1945. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Marjory Stoneman Douglas (April 7, 1890 - May 14, 1998) was an eminent conservationist and writer. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Ole Kirk Christiansen (1891-1958) was a Danish master carpenter and toymaker, responsible for both founding the LEGO toy company and inventing the world famous LEGO bricks. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Allen Welsh Dulles (April 23, 1893 – January 29, 1969) was an influential director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1953 to 1961 and a member of the Warren Commission. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Walter Winchell (April 7, 1897 – February 20, 1972), an American newspaper and radio commentator, invented the gossip column at the New York Evening Graphic. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Robert Casadesus (April 7, 1899 – September 19, 1972) was a French pianist and composer. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Percy Faith (April 7, 1908–February 9, 1976) was a band-leader, orchestrator and composer, known for his arrangements of standard tunes with lush string sections and wordless female chorus. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Billie Holiday photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1949 For the Canadian broadcaster known professionally as Billie Holiday, see Billie Holiday (broadcaster). ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Henry Kuttner (April 7, 1915 - February 4, 1958) was a science fiction author born in Los Angeles, California. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Robert Pershing Doerr (born April 7, 1918 in Los Angeles, California) is a former Major League Baseball player. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 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Johannes Mario Simmel (born April 7, 1924) is an Austrian writer. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Babatunde Olatunji (1927 - April 6, 2003) was an African drummer. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... James Garner as Jim Egan in 8 Simple Rules James Garner (born April 7, 1928) is an American film and television actor. ... Alan Jay Pakula (April 7, 1928 - November 19, 1998) was an American film producer, writer and director noted for his contributions to the conspiracy thriller genre. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Colonel Bob Denard, known in Arabic as Said Mustapha Mahdjoub (born April 7, 1929 in Bordeaux, France) is perhaps the most famous and influential mercenary in the last fifty years. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Andrew Sachs (born Andreas Siegfried Sachs, April 7, 1930) is a British actor. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Donald Barthelme Donald Barthelme (April 7, 1931 - July 23, 1989) was an American author of short fiction and novels. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Wayne Rogers (born in Birmingham, Alabama on 7 April 1933) is an American film and television actor, best known for playing the role of Trapper John McIntyre in the long-running U.S. television series, M*A*S*H. The show started in 1972 and he left it in 1975... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ian William Richardson CBE (born April 7, 1934) is a Scottish actor best known for playing the Machiavellian politician Francis Urquhart in the House of Cards trilogy for the BBC and Masterpiece Theatre and to North American television viewers as the man in the Rolls Royce who asks Pardon me... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bobby Bare April 7, 1935 in Ironton, Ohio is an American country music singer and songwriter. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (born on April 7, 1938, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an African American jazz trumpeter. ... Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American film director, screenwriter, vintner, magazine publisher, and hotelier, most renowned for directing the highly regarded Godfather trilogy. ... Sir David Paradine Frost OBE (born April 17, 1939) is a British television presenter. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder [] (born April 7, 1944 in Mossenberg-Wöhren), a German politician, has been serving as Chancellor of Germany since 1998. ... The German title Bundeskanzler is also the title of the Chancellor of Austria, and the title of a Swiss federal official (List of Federal Chancellors of Switzerland). ... Julia Phillips (April 7, 1944 – January 1, 2002) was an Academy Award-winning film producer and author. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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Simpsons mugshot Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947 in San Francisco, California), publicly known by the initials O.J., and nicknamed The Juice, is a Hall of Fame former college and professional football player and film actor. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Pascal Olmeta (born April 7, 1961) is a French soccer goalkeeper who played for Olympique de Marseille in the 1990s. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alain Robert scaling a building with no equipment except his hands and feet. ... Hugh Edward Ralph OConnor (April 7, 1962 - March 28, 1995) born in Rome, Italy was an American actor, known for his role as Det. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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Carole Montillet (born April 7, 1973) is an Olympic downhill skiing (alpine skiing) champion and winner of the 2002_2003 World Cup Super_G title. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Deaths

• 858 - Pope Benedict III
• 1498 - King Charles VIII of France (b. 1470)
• 1614 - El Greco, Greek-born artist (b. 1541)
• 1638 - Shimazu Tadatsune, Japanese ruler of Satsuma (b. 1576)
• 1651 - Lennart Torstenson, Swedish soldier and engineer (b. 1603)
• 1658 - Juan Eusebio Nieremberg, Spanish mystic (b. 1595)
• 1661 - William Brereton, English soldier and politician (b. 1604)
• 1663 - Francis Cooke, Mayflower pilgrim
• 1668 - William Davenant, English poet (b. 1606)
• 1719 - Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French teacher and educational reformer, canonized saint (b. 1651)
• 1739 - Dick Turpin, English highwayman (hanged) (b. 1706)
• 1747 - Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshall (b. 1676)
• 1761 - Thomas Bayes English mathematician (b. 1702)
• 1766 - Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch philologist and critic (b. 1685)
• 1767 - Franz Sparry, composer (b. 1715)
• 1782 - Taksin, King of Thailand (b. 1734)
• 1789 - Abd-ul-Hamid I, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1725)
• 1823 - Jacques Charles, French chemist (b. 1746)
• 1833 - Antoni Radziwiłł, Polish politician (b. 1775)
• 1836 - William Godwin, English political writer (b. 1756)
• 1850 - William Lisle Bowles, English poet and critic (b. 1762)
• 1858 - Anton Diabelli, Austrian music publisher, editor, and composer (b. 1781)
• 1871 - Alexander Lloyd, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)
• 1891 - P. T. Barnum, American circus impresario (b. 1810)
• 1939 - Joseph Lyons, tenth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1879)
• 1943 - Jovan Ducic, Serbian poet
• 1943 - Alexandre Millerand, President of France (b. 1859)
• 1947 - Henry Ford, American automobile manufacturer and industrialist (b. 1863)
• 1950 - Walter Huston, Canadian-born actor (b. 1884)
• 1955 - Theda Bara, American film actress (b. 1885)
• 1968 - Jimmy Clark, Scottish race car driver (b. 1936)
• 1981 - Norman Taurog, American film director (b. 1899)
• 1984 - Frank Church, U.S. Senator from Idaho (b. 1924)
• 1986 - Leonid Kantorovich, Russian economist (b. 1912)
• 1990 – Ronald Evans, astronaut (b. 1933)
• 1994 - Golo Mann, German historian (b. 1909)
• 1994 - Agathe Uwilingiyimana, Prime Minister of Rwanda (b. 1953)
• 1997 - Witto Aloma, baseball player (b. 1923)
• 1997 - Georgi Shonin, cosmonaut (b. 1935)
• 1998 - Marjory Stoneman Douglas, American conservationist and environmentalist (b. 1890)
• 2001 - David Graf, American actor (b. 1950)
• 2001 - Beatrice Straight, American actress (b. 1914)
• 2002 - John Agar, American actor (b. 1921)
• 2003 - Cecile de Brunhoff, French storyteller (b. 1903)
• 2005 - Bob Kennedy, baseball player and manager (b. 1920)

Events Patriarch Ignatius is imprisoned and (December 25) deposed to be succeeded by patriarch Photius I. Louis the German invades West Francia, hoping to secure Aquitaine from his brother Charles the Bald, but fails. ... Benedict III was Pope from 855 to 7 April 858. ... Events Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama visits Quelimane and Moçambique in southeastern Africa. ... Charles VIII of France (June 30, 1470–April 7, 1498; French: Charles VIII de France), nicknamed the Affable (lAffable), was King of France from 1483 to his death. ... Events May 15 - Charles VIII of Sweden who had served three terms as King of Sweden dies. ... Events April 5 - In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. ... Baptism of Christ, painted 1596–1600 El Greco (medieval Castilian for the Greek) is the name by which Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος Domênikos Theotokópoulos (1541,Heraklion, Crete,Greece – April 7, 1614, Toledo, Spain), a Greek-Spanish painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish school, is best known. ... Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. ... Events March 29 - Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden. ... Shimazu Tadatsune (島津忠恒; November 27, 1576-April 7, 1638) was the third son of Shimazu Yoshihiro and the first ruler of Satsuma han. ... Events May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc dAnjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it). ... // Events January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. ... Count Lennart Torstenson (August 17, 1603 - April 7, 1651) was a Swedish soldier and military engineer and the son of Torsten Lennartson, commandant of Älvsborg Fortress. ... King James I of England/VII of Scotland, the first monarch to rule the Kingdoms of England and Scotland at the same time Events March 24 - Elizabeth I of England dies and is succeeded by her cousin King James VI of Scotland, uniting the crowns of Scotland and England April... Events January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by... Juan Eusebio Nieremberg (b. ... Events January 30 - William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet is performed for the first time. ... Events January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. ... Sir William Brereton (1604 - 1661) (baronet), English soldier and politician. ... Events January 14 – Hampton Court conference with James I of England, the Anglican bishops and representatives of Puritans September 20 – Capture of Ostend by Spanish forces under Ambrosio Spinola after a three year siege. ... // Events Prix de Rome scholarship established for students of the arts. ... Francis Cooke, one of the 102 passengers on the Mayflower, was born c. ... // Events January - The Triple Alliance of 1668 is formed. ... William Davenant Sir William Davenant (February, 1606 - April 7, 1668), also spelled DAvenant, was an english poet and playwright. ... 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... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) Births November 30 - Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of... Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, painting 1734 (15 years after the subjets death) by Pierre Léger Jean-Baptiste de la Salle (John Baptist de La Salle) (April 30, 1651 in Reims – April 7, 1719 in Saint-Yon, Rouen) was a French priest, educational reformer, and founder of international... // Events January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. ... Events March 20 - Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne, including the Koh-i-Noor September 9 - Stono Rebellion erupts near Charleston September 18 - Treaty of Belgrade signed October 3 - Treaty of Nissa signed October 23 - Great Britain declares war... Dick Turpin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 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 November 5 - The Dublin Gazette publishes its first edition. ... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (July 3, 1676 - April 7, 1747), called the Old Dessauer (Alter Dessauer), general field marshal in the Prussian army, was the only surviving son of John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and was born at Dessau. ... Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Bayes Reverend Thomas Bayes (c. ... Events March 8 - William III died; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Tiberius Hemsterhuis (January 9, 1685 - April 7, 1766), Dutch philologist and critic, was born at Groningen in Holland. ... Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ... 1767 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Franz Sparry (April 28, 1715 - April 7, 1767) was a composer of the Baroque period. ... // 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... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Statue in Wat Welurachin, Thonburi Taksin the Great (April 17, 1734 - April 7, 1782) was king of Thailand from 1767-1782. ... Events January 8 - Premiere of George Frideric Handels opera Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Sultan Abdul Hamid I Abd-ul-Hamid I (March 20, 1725 – April 7, 1789), also known as Abdulhamid, Abdul Hamid or Abdul-Hamid, was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire. ... The Osmanli Dynasty, also the House of Osman, ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1281 to 1923, beginning with Osman I (not counting his father, Ertuğrul), though the dynasty was not proclaimed until 1383 when Murad I declared himself sultan. ... Events February 8 - Catherine I became empress of Russia February 20 - The first reported case of white men scalping Native Americans takes place in New Hampshire colony. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles (12 November 1746 - 7 April 1823) was a French chemist who developed the theory of Charles law around 1787. ... Events January 8 - Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling April 16 - Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Risings October 22 - The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896) October 28 - An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru Catharine de Ricci (born 1522... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Noble Family RadziwiÅ‚Å‚ Coat of Arms TrÄ…by Parents MichaÅ‚ Hieronim RadziwiÅ‚Å‚ Helena Przeździecka Consorts Louise von Hohenzollern Children with Louise von Hohenzollern Fryderyk Wilhelm RadziwiÅ‚Å‚ Ferdynant Fryderyk RadziwiÅ‚Å‚ Eliza Fryderyka RadziwiÅ‚Å‚ BogusÅ‚aw Fryderyk RadziwiÅ‚Å‚ Augusta Wilhelmina RadziwiÅ‚Å‚ Date of Birth June 13, 1775 Place of Birth Wilno... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... William Godwin William Godwin (March 3, 1756 - April 7, 1836) was an English political and miscellaneous writer, considered one of the important precursors of both utilitarian and anarchist thought. ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... William Lisle Bowles (September 24, 1762 - April 7, 1850) was an English poet and critic. ... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Anton (or Antonio) Diabelli (b. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Alexander Lloyd (also Loyd) (August 19, 1805 _ April 7, 1871) who was buried in Graceland Cemetery served as a mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1840_1841) for the Irish-born Lloyd arrived in Chicago in 1833 and opened a shop. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Parody of Jenny Linds first American tour for P. T. Barnum, New York City, October 1850. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rt Hon Joseph Lyons Joseph Aloysius Lyons (September 15, 1879 - April 7, 1939), Australian politician and tenth Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Stanley, Tasmania, the son of Irish immigrants. ... The current (25th) Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard (sitting, fifth from left), with his Cabinet, 1999 The office of Prime Minister is in practice the most powerful political office in the Commonwealth of Australia. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Jovan Ducić as ambassador Jovan Dučić ( Cyrillic: Јован Дучић) ( 1874?- 1943) was a famous Serbian poet, writer and diplomat. ... Alexandre Millerand, French statesman Alexandre Millerand (February 10, 1859 - April 7, 1943 at Versailles, France) was a French socialist and politician. ... The President of France, known officially as the President of the Republic (Président de la République in French), is Frances elected Head of State. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Time Magazine, January 14, 1935 Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was the founder of the Ford Motor Company and is credited with contributing to the creation of a middle class in American society. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Walter Huston Walter Huston (April 6, 1884 – April 7, 1950) was a Canadian-born actor. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Theda Bara portrayed Cleopatra, in a costume of dubious historical accuracy. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Jim Clark, OBE or Jimmy Clark (March 4, 1936 – April 7, 1968) was a Formula 1 race car driver, still regarded as one of the best drivers of all time and most naturally gifted. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Norman Taurog ( February 23, 1899 - April 7, 1981) was an American film director. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Frank Church Frank Forrester Church (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was a four-term U.S. Senator representing Idaho as a Democrat (1957-1981). ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Leonid Vitaliyevich Kantorovich (January 19, 1912 in Petersburg — April 7, 1986 in Moscow) was a Soviet/Russian mathematician and economist. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...  Ronald Evans (right) poses with Harrison Schmitt (left) and Gene Cernan (seated) for an Apollo 17 publicity photo Ronald E. Evans (November 10, 1933 - April 7, 1990) (Captain, USN Ret. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Golo Mann (27 March 1909 - 7 April 1994 Leverkusen), was the third child of the novelist Thomas Mann. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953 - 7 April 1994) was a Rwandan political figure. ... List of the Heads of Government of Rwanda See Also: List of incumbents, List of Presidents of Rwanda, List of Kings of Rwanda. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Luis Aloma Barba (July 23, 1923 - April 7, 1997), nicknamed Witto, was a right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox from 1950 to 1953. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Georgi Stepanovich Shonin (Russian: Георгий Степанович Шонин; August 3, 1935 – April 7, 1997) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 6 space mission. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Marjory Stoneman Douglas (April 7, 1890 - May 14, 1998) was an eminent conservationist and writer. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... David Graf ( April 16, 1950 – April 7, 2001) was an American actor, best known for his role as Sgt. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Beatrice Whitney Straight (August 2, 1914 – April 7, 2001) was an American theater and film actress. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John G. Agar (January 31, 1921 - April 7, 2002) was a successful Hollywood actor who ascended to celebrity shortly after World War II. He is perhaps best remembered for as Shirley Temples first husband (1945-1950) and for starring in the Sands of Iwo Jima alongside John Wayne; however... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cecile de Brunhoff (October 16, 1903 – April 7, 2003) was a French storyteller and the co-creator of the Babar stories. ... 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. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Daniel Kennedy ( August 18, 1920 - April 7, 2005) was a right fielder/ third baseman, manager and executive in Major League Baseball. ... 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. ...

Holidays and observances

• Araw ng Kagitingan was moved this year from April 9 to April 7 to give the residents a long weekend and help tourism in the Philippines.
• World Health Day - April 7th of every year is designated as World Health Day and celebrated by the 191 member countries of the World Health Organization to emphasize significant issues in public health of worldwide concern. Observed annually since 1948.
• Mozambique - Womens' Day

April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Beaches make popular tourist resorts Tourist redirects here; for the album by Athlete, see Tourist (album) Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... World Health Day is celebrated every year on 7th April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization ( WHO). ... The WHO flag: similar to the flag of the United Nations, augmented with the symbolic staff and serpent of Asklepios, Greek god of medicine and healing. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• Today in History: April 7

April 6 - April 8 - March 7 - May 7 -- listing of all days April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...