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What happened in history on this day: April 9?
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- 715 - Constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies.
- 1024 - Benedict VIII [Theophylactus van Tusculum] Pope (1012-24), dies.
- 1241 - Battle of Liegnitz - Mongol armies under Kaidu Khan defeat Poles and Germans. Almost the entire European army perishes. Duke Henry II of Silesia is decapitated.
- 1388 - Battle of Näfels; Glarius Swiss defeat Habsburg (Austrian) army.
- 1454 - Milan/Venice signs peace of Lodi.
- 1474 - Breisach land guardian Peter von Hagenbach throws out Walloon/Italians.
- 1483 - Edward I succeeds Edward IV as king of England.
- 1483 - Edward IV King of England (1461-70, 71-83) dies at age 38.
- 1486 - The Habsburg, Maximilian I is crowned German king at Aachen.
- 1492 - Lorenzo de' Medici, Florentine statesman, dies.
- 1538 - Danish king Christian III enters Schmalkaldische Union.
- 1553 - François Rabelais French author (Gargantua/Pantagruel), dies at age 49.
- 1555 - Marcello Cervini elected Pope Marcellus II.
- 1557 - Michael Agricola Finnish theologist/church reformer/bishop, dies.
- 1598 - Birth of Johannes Crüger in Gross-Breesen; composer (Jesu, meine Freude, Nun danket alle Gott, and Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen) and music theorist (Synopsis musica (1630)), cantor at the Nikolai church in Berlin.
- 1609 - Spain and Netherlands sign 12 Year Resistant Pact.
- 1611 - Birth of Giacomo Maria Predieri composer.
- 1621 - Spain and Netherlands 12 Year Resistant Pact ends.
- 1626 - Francis Bacon Viscount Saint Albans, statesman, dies.
- 1627 - Birth of Johann Kaspar Kerll composer.
- 1634 - Birth of Albertine Agnes princess of Orange-Nassau.
- 1649 - Birth of James Scott Duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II.
- 1667 - (to April 23) First public art exhibition, held by Académie de Peinture et de Sculpture at Palais-Royale in Paris, France.
- 1681 - Alfonso Marsh composer, dies at age 54.
- 1682 - Robert La Salle claims lower Mississippi (Louisiana) for France.
- 1689 - Charles Mordaunt is appointed Earl of Monmouth in England.
- 1691 - French troops occupy Mons.
- 1747 - Simon Fraser (Lord Lovat) 12th baron Lovat Jacobite, last man beheaded in England.
- 1754 - Birth of Pieter Paulus Dutch lawyer/CEO (National Convention).
- 1761 - William Law theologian, dies.
- 1765 - Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel princess of Orange-Nassau, dies at age 77.
- 1770 - Captain James Cook discovers Botany Bay (Australia).
- 1783 - Tippu Sahib drives out English from Bednore India.
- 1785 - Birth of Sibrand Acker Stratingh; Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835).
- 1806 - Birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel; designer of first transatlantic steamer.
- 1806 - Birth of Louis; count of Barrthyányi, premier of Hungary.
- 1806 - Death of Willem V Batavus at age 58; prince of Orange-Nassau.
- 1807 - Death of John Opie at age 45 in England; painter/illustrator, Shakespeare gallery.
- 1808 - Mayor Wolters offers French king Louis Napoleon townhall as a palace.
- 1812 - Birth of Randolph Barnes Marcy; US Brevet Major General (Union Army) (dies 1887).
- 1816 - African Methodist Episcopal Church organizes (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
- 1821 - Birth of Charles-Pierre Baudelaire in France; symbolist poet (Flowers of Evil) (dies 1867).
- 1826 - Birth of Thomas Hewson Neill; US Brevet Major General (Union volunteers) (dies 1885).
- 1829 - Danzig (Gdansk) dike break flood kills 1,200.
- 1830 - Birth of Eadweard Muybridge in England; pioneered study of motion, photography.
- 1831 - Robert Jenkins loses an ear, starts war between Britain and Spain.
- 1833 - First US tax-supported public library (Peterborough, New Hampshire).
- 1835 - Birth of Leopold II; King of Belgians (1865-1909).
- 1838 - National Galley opens in London, England.
- 1848 - Birth of F A MacKinnon; cricket player (later the 35th Mackinnon of Mackinnon).
- 1851 - Birth of C E Arthur Wichmann; German/Dutch geologist (Netherlands Indies).
- 1852 - John Howard Payne, actor/playwright (Fair Warning), dies.
- 1860 - In Paris, France, inventor Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville makes the first (known) audio recording, ten seconds long, of a person singing a folk song. The recording is made on a phonautograph that scratches sound waves onto a sheet of paper blackened by the smoke of an oil lamp.
- 1862 - George W Johnson, US planter/Confederate (Governor-Kentucky), dies at about age 50.
- 1864 - Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana; 2870 casualities.
- 1865 - Birth of Charles Proteus Steinmetz in Germany; experimented with alternating current electricity.
- 1865 - Thomas Alfred Smyth, Irish/USA General-Major, dies at age 32.
- 1865 - Federals capture Fort Blakely, Alabama.
- 1865 - At Appomattox, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to USA General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War.
- 1866 - Civil Rights Bill passes over President Andrew Johnson's veto.
- 1867 - The Alaska purchase is ratified by the United States Senate.
- 1869 - Hudson Bay Company cedes its territory to Canada.
- 1870 - American Anti-Slavery Society dissolves.
- 1872 - Birth of Léon Blum; French premier (People's front government).
- 1872 - Samuel R Percy patents dried milk.
- 1874 - Birth of Julius Bittner; Austrian composer (Little Violet).
- 1878 - First Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn.
- 1882 - Jules Quicherat, French historian/archaeologist (Mélanges), dies at age 66.
- 1886 - Joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Ekkehard), dies at age 60.
- 1888 - Birth of Florence Smith Price; US composer (Wanamaker Prize 1932).
- 1891 - Birth of John Gobau; Flemish/Dutch actor (Electricity, Hostage Rights).
- 1895 - Birth of Mance Lipscomb in Navasota, Texas, USA; blues musician (Texas Sharecropper).
- 1898 - Birth of Earl (Curly) Lambeau; NFL coach (Green Bay Packers).
- 1898 - Birth of Paul Robeson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; singer ("Old Man River"), actor, football player.
- 1900 - Birth of Allen Jenkins in Staten Island, New York, USA; actor (Hey Jeannie, Top Cop, Girl Habit).
- 1903 - Birth of Ward Bond in Benkelman, Nebraska, USA; actor (Quiet Man, Fort Apache, Seth - Wagon Train TV show).
- 1904 - Birth of Lyle Latell in Elma, Iowa, USA; actor (Not of the Earth, Sky Dragon).
- 1904 - Queen Isabella II of Spain (1833-68) dies at age 73.
- 1905 - Birth of James William Fulbright in Sumner, Missouri, USA; Member of U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas (Democrat, 1943-45), US Senator from Arkansas (Democrat, 1945-74), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency (1955-59), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (1959-74) (dies 1995).
- 1906 - Birth of Antal Dorati in Budapest, Hungary; conductor (Dresden Opera 1928-29).
- 1906 - Birth of Todd Naylor "Hugh" Gaitskell; UK Member of Parliament (Labour Party).
- 1908 - Birth of Victor Vasarely; Hungarian/French painter/author (Op Art).
- 1909 - Birth of Robert Murray Helpmann in Mount Gambier, Australia; dancer, actor (Second Time Lucky).
- 1910 - Birth of Abraham A Ribicoff; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Connecticut).
- 1910 - Birth of Sharon Lynn in Weatherford, Texas, USA; actress (Way Out West, Big Broadcast).
- 1911 - Birth of Albert Remy in Sevres, France; actor (Grand Prix, Gigot, Train).
- 1912 - First exhibition baseball game at Fenway Park (Boston Red Sox versus Harvard).
- 1913 - Brooklyn Dodgers' Ebbets Field opens, Philadelphia Phillies win 1-0.
- 1914 - First full-color feature film shown, in London, England: The World, The Flesh and the Devil.
- 1914 - Birth of Richard Young; CEO (Boosey and Hawkes).
- 1914 - Tampico incident - US ship crew arrested in México.
- 1916 - Birth of Julian Dash in Charleston, South Carolina, USA; composer/saxophonist ("Tuxedo Junction").
- 1917 - Battle of Arras begins.
- 1917 - Vimy Ridge, France stormed by Canadian troops.
- 1918 - Birth of Jörn Utzon; Danish architect (Sydney Opera House).
- 1918 - Latvia proclaims independence from Russia.
- 1919 - Birth of John Presper Eckert; co-inventor (first electronic computer-ENIAC).
- 1920 - Birth of Alexander Moulton; English bicycle designer (folding bicycle).
- 1920 - Birth of Art Van Damme in Norway, Michigan, USA; jazz accordionist (Chicago Jazz).
- 1920 - Birth of David Walker; Professor of Law (Glasgow University).
- 1920 - Birth of F Don Miller in Racine, Wisconsin, USA; boxing coach (Olympics-1956).
- 1921 - Birth of Frankie Thomas in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Tom Corbett Space Cadet).
- 1922 - Birth of Gerald Moverley; Roman Catholic bishop (Hallam).
- 1922 - Birth of Michael Palliser; head of British diplomatic service.
- 1923 - Mauritius H Binger, director/producer (Living Ladder), dies.
- 1925 - Birth of Michael Richardson; vice CEO (N M Rothschild).
- 1925 - Birth of Tom Jackson; British union leader (Post Office).
- 1926 - Birth of Graham Hills; principal (Strathclyde University, England).
- 1926 - Birth of Harris Wofford; American politician (Senator-Republican-Pennsylvania).
- 1926 - Birth of Hugh [Marston] Hefner in Chicago, Illinois, USA; magazine publisher (Playboy).
- 1926 - Birth of Lord Fitt; Member of Parliament (Belfast, Ireland).
- 1927 - Italy and US anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are given death sentences.
- 1928 - Birth of Floyd D Spence; American politician (Representative-Republican-South Carolina, 1971-).
- 1928 - Birth of Tom Lehrer; parody/folk singer ("That Was The Week That Was").
- 1928 - Turkey passes separation of church and state.
- 1929 - Birth of Harvey Lichtenstein; president (Brooklyn Academy of Music).
- 1931 - Birth of Bill Gilbert in Washington DC, USA; sports author (They Also Served, The Big E).
- 1931 - Birth of Martin Rogers; director (Farmington Institute for Christian Studies).
- 1931 - Chicago Blackhawks' Cy Wentworth beats Montreal Canadiens at 13:50 of the 6th period.
- 1931 - Death of Nicholas Longworth, American politician, Speaker of the House (born 1869).
- 1931 - Argentinian anarchist Severino Digiovanni is executed.
- 1932 - Birth of Carl Perkins in Jackson, Tennessee, USA; singer/songwriter ("Blue Suede Shoes" (1956)).
- 1932 - Birth of Jim Fowler in Albany, Georgia, USA; naturalist (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom).
- 1932 - Birth of Paul Krassner; comic strip cartoonist (MAD Magazine)/founder (Yippies).
- 1932 - Birth of Peter Moores; director (Littlewoods).
- 1932 - NHL Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep New York Rangers in three games.
- 1933 - Birth of Gian Maria Volontè [John Welles] in Milan, Italy; actor (A Fistful of Dollars).
- 1933 - Birth of Jean-Paul Belmondo in Paris, France; actor (Casino Royale, Magnifique).
- 1933 - Birth of Richard Rose; Professor of Public Policy (Strathclyde University).
- 1935 - Birth of Avery Schreiber in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor/comedian (Burns and Schreiber, Doritos ads, My Mother The Car, Chico and the Man, Match Game, Days of Our Lives, The Muppet Show).
- 1935 - NHL Stanley Cup: Montréal Maroons sweep Toronto Maple Leafs in three games.
- 1936 - Birth of Michael Somare; British foreign affairs minister (Papua and New Guinea).
- 1937 - Birth of Barrington J[ohn] Bayley in the United Kingdom; sci-fi author (Collision Course).
- 1939 - Birth of Michael Learned in Washington DC, USA; actress (Olivia - The Waltons, Nurse).
- 1940 - German cruiser Blücher is torpedoed, capsizes in Oslofjord, 1,000 die.
- 1940 - (0410 hours) Germany launches Operation Weserubung, invading Denmark. Motorized troops cross the border into Denmark, as amphibious landings are made on Danish islands and on the waterfront of Copenhagen. The German envoy informs the Danish government that Denmark would be protected for the duration of the war, and no interference by German military authorities would be made in the country's internal affairs. Prime Minister Thorvald Stauning orders cessation of hostilities, twelve hours after the start.
- 1940 - German forces land on Norway with six different forces at widely separated points on the coast. The German government claims the invasion is made to forestall a British invasion.
- 1940 - (0620 hours) Danish King Christian X broadcasts to the nation that the government has surrendered to Germany.
- 1940 - (0630 hours) In Norway, Vidkun Quisling speaks on Oslo Radio, urging Norwegians to cease further resistance. He deposes the legal government, and appoints himself Prime Minister.
- 1940 - In Norway, German forces control Narvik, Trondheim, Bergen, and Stavanger.
- 1940 - Mrs Patrick Campbell, English actress (Outcast Lady, Riptide), dies.
- 1941 - Birth of Hannah Gordon; actress (Oh Alfie).
- 1941 - PGA establishes Golf Hall of Fame.
- 1941 - The US signs agreement with an ambassador for the Danish king to assume temporary responsibility for the defence of Greenland.
- 1942 - American General Jonathan Wainwright's American and Filipino forces on Bataan, Philippines, surrender to the Japanese.
- 1942 - Birth of Brandon De Wilde in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Jamie, Wild in the Sky).
- 1942 - Birth of Earl F Hillard; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Alabama).
- 1942 - Birth of Galina A Kulakova; USSR nordic skier (Olympics-3 golds-1972, holds 9 world titles).
- 1943 - Birth of Terry Knight; rock vocalist (Gloria, Terry Knight and the Pack).
- 1944 - Birth of Gene Parsons in Los Angeles, California, USA; rock drummer (The Byrds, Gene Clark Group).
- 1944 - Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Orientals Ecclesiae.
- 1945 - Battleship Admiral Scheer sinks British aircraft carrier.
- 1945 - Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German theologist/antifascist, hanged.
- 1945 - Hans Oster, German Major-General/spy, "July 20th plot", hanged.
- 1945 - Hans von Dohnanyi "July 20th plotter", hanged.
- 1945 - Liberty ship at Bari, Italy, carrying aerial bombs, explodes, kills 360.
- 1945 - NFL requires players to wear long stockings.
- 1945 - Theodor Haecker, German cultural philosopher (Mensch?), dies at age 65.
- 1945 - Wilhelm Canaris, Admiral/headed Germany Abwehr, hanged.
- 1945 - The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission is formed.
- 1945 - The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opened for shipping.
- 1946 - Birth of Alan [Philip Eric] Knott in Belvedere, Kent, England; great English cricket wicketkeeper (1967-81).
- 1946 - Birth of Les Gray; vocalist (Mud - "The Cat Crept In").
- 1946 - Birth of Philip Wright; rocker (Paper Lace).
- 1946 - NHL Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1.
- 1947 - Atomic Energy Commission is formed.
- 1947 - Baseball suspends Brooklyn Dodgers' Leo Durocher for one year.
- 1947 - Tornadoes striking West Texas and Oklahoma kill 169, injuring 1,300.
- 1948 - Birth of Chico Ryan in Arlington, Massachusetts, USA; rock vocalist (Sha Na Na).
- 1948 - Jorge Elecier Gaitán, Colombian politician, is murdered.
- 1949 - Birth of Steve Gadd; jazz drummer (Triplet Hop, Complex Jazz).
- 1949 - United Nations' International Court of Justice holds Albania responsible for incidents in Corfu Channel and awards Britain damages.
- 1950 - 14th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins, shooting a 283.
- 1950 - 4th Tony Awards: Cocktail Party and South Pacific win.
- 1950 - Birth of Ehtesham-ud-din; cricket player (Pakistani pace bowler in five Tests 1980-82).
- 1950 - Birth of Kenneth D Cockrell in Austin, Texas, USA; astronaut (STS 56, 69, 80).
- 1950 - Birth of Nathan Cook in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Milton - White Shadow, Billy - Hotel).
- 1951 - Sadiq Hidajat, Persian writer (Hadji Aga), dies.
- 1952 - Popular uprising in Bolivia.
- 1953 - TV Guide publishes first issue.
- 1953 - Birth of Hal Ketchum in Greenwich, New York, USA; country singer ("Small Town Saturday Night").
- 1954 - Birth of Dennis Quaid in Houston, Texas, USA; actor (The Big Easy, Dreamscape, The Right Stuff).
- 1955 - Birth of Jimmy Tingle; humorist (60 Minutes II).
- 1955 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1957 - Birth of Sevériano Ballesteros in Spain; golfer (British Open 1979, 1984, 1988).
- 1957 - Suez Canal cleared for all shipping.
- 1959 - 13th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics sweep Minnesota Lakers in four games; this is Celtics' 8th consecutive title.
- 1959 - Baltimore Orioles pull their second triple play (3-6-3 versus Washington Senators).
- 1959 - Bill Sharman hits an NBA record 56 consecutive foul shots.
- 1959 - Birth of Dave Innis in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA; country singer (Restless Heart - "Wheels").
- 1959 - Frank Lloyd Wright, US architect (Guggenheim Museum, New York), dies at age 89.
- 1959 - NASA names first seven astronauts for Project Mercury.
- 1960 - 14th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Saint Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3; this is Celtics' 9th consecutive title.
- 1960 - South African premier Verwoerd wounded in battle.
- 1961 - Birth of Kirk McCaskill in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada; pitcher (Chicago White Sox).
- 1961 - Birth of Mark Kelly in Dublin, Ireland; rock keyboardist (Marillion - "Real to Reel").
- 1961 - Zog I [Ahmed Zogu], King of Albania (1925-39), dies at age 65.
- 1962 - 26th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 280.
- 1962 - Arnold Palmer wins his third Masters golf tournament.
- 1962 - Birth of Freddie Joe Nunn; NFL defensive end (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1962 - Birth of Jeff Turner; NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies).
- 1962 - US President John Kennedy throws out first ball at Washington DC's new Stadium.
- 1963 - Sir Winston Churchill is proclaimed an honorary U.S. citizen, in White House ceremony.
- 1963 - A party of 51 evacuated residents of Tristan da Cunha return to the island, having left in 1961 due to volcano eruption.
- 1965 - First baseball game at Houston Astrodome, Houston Astros beat New York Yankees 2-1 in exhibition as Mickey Mantle hits first indoor homerun.
- 1965 - The Beatles' song "Ticket to Ride" is released in United Kingdom.
- 1965 - Birth of Hal Morris in Fort Rucker, Alabama, USA; infielder (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1965 - Birth of Helen Alfredsson in Goteborg, Sweden; LPGA golfer (1993 Dinah Shore).
- 1965 - Birth of Paulina Porizkova in Prostejov, Czechoslovakia; model, Sports Illustrated swimsuit covergirl, actress.
- 1965 - India and Pakistan engage in border fight.
- 1966 - Anaheim Stadium for the California Angels opens.
- 1966 - Birth of Cynthia Nixon in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Addams Family Values, The Pelican Brief, Sex and the City).
- 1966 - Birth of Oliver Barnett; NFL defensive end (San Francisco 49ers).
- 1966 - Sutan Sjahrir, premier of Indonesia (1945-47), dies at age 57.
- 1967 - First Boeing 737 rolls out.
- 1967 - 31st Golf Masters Championship: Gay Brewer Junior wins, shooting a 280.
- 1967 - Birth of Graeme Lloyd in Australia; pitcher (New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers).
- 1968 - Birth of Janne Ojanen in Tampere, Finland; hockey forward (Team Finland).
- 1968 - Birth of Terry Brands in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; 125.5 pounds/57kg freestyle wrestler/identical twin of Tom (Olympics-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Tom Brands in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; 136.5 pounds/62kg freestyle wrestler/identical twin of Terry (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1968 - German Democratic Republic adopts constitution.
- 1968 - Martin Luther King Junior buried in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- 1968 - Minnesota North Stars' Wayne Connelly is first to score on a Stanley Cup penalty shot.
- 1969 - British maiden flight of Concorde 002 supersonic jet (Filton-Bristol, UK).
- 1969 - Birth of Amy Feng in Tianjin, China; US table tennis player (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Karl Krikken; cricket player (Derbyshire 1989-, wicketkeeper).
- 1969 - Birth of Timothy Young in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; rower (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Kevin Martin; singer (Candlebox).
- 1969 - Chicago Cubs' Billy Williams hits four consecutive doubles, beat Philadelphis Phillies 11-3.
- 1970 - Birth of Chuck Bradley; Canadian Football League/WLAF tackle (British Columbia Lions, Barcelona Dragons).
- 1970 - Birth of Neal Caloia in Torrance, California, USA; free pistol (Olympics-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Olaf Kolzig in Johannesburg, South Africa; NHL goalie (Team Germany, Washington Capitals).
- 1970 - Paul McCartney announces official split of The Beatles.
- 1971 - Birth of Anthony Redmon; NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals).
- 1971 - Birth of Austin Peck in Hawaii, USA; actor (Austin Reed - Days of Our Lives).
- 1971 - Birth of Derwin Gray; NFL center (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1971 - Birth of James Hundon; wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals).
- 1971 - Birth of Mujaahid Maynard in Brooklyn, New York, USA; 105.5 pounds/48kg greco-roman wrestler (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Wang Yang; youngest Olympic record breaker at age 17 (Olympics-1988).
- 1972 - 36th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 286.
- 1972 - Birth of Brian DeMarco; NFL tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1972 - Birth of Craig Jones; Australian rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Jeff Wilkins; kicker (Saint Louis Rams).
- 1972 - Birth of Jeffrey van As; soccer player (MVV).
- 1972 - Birth of Karen Clark in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; synchronized swimmer (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1972 - Glenn Turner (259) and Terry Jarvis make 387 opening cricket stand versus West Indies.
- 1972 - USSR and Iraq sign friendship treaty.
- 1973 - 37th Golf Masters Championship: Tommy Aaron wins, shooting a 283.
- 1973 - Netherlands recognizes North Vietnam.
- 1973 - Otto Kerner, former Governor of Illinois, convicted for his role in an illegal racetrack scheme.
- 1974 - Birth of Ben Bordelon; tackle (San Diego Chargers).
- 1974 - Birth of Kevin Mathis; cornerback (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1974 - Birth of Sharon Pelletier in Madawaska, Maine, USA; Miss Maine-America (1996).
- 1974 - San Diego Padres' owner Ray Kroc addresses fans "Ladies and gentlemen, I suffer with you. I've never seen such stupid baseball playing in my life".
- 1976 - Death of Phil Ochs at age 35 by suicide; singer/songwriter ("Draft Dodger Rag", "Joe Hill").
- 1976 - In Ecuador, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurs.
- 1976 - US and Russia agree on the size of nuclear tests for peaceful use.
- 1977 - Communist party legally allowed in Spain after 40 years.
- 1978 - 42nd Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 277.
- 1978 - Milwaukee Brewers sweep Baltimore Orioles 11-3, 16-3, and 13-5 (each with a grand slam).
- 1978 - Denver Nuggets' David Thompson scores 73 points and San Antonio Spurs' George Gervin scores 63 points in seperate NBA games (33 in one quarter).
- 1978 - Somali military officers stage an unsuccessful coup against the government of Siad Barre; security forces thwart the attempt within hours, and several conspirators are arrested.
- 1978 - Birth of Rachel Stevens; English singer (S Club 7).
- 1979 - 51st Academy Awards - The Deer Hunter, Jon Voight and Jane Fonda win. Walter Lantz is given an honorary Oscar for his animated motion pictures.
- 1979 - Birth of Keshia Knight Pulliam in Newark, New Jersey; actress (Rudy - The Cosby Show).
- 1980 - Los Angeles Kings tie NHL record with two shorthanded playoff goals in a period versus New York Islanders.
- 1980 - Birth of Albert Hammond Junior; guitarist (The Strokes).
- 1980 - Birth of Ryan Northcott in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; actor (The Beach Boys: An American Family).
- 1980 - Soyuz 35 carries two cosmonauts to Salyut 6.
- 1980 - Belgium's Marten's government resigns.
- 1980 - Birth of Kristin Lee in Bethesda, Maryland; rhythmic gymnast (US team-1996).
- 1981 - Los Angeles Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela's first start, beats Houston Astros 2-0.
- 1981 - US submarine George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru.
- 1982 - Los Angeles Lakers block 21 Denver Nuggets' shots setting NBA regulation game record.
- 1982 - Wilfrid Pelletier, symphony conductor (Voice of Firestone), dies at age 85.
- 1983 - 6th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 1 returns to Earth.
- 1985 - Chicago White Sox pitcher Tom Seaver starts a record 15th opening day game.
- 1987 - Birth of Jesse McCartney; singer, actor (Summerland, All My Children).
- 1987 - For third time, Wayne Gretzky scores 7 goals in a Stanley Cup game.
- 1987 - Wayne Gretzky passes Jean Beliveau as all time playoff scoring champion.
- 1988 - Death of Brook Benton at age 56 of meningitis; singer ("Fools Rush In," "The Boll Weevil Song", "Just a Matter of Time").
- 1988 - New Jersey Devils 3-0 over New York Islanders-Devils lead 2-1 in first round.
- 1988 - Death of Dave Prater at age 50 in a car accident in Georgia, USA; singer (Sam and Dave - "Soul Man").
- 1988 - US imposes economic sanctions on Panamá.
- 1989 - 53rd Golf Masters Championship: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 283.
- 1989 - Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic.
- 1989 - Rickey Henderson steals his 800th career base in New York Yankees' 4-3 loss to Cleveland Indians.
- 1989 - Scott Hoch chokes on 18-inch putt and loses Masters golf tournament.
- 1989 - Washington DC march supporting 1973 Roe versus Wade decision (allowing abortions).
- 1989 - Georgian demonstrators are massacred by Red Army soldiers in Tbilisi's central square during a peaceful rally; 20 citizens are killed, many injured.
- 1990 - ABC-TV debuts David Milch's Capital News, starring Lloyd Bridges.
- 1990 - Don Mattingly signs a US$19.7 million 5-year contract with the New York Yankees.
- 1990 - New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 4-3 in double overtime-Rangers lead 2-1.
- 1990 - World's largest bunny hop at Radio City Music Hall (New York City).
- 1990 - Houston Astros' Glen Davis is hit by a pitch three times, tying a major league record, in a 8-4 Opening Day loss to the Cincinnati Reds.
- 1991 - The Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia declares independence.
- 1991 - Maurice Binder, title designer (James Bond movies), dies at age 73.
- 1992 - Gale McGee, American Senator (Wyoming, 1959-77), dies at age 77.
- 1992 - John Major, (Conservative Party) elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for the fourth time.
- 1992 - A Miami, Florida jury convicts former Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega on 8 of 10 drug and racketeering charges.
- 1992 - Record 18 golfers shoot in the 60s in Masters round one (old record 12).
- 1992 - William O Studeman becomes deputy director of US Central Intelligence Agency.
- 1993 - Colorado Rockies first home game and first victory, 11-4 over Montreal Expos.
- 1993 - Paramount releases the film Indecent Proposal to theaters.
- 1993 - Wouter Perquin, journalist/Dutch Member of Parliament (KVP), dies at age 74.
- 1994 - BPAA US Open won by Justin Hromek.
- 1994 - Cornelis N "Cor" van Dis Junior, Dutch Member of Parliament (1971-94), dies at age 71.
- 1994 - Keith Watson, British comic strip artist (Dan Dare), dies at age 59.
- 1994 - Marcel Ichac, French alpinist/director (Karakoram), dies at age 87.
- 1994 - Raouf Khayrat, Egyptian General-Major, murdered.
- 1994 - STS-59 (Endeavour) launches into orbit.
- 1995 - 59th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Crenshaw wins, shooting a 274.
- 1996 - James William Rouse, US builder (shopping malls), dies at age 81.
- 1996 - Sandy Becker, New York City Kiddie TV Show host (Sandy Becker Show), dies at age 74.
- 1997 - Helene Hanff, author (84 Charing Cross Road), dies at age 80.
- 1997 - Major League Soccer announces Miami and Chicago expansion.
- 1997 - NFL announces it will give $3 million to Canadian Football League and possible "World Classic Bowl".
- 1998 - Birth of Elle Fanning; actress (Taken, CSI: Miami).
- 1999 - Ibrahim Baré Maînassara, president of Niger, is assassinated.
- 2000 - USA Cable channel airs the final episode of Pacific Blue, episode 101.
- 2001 - The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 in the first game at PNC Park, the first two-deck stadium built in the U.S. since Milwaukee County Stadium opened in 1953.
- 2001 - Death of Willie Stargell, from kidney failure at age 61 (born 1940); American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates).
- 2003 - U.S. forces seize control of Baghdad, ending the regime of Saddam Hussein.
- 2003 - A giant statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad is pulled down by the US military, and broadcast worldwide.
- 2004 - Death of Harry Babbitt at age 90; band singer (Kay Kyser Band, Kollege of Musical Knowledge radio show) and TV host (Bandstand Review, Hollywood Opportunity).
- 2005 - Tens of thousands of demonstrators, many of them supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr, march through Baghdad denouncing the U.S. occupation of Iraq, two years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, and rally in the square where Hussein's statue was toppled in 2003.
- 2005 - The marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles takes place, at Windsor Guildhall. Camilla assumes the titles Her Royal Highness and The Duchess of Cornwall.
- 2006 - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is removed from office after four months in a coma.
- 2008 - Kosovo's parliament adopts a new constitution, which is to come into force on June 15.
- 2008 - The Venezuelan government announces it will re-nationalize the Sidor steel complex.
- 2008 - General elections in South Korea: Lee Myung-bak's Grand National Party wins 153 of 299 seats in the National Assembly.
- 2008 - US intelligences sources report the death of Abu Obaidah al-Masri, the militant chief of al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, within the last two months.
- 2009 - General election in Indonesia, a win for the Democratic Party of president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
- 2009 - Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is re-elected to his third consecutive term in office, with 90 percent of votes.
- 2014 - Death of A. N. R. Robinson, 3rd President of Trinidad and Tobago (born 1926).
- 2021 - Roscosmos launches the Soyuz MS-18 mission, carrying three Expedition 65 crewmembers to the International Space Station.
- 2021 - Death of Prince Philip Montbatten, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1921).
- 2022 - The Smithsonian National Postal Museum opens its exhibition "Baseball: America's Home Run". Included are items from the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 2022 - Death of Dwayne Haskins at age 24 after being hit by a truck; football player (NFL quarterback, Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 2022 - Death of Chris Bailey at age 65; Australian singer (Saints).
- 2023 - In Augusta, Georgia, USA, Jon Rahm wins the Masters golf tournament.
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