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Historical Events

1440 – Christopher of Bavaria is appointed King of Denmark (1440-48)
1949 – UN International Court of Justice holds Albania responsible for incidents in Corfu Channel and awards Britain damages
1972 – New Zealand cricket opening batsmen Glenn Turner (259) and Terry Jarvis (187) make 387 partnership in 4th Test v WI in Georgetown, Guyana
1992 – Record 18 golfers shoot in 60s in Masters round 1 (old record 12)
2013 – 37 people are killed and 850 are injured after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Iran
2021 – Uganda opposition party National Unity Platform Party, headed by Bobi Wine, claims 623 people have been abducted and tortured by the government of President Yoweri Museveni

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Famous Birthdays

1753 – Pieter Paulus, Dutch Patriot and President of the First National Assembly in The Hague, born in Axel, Netherlands (d. 1796)
1785 – Sibrandus Stratingh, Dutch physician and chemist (electric car), born in Adorp, Netherlands (d. 1841)
1865 – Erich Ludendorff, German general during World War I, born in Kruszewnia, Prussia (d. 1937)
1905 – J. William Fulbright, American senator from Arkansas, known for opposition to the Vietnam War), born in Sumner, Missouri (d. 1995)
1936 – Michael Somare, British foreign affairs minister (Paupa and New Guinea), born in Rabaul, Territory of New Guinea
1943 – Terry Knight [Knapp], American rock singer, manager, and record producer (Grand Funk Railroad), born in Lapeer, Michigan (d. 2004)

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Famous Deaths

1681 – Alfonso Marsh, English composer and lutenist, dies at 54
1806 – William V of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, dies at 58
1922 – Patrick Manson, Scottish physician and parasitologist (Father of tropical medicine), dies at 77
1945 – Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral and head of Germany military intelligence, hanged by the Nazi regime for treason at 58
1970 – Gustaf Tenggren, Swedish-American artist and chief illustrator for The Walt Disney Company during the 1930s (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Fantasia, Bambi, Pinocchio), dies at 73
1976 – Akio Yashiro, Japanese composer, dies at 46

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Historical Events

1879 – Milk sold in glass bottles for 1st time
1945 – 1945 NFL Draft: Charley Trippi from University of Georgia first pick by Chicago Cardinals
1960 – Netherlands and Germany sign accord concerning war casualties
1984 – 4th Golden Raspberry Awards: “Lonely Lady” wins
1995 – 148th Grand National: Irish rider Jason Titley wins aboard 40/1 outsider Royal Athlete; trainer Jenny Pitman’s second GN victory
2021 – Dr. Anthony Fauci thanks American health workers for their sacrifice during the pandemic, acknowledging their more than 3,600 deaths

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Famous Birthdays

1887 – Walter Connolly, American actor (Good Earth, 5th Avenue Girl), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1940)
1924 – Frédéric Back, German-born Canadian short film director and screenwriter (The Man Who Planted Trees), born in Saarbrücken, The Territory of the Saar Basin (d. 2013)
1936 – Klaus Lowitsch, German actor (Despair, Marriage of Marla Braun), born in Berlin, Germany
1941 – Murray Khouri, New Zealand classical clarinet player (Australia Ensemble), writer, and broadcaster, born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2018)
1964 – Biz Markie [Marcel Hall], American rapper, DJ and record producer (“Just A Friend”), born in New York City (d. 2021)
1983 – Allu Arjun, Indian Telugu film actor (Parugu), born in Madras, India

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Famous Deaths

956 – Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy
1898 – William Polk Hardeman, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 81
1970 – Felix, of Bourbon-Parma and Prince consort of Luxemburg, dies at 76
1978 – Ford C Frick, American Baseball HOF executive (NL President 1934-51; MLB Commissioner 1951-65), dies at 83
2008 – John Button, Australian politician (Button car plan), dies at 74
2009 – Wally Baker, American supercentenarian, dies at 111

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Historical Events

1943 – Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met for an Axis conference in Salzburg
1953 – 1st west-to-east jet transatlantic nonstop flight
1973 – Cleveland sets day-game and opening-game attendance records of 74,420
1980 – US President Jimmy Carter breaks relations with Iran during hostage crisis
1981 – “Street Songs” 5th studio album by Rick James is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1981)
2022 – MLB Cleveland Guardians lose in first game under their new name, 3-1 to the Royals in Kansas City

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Famous Birthdays

1910 – Obdulio Morales, Cuban pianist, conductor, composer, ethnomusicologist, and Afro-Cuban bandleader, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1981)
1920 – Gino Marinuzzi, Jr., Italian-American conductor, symphonic and film score composer (Le Carrosse d’or), and electronic music pioneer (Fonosynth), born in New York City (d. 1996)
1933 – Wayne Rogers, American actor (M*A*S*H, 1972-75 – “Capt. ‘Trapper’ John McIntyre”; House Calls), born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 2015)
1938 – Jerry Brown, American politician and Governor of California (Democrat: 1975-83, 2011-19), born in San Francisco, California
1973 – Carole Montillet, French skier
1975 – John Cooper, American christian rock musician (Skillet), born in Memphis, Tennessee

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Famous Deaths

1668 – William Davenant, English poet (b. 1606)
1947 – Henry Ford, American industrialist and auto maker (Ford Model T), dies at 83
1983 – Gavin Gordon, television actor (Romance, Lone Cowboy), dies at 82
2003 – Jutta Hipp, German-American jazz pianist and composer, dies at 78
2014 – Peaches Geldof, English columnist and daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates, dies of a heroin overdose at 25
2021 – Tommy Raudonikis, Australian rugby league halfback (20 Tests; Rothmans Medal 1972; Wests, Newtown) and coach (Wests, NSW), dies from cancer at 70

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Historical Events

1886 – Declaration of Berlin neutralizes Tonga
1903 – In Holland, railroad and dock workers go out on strike, but the government passes anti-strike bills, calls out troops, and promptly ends the strike on the 13th April
1945 – World War II: Dutch city of Coevorden freed from German occupation by Canadian forces
1945 – Battle of Okinawa: Giant Japanese battleship Yamato heads to Okinawa with orders to beach herself and be destroyed defending the island
1986 – CBS’ fact based “Nobody’s Child”, story of Marie Balter
2013 – Bayern Munich win their 23rd German Bundesliga title with 6 games to spare

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Famous Birthdays

1935 – James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose, Southern Rhodesia-born hereditary peer of the Peerage of Scotland
1943 – Harry Conroy, trade unionist
1944 – John Stax [Fullagar], British rock bassist, and harmonica player (Pretty Things, 1963-67 – “Don’t Bring Me Down”; “Cry To Me”), born in Crayford, Kent, England
1959 – Dianne Brill, Tampa, fashion designer/party girl (Queen of the Night)
1961 – Rory Bremner, impressionist
1979 – Frederick MGDL Windsor, son of English prince Michael

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Famous Deaths

1817 – Bonaventura Furlanetto, Italian composer, dies at 78
1983 – Ana Maria, Salvador guerilla leader, murdered
1990 – Nancy Hawkes, (1946 best dressed woman), dies at 73
2001 – Charles Pettigrew, American soul singer (Charles and Eddie – “Would I Lie To You?”), dies of cancer at 37
2011 – Nabi Bux Khan Baloch, Pakistani Sindhi scholar (compiled first Sindhi-English dictionary), dies at 93
2018 – Daniel Akaka, American educator and politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii), dies at 93

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