1560 – Giovanni, son of Italian mathematician Girolamo Cardano is executed for poisoning his wife, despite his father’s efforts to save him
1741 – Dutch people protest poor quality of bread
1769 – British ship Endeavour captained by James Cook, arrives in Matavia Bay, Tahiti, with botanist Joseph Banks on board
1924 – Greek plebiscite for a republic
1944 – South Carolina rejects black suffrage
1964 – 36th Academy Awards: “Tom Jones” (Best Film), Patricia Neal (Hud) and Sidney Poitier (Lilies Of The Field) win; Poitier first Black actor in a leading role to win a competitive Oscar
1969 – Closure of the Brisbane tramway network.
1970 – Apollo 13 announces “Okay, Houston, we’ve had a problem here”, as Beech-built oxygen tank explodes en route to Moon
1980 – US and its allies boycott the Summer Olympics in Moscow in protest against Russia’s invasion of Afghanistan
1991 – BPAA US Open by Pete Weber
Author: gil7
Today in History for 13th April 2023
Historical Events
1944 – New Zealand and the Soviet Union establish diplomatic relations
1969 – Closure of the Brisbane tramway network.
1970 – Oakland uses gold-colored bases during the club’s home opener: Rules Committee subsequently bans this innovation
1997 – 61st US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Tiger Woods wins his first major title, a record 12 strokes ahead of Tom Kite; 4-round total 270 (−18) is tournament record
2004 – Barry Bonds hits his 661st career home run, passing his godfather Willie Mays on the MLB all-time list
2020 – NY Governor Andrew Cuomo says “I believe the worst is over if we continue to be smart,” about the COVID-19 pandemic in New York as death toll passes 10,000
Famous Birthdays
1229 – Louis II, Duke of Bavaria, ruler of upper Baveria, born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 1294)
1830 – Eduard Lassen, Belgian-Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1904)
1867 – Sammy Woods, Australian cricket all-rounder (3 Tests Australia, 3 England, 1 x 50, 10 wickets; Somerset CCC) and rugby union flanker (13 caps England, 5 as captain), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1931)
1895 – Arthur Fadden, 13th Prime Minister of Australia, born in Ingham, Queensland, Australia (d. 1973)
1915 – Bert Peleman, Flemish writer, born in Puurs, Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1995)
1967 – Dana Barros, American NBA guard (Boston Celtics), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Famous Deaths
1093 – Vsevolod I, Grand Prince of Kiev, dies at 63
1959 – Rigardus “Rijn” Rijnhout, Giant of Rotterdam (2.375m), dies at 38
1975 – François Tombalbaye, Dictator and 1st President of Chad (1960-75), dies at 56
1983 – Theodore Stephanides, Greek doctor and naturalist, dies at 87
2009 – Bruce Snyder, American college football coach (Utah State, California, Arizona State), dies from melanoma at 69
2013 – Stephen Dodgson, British composer, dies at 89
Famous Deaths for 12th April 2023
1748 – William Kent, English sculptor/architect (Kensington Palace), dies
1777 – Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French satirical novelist (The Skimmer), dies at 70
1938 – Fyador Chaliapin, Russian operatic bass-baritone (Boris Godunov), dies at 65
1971 – Wynton Kelly, American jazz pianist (Dizzy Gillespie; Miles Davis), dies of epileptic seizure at 39
1988 – Alan Paton, South African author (Cry, the Beloved Country, Too Late the Phalarope) and anti-apartheid activist, dies of cancer at 85
2006 – Puggy Pearson, American poker player (World Series of Poker Main Event 1973; 4 x World Series of Poker bracelets), dies from heart failure at 77
2009 – John Maddox, British science writer and editor (Nature), dies at 83
2015 – Sheila Kitzinger, British author, anthropologist and child birth educator, dies at 86
2016 – Arnold Wesker, British playwright (Chips with Everything), dies at 83
2017 – Barry “Frosty” Smith, American rock, country and blues touring and session drummer (Lee Michaels; Roky Erikson; Doug Sahm), dies at 71
Historical Events for 12th April 2023
1204 – 4th Crusade occupies and plunders Constantinople
1787 – Philadelphia’s Free African Society forms
1864 – Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest captures Fort Pillow, Tennessee
1909 – Philadelphia’s Shibe Park (later Connie Mack Stadium), baseball’s first steel and concrete stadium, opens; Athletics win 8-1 against Boston Red Sox
1935 – First flight of the Bristol Blenheim
1938 – 1st US law requiring medical tests for marriage licenses (NY)
1955 – 1st game in KC, KC A’s beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2
1966 – 1st B-52 bombing on North Vietnam
1990 – Anime TV series “Moomin”, based on Moomin children’s books by Tove Jansson 1st appears on Tokyo TV
2022 – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologies and is fined for attending parties during COVID-19 lockdown – first premier to be sanctioned for breaking the law
Today in History for 12th April 2023
Historical Events
1862 – Union troops occupy Fort Pulaski, Georgia
1908 – Fire at the Boston Blacking Company (producer of leather dyes), spreads by high wind, kills 19 and makes 17,000 homeless in Chelsea, Massachusetts
1953 – Keizo Yamada runs fastest marathon to date, at Boston
1954 – Belgian Van Houtte government resigns
1973 – France recognizes North Vietnam
1989 – Peter Ueberroth deal to purchase Eastern Airlines falls through
Famous Birthdays
1801 – Henry de Cock, Dutch reformed vicar and secession leader, born in Veendam, Groningen, the Netherlands (d. 1842)
1840 – Edmond Audran, French composer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1901)
1883 – Imogen Cunningham, American photographer (1965 ASMP award), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1976)
1908 – Virginia Cherrill, American actress (City Lights; Lake Extra; Brat), born in Santa Barbara, California (d. 1996)
1948 – Lois Reeves, American singer (Martha and the Vandellas, 1969-72), born in Detroit, Michigan
1956 – Doris Baaten, Dutch actress (Sesame Street, Fien), born in Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
Famous Deaths
1748 – William Kent, English sculptor/architect (Kensington Palace), dies
1960 – Archibald McIndoe, New Zealand plastic surgeon pioneer who rehabilitated badly burned Royal Air Force crew during WWII, dies in his sleep of a heart attack at 59 [or 11 April]
1977 – Philip K Wrigley, baseball owner (Chicago Cubs), dies at 82
1987 – Mike Von Erich, American wrestler
2007 – Kevin Crease, Australian TV anchor (b. 1936)
2019 – Tommy Smith, English soccer defender (1 cap; Football League Div 1 1966, 73, 76, 77; FA Cup 1965, 74; European Cup 1977; Liverpool 467 games), dies at 74
Famous Deaths for 11th April 2023
1812 – Gottlieb Schick, German painter (Opfer Noachs), dies at 35
1906 – Francis Pharcellus Church, American editor and publisher (The New York Sun – “Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus”), dies at 67
1976 – Liam Dunn, American actor, dies at 59
1988 – Jean “Jeff” Donnell, American actress (Gidget Goes to Rome, Hoedown, 9 Girls), dies at 66 of a heart attack
1992 – Eve Merriam [Moskovitz], American writer and poet (Inner City Mother Goose), dies of liver cancer at 75
1996 – Jessica Dubroff, American aviator (attempting to become the youngest person to fly a light utility aircraft across the United States), crashed at 7
2001 – Kamal Ranadive, Indian cancer researcher (Indian Women Scientists’ Association; Indian Cancer Research Centre), dies at 83
2007 – Kurt Vonnegut, American author (Slaughterhouse Five, Sirens of Titan), dies from head trauma at 84
2011 – Billy Bang [William Walker], American free jazz violinist and composer, dies of lung cancer at 63
2013 – Angela Voigt, East German long jumper (Olympic gold 1976), dies at 61
Historical Events for 11th April 2023
1689 – King William III and Queen Mary II crowned as joint rulers of England, Scotland and Ireland
1909 – Establishment of Tel Aviv by Jewish settlers (named 1910)
1941 – Jewish Weekly newspaper taken control by Nazis
1941 – Germany blitzes Coventry, England
1953 – Oveta Culp Hobby becomes 1st at Health, Education, and Welfare
1959 – Dutch Prince Bernhard visits Lockheed factory
1983 – 3rd Golden Raspberry Awards: “Inchon!” wins
1991 – Space Shuttle STS 37 (Atlantis 8) lands at Edwards Air Force Base, California
2001 – Detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in Hainan, People’s Republic of China after a collision with an J-8 fighter are released
2019 – Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft, the first privately-funded mission to the moon, crashes on the moon
Today in History for 11th April 2023
Historical Events
1612 – Last public burning at the stake in England – Edward Wrightman for heresy in Lichfield
1895 – Anaheim completes its new electric light system
1936 – First Butlins holiday camp opens in the UK at Ingoldmells, near Skegness
1968 – W Berlin student Rudi Dutschke seriously wounded at demonstration
1992 – BPAA US Open by Robert Lawrence
2015 – Amy Schumer hosts the 2015 MTV Movie Awards
Famous Birthdays
1854 – Hugh Massie, Australian cricket batsman and captain (9 Tests; NSW), born in Port Fairy, Australia (d. 1938)
1913 – Oleg Cassini, American fashion designer (for Jackie Kennedy), born in Paris, France (d. 2006)
1933 – Tony Brown, American journalist (Tony Brown’s Journal), born in Charleston, West Virginia
1960 – Jeremy Clarkson, English motoring journalist, broadcaster and TV presenter (Top Gear, The Grand Tour), born in Doncaster, England
1969 – Chisato Moritaka, Japanese singer, born in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
1979 – Josh Server, American actor (All That), born in Highland Park, Illinois
Famous Deaths
1902 – General Jacobus Potgieter, South African Boer commander, dies in Second Boer War Battle of Rooiwal, South African Republic
1921 – Augusta Victoria, Queen of Prussia, wife of Emperor Wilhelm II, dies at 62
1934 – John Collier, English painter (Lady Godiva) and writer, dies at 84
1980 – Charlotte Henry, American actress (Alice in Wonderland; Babes In Toyland; Jungle Menace), dies of cancer at 66
2006 – Proof [DeShaun Holton], American rapper (D12), shot to death in billiard game dispute at 32
2019 – Frances Swem Anderson, American technologist (nuclear medicine), dies at 105
Famous Deaths for 10th April 2023
1533 – Frederik I, King of Denmark and Norway (1523-33), dies at 61
1585 – Gregory XIII [Ugo Boncompagni], Italian pope (1572-85) who introduced the Gregorian (New Style) calendar in 1582, dies at 83
1599 – Gabrielle d’Estrée, mistress of King Henry IV of France (b. 1571)
1619 – Thomas Jones, Archbishop of Dublin (b. c1550)
1909 – Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet (Atalanta in Calydon), dies at 72
1945 – Charles Nordhoff, English-born writer (b. 1887)
1962 – Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-born director (b. 1886)
1974 – Roger Bastide, French sociologist study of Afro-Brazilian and Afro-Caribbean religions, dies at 76
1975 – Marjorie Main [Mary Tomlinson], American vaudeville and screen actress (The Egg and I; Ma and Pa Kettle films; Another Thin Man), dies of lung cancer at 85
2014 – Jim Flaherty, Canadian politician, Minister of Finance (2006-2014), dies at 64
Historical Events for 10th April 2023
1877 – Federal troops withdrawn from Columbia, SC
1896 – High jumper Ellery Clark leads an American sweep of the placings with a leap of 1.81m at the Athens Olympics; his 2nd victory of the Games after taking out the long jump
1940 – Vidkun Quisling forms Norwegian “national government”
1945 – German troops attack Ijsselbrug
1974 – American Boccaccio Association forms
1981 – France performs nuclear test
1991 – LA King Wayne Gretzky scores NHL record 93rd playoff goal
1994 – “Les Miserables” opens at Hiten Theatre, Osaka
2021 – China orders Alibaba pay a record fine of 18.2 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) after anti-trust regulations say it has been acting as a monopoly
2022 – 86th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: World #1 golfer Scottie Scheffler wins first career major title; beats Irishman Rory McIlroy by 3 strokes for record $2.7m payout