1946 – Edward Bairstow, English composer, dies at 71
1954 – Tom Tyler [Vincent Markowsky], American actor (Stagecoach, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon), dies from heart failure at 50
1989 – Sally Kirkland, American fashion editor (Vogue magazine) and manager (Lord and Taylor), dies at 76
2003 – Miss Elizabeth [Hulette], pro wrestling valet (Randy Savage), dies of overdose at 42
2012 – Charles “skip” Pitts, American soul and blues guitarist, dies from lung cancer at 65
2018 – Wanda Wiłkomirska, Polish violinist and teacher, dies at 89
2018 – Ninalee Craig, American-born Canadian teacher and photograph subject, dies at 90 of complications from lung cancer
2018 – Elmar Altvater, German political scientist, dies at 79
2020 – Chung Hae-Won, South Korean soccer striker (58 caps; Daewoo Royals), dies from liver cancer at 60
2020 – Matt Keough, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1978; Oakland A’s), dies at 64
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Historical Events for 1st May 2021
1841 – First emigrant wagon train leaves Independence, Missouri, for California
1866 – American Equal Rights Association forms
1941 – “Citizen Kane”, directed by Orson Welles and starring himself, Joseph Cotten and Dorothy Corningore, premieres at the Palace Theater in New York City
1942 – Radio Orange calls to defy order to wear “Jewish star”
1967 – Anastasio Somoza Debayle becomes President of Nicaragua
1996 – “Ideal Husband” opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 308 performances
2004 – 130th Kentucky Derby: Stewart Elliott wins aboard Smarty Jones. North American wagering records smashed ($142m on 12-race card)
2008 – The London Agreement on translation of European patents, concluded in 2000, enters into force in 14 of the 34 Contracting States to the European Patent Convention.
2009 – Carol Ann Duffy is appointed British Poet Laureate – first Scot and woman Laureate
2017 – Billy Corgan agrees to purchase the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)
Today in History for 1st May 2021
Historical Events
1048 – Bishop Bernold flees St Pieterskerk for Utrecht, Netherlands
1948 – 74th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro wins aboard Citation to become first 4-time Derby winning jockey
1950 – Mayor of Brussels reluctantly bans May Day parade
1978 – 1st African American mayor of New Orleans, Ernest Nathan Morial, inaugurated
2011 – Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI
2013 – 15 people are killed by multiple bomb attacks across Iraq
Famous Birthdays
1592 – Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionary and astronomer, born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1666)
1850 – Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Governor General of Canada (1911-16), born in Buckingham Palace, London (d. 1942)
1852 – Calamity Jane [Martha Jane Canary], American frontierswoman, born in Princeton, Missouri (d. 1903)
1939 – Max Robinson, 1st African American network TV anchor (ABC), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1988)
1949 – Douglas Barr, actor (Howie-Fall Guy), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1957 – Steve Farris, rock guitarist (Mr Mister)
Famous Deaths
1952 – William Fox [Fried], US film pioneer (Nickelodeon), dies at 73
1991 – Richard Thorpe, American director (Jailhouse Rock, Night Must Fall), dies at 95
1993 – Ranasinghe Premadasa, pres (Sri Lanka, 1989-93), assassinated at 68
2003 – Wim van Est, Dutch road cyclist (3 x stage winner Tour de France), dies at 80
2018 – Ninalee Craig, American-born Canadian teacher and photograph subject, dies at 90 of complications from lung cancer
2018 – Sun Yueh, Chinese-born Taiwanese actor (Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing), dies of sepsis at 87
Famous Deaths for 30th April 2021
65 – Lucan, Roman poet (b. 39)
535 – Amalaswintha, queen of Ostrogoths, murdered in the bath at about 37
1341 – John III, Duke of Brittany, dies at 55
1655 – Eustache Le Sueur, French painter (paintings of religious subjects), dies at 37
1956 – Alben W Barkley, (VP-D-1949-53), dies at 78
1970 – Hall Johnson, American composer (Hall Johnson Choir), dies at 82
1977 – Clive Martin Douglas, Australian composer, dies at 73
1982 – Herman Tholen, Dutch cabaret performer (Juveniles), dies
2009 – Ron Richards, British record producer (Gerry and The Pacemakers; The Hollies), dies at 80
2020 – Chuni Goswami, Indian soccer striker and captain (30 caps; Mohun Bagan) and cricket all-rounder (captain Bengal), dies from cardiac arrest at 82
Historical Events for 30th April 2021
1671 – Petar Zrinski, the Croatian Ban from the Zrinski family, is executed.
1722 – Game of Billiards is mentioned in New England Courant
1863 – -5/1] Battle of Snyder’s Bluff, Virginia (part of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War): General Sherman beaten by Confederate forces
1900 – The “Hawaiian Organic Act” is enacted by US Congress making Hawaii a US territory
1938 – Bradman scores 258 Aust v Worcs, 293 mins, 33 fours 1 five
1973 – Women’s tennis groups end disputes over sanctioning tournaments
1985 – France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll
1987 – NY Islander Mike Bossy plays his final game
1989 – US beats Costa Rica 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
2008 – Heidi Klum launches her clothing line for Jordache
Today in History for 30th April 2021
Historical Events
1722 – Game of Billiards is mentioned in New England Courant
1900 – 165 lb English boxer Bob Fitzsimmons KOs 305 lb American Ed Dunkhost in round 2 of a lop-sided bout in Brooklyn, New York
1943 – Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp for Jews forms
1985 – “Shoah”, French documentary about the Holocaust, directed by Claude Lanzmann, starring Richard Glazar and Raul Hilberg, premieres in Paris
1988 – NY Yank Dave Winfield gets his 29th RBI of April-Sets AL and ties ML Rec
1989 – Critics Siskel and Ebert film their 500th TV movie-review show
Famous Birthdays
1743 – Robert Jasper van der Capellen, Dutch politician and Master of Marsch, born in Eefde, Zutphen, Netherlands (d. 1814)
1877 – Alice B. Toklas, American-Parisian avant-garde and companion of Gertrude Stein, born in San Francisco, California (d. 1967)
1941 – Wilfried Jentzsh, German composer, born in Dresden, Germany
1945 – Michael J. Smith, American astronaut (51L-Challenger disaster), born in Beaufort, North Carolina (d. 1986)
1971 – Ty Hallock, fullback (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1982 – Andrew Seeley, Canadian actor and singer
Famous Deaths
535 – Amalaswintha, queen of Ostrogoths, murdered in the bath at about 37
1947 – Almroth Wright, English bacteriologist (developed one of 1st vaccines for typhoid), dies at 85
1959 – Armand Marsick, Belgian composer, dies at 81
1980 – Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican poet, journalist, and politician (b. 1898)
1983 – Jerry Hatsuo Fujikawa, actor (Uncle Matsu-Mr T and Tina), dies at 71
2016 – Daniel Berrigan, American Jesuit priest and peace activist (Vietnam War), dies at 94
Famous Deaths for 29th April 2021
1499 – John IV, Dutch army leader, Earl of Egmond, dies
1676 – Michiel A. de Ruyter, Dutch rear-admiral, (Newport), killed at 69
1944 – Bernardino Machado, President of Portugal (1915–17, 1925–26), dies at 93
1973 – Manfred Gurlitt, German composer, dies at 82
1996 – Tony Hymphris, political activist, dies at 45
1999 – Léon Barzin, Belgian-American conductor (NY City Ballet 1948-58), dies at 98
2007 – Zhang Taofang, Chinese sniper (b. 1931)
2011 – David Mason, British orchestral, solo and session trumpet player (the Beatles “Penny Lane”), dies of leukaemia at 85
2012 – Jim McCrary, American photographer (album covers such as Tapestry, Ticket to Ride), dies of a chronic nervous system disorder at 72
2019 – Gino Marchetti, Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end (Pro Bowl x 11), dies of pneumonia at 93
Historical Events for 29th April 2021
1429 – Joan of Arc arrives at the siege of Orleans
1550 – Emperor Charles V gives inquisiters additional authority
1644 – Farm leader Li Zicheng becomes Emperor of China and flees Peking
1901 – Antisemitic riot in Budapest
1916 – Irish republicans abandon the post office in Dublin and surrender unconditionally, marking the end of the Easter Rising
1934 – Pittsburgh is last major league city to play a home game on a Sunday
1988 – Baltimore Orioles end their record 21-game losing streak by beating the White Sox 9-0
1990 – US 66th manned space mission STS 31 (Discovery 10) returns from space
2005 – New Zealand’s first civil union takes place
2016 – “H.O.L.Y” single released by Florida Georgia Line (Billboard Song of the Year 2016)
Today in History for 29th April 2021
Historical Events
1854 – Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, receives its charter from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, making it the 1st degree-granting Black college in US
1944 – Raid by Dutch Resistance on the National Printing Office in The Hague to procure 10,000 Dutch identity cards.
1955 – Giovanni Gronchi elected third President of Italy
1980 – NFL Draft: Oklahoma running back Billy Sims first pick by Detroit Lions
1992 – “Falsettos” opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 487 performances
1996 – “Rent”, starring Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs, opens at Nederlander Theater NYC
Famous Birthdays
1686 – Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1742)
1784 – Samuel Turell Armstrong, American politician and acting Governor of Massachusetts (1833- 36), born in Dorchester, Massachusetts (d. 1850)
1921 – Tommy Noonan, American actor, screenwriter and producer (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Promises Promises), born in Bellingham, Washington (d. 1968)
1932 – Yevgeni Alekseyevich Zaikin, Russian cosmonaut (Voshkod 2 backup)
1960 – Gerard Joling, Dutch singer (Love is in Your Eyes)
1974 – Alana Blahoski, American ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Famous Deaths
1990 – Floyd Butler, American soul singer (Friends of Distinction), dies at 52
1993 – Cy Howard, director (Lovers and Other Strangers), dies at 77
1996 – Tony Hymphris, political activist, dies at 45
1997 – Peter Tali Coleman, Governor of American Samoa (1956-61, 78-85, 89-93), dies at 77
2010 – Johannes Fritsch, German composer, dies at 68
2020 – Jānis Lūsis, Latvian athlete (Olympic gold men’s javelin 1968, silver 1972, bronze 1968), dies at 80
Famous Deaths for 28th April 2021
1192 – Conrad of Montferrat, King of Jerusalem, assassinated at 52
1881 – Robert Olinger, American warden and the last victim of Billy the Kid, dies at 31
1976 – Eugen Roth, German poet, dies at 81
1980 – Tommy Caldwell, American rocker (Marshall Tucker Band), dies in a jeep crash at 30
1984 – Moses “Whispering” Smith, American blues harmonica player and singer (“A Thousand Miles From Nowhere”; “Hound Dog Twist”), dies at 52
1989 – Olaf J. de Landell, Dutch writer, dies at 77
1999 – Walter Gieseler, German composer, dies at 79
2002 – Lou Thesz, American professional wrestler, dies at 86
2007 – Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher, dies at 94
2013 – Lonnie Turner, American rock and blues bassist (Steve Miller Band – “Fly Like An Eagle”), dies of lung cancer at 66