1612 – Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (b. 1566)
1900 – Seth Barton, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 70
1958 – Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter, dies at 82
1974 – Charles Curtis “Curt” Conway, American actor (Raw Deal, The Twilight Zone), dies of a heart attack at 60
1976 – Liam Dunn, American actor, dies at 59
1981 – Marie Ney, dies at 85
1984 – Fred Robinson, American jazz trombonist (Louis Armstong’s Hot Five; Fats Waller; Cab Calloway), dies at 83
1985 – Enver Hoxha, Albanian post-war communist leader and dictator of Albania (1944-85), dies at 76
1990 – Xenophon Zolotas, Greek economist, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1904)
2012 – Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian politician, first president of Algeria (1963-65), dies at 93
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Historical Events for 11th April 2021
1814 – Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates unconditionally and he is exiled to the island of Elba in the Mediterranean
1828 – Foundation of Bahia Blanca, Argentina
1881 – River ferry “Princess Victoria” sinks in Thames River, Ontario, 180 die
1898 – President McKinley asks for Spanish–American War declaration
1900 – The first modern submarine designed and built by John Philip Holland is purchased by the U.S. Navy
1967 – Tom Stoppard’s play “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” debuts in London at the Old Vic
1968 – WHED TV channel 15 in Hanover, NH (PBS) begins broadcasting
1983 – NASA launches RCA-F
1993 – Kirsan Ilumzjinov installed as president of Kalmukkie
2012 – 2011 London riot looter is jailed for 11 years after starting a fire at a furniture retailer
Today in History for 11th April 2021
Historical Events
1713 – Great Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, Prussia, Savoy, Portugal and France agree the Treaty of Utrecht; France cedes Maritime provinces in North America to Britain
1830 – Robert Schumann hears the violinist Paganini play in Frankfurt
1948 – 12th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Claude Harmon shoots a record-tying 279 (−9) to finish 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Cary Middlecoff
1951 – US President Harry Truman relieves General Douglas MacArthur of command in Korea
1957 – Britain agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
2002 – An attempted coup d’état takes place in Venezuela against President Hugo Chávez.
Famous Birthdays
1779 – Louise Reichardt, German composer, born in Berlin, Prussia (d. 1826)
1862 – Charles Evans Hughes, American statesman, Republican politician and 11th Chief Justice of Supreme Court (1930-41), born in Glens Falls, New York (d. 1948)
1906 – Dale Messick [Dalia Messick], American cartoonist (Brenda Starr, Reporter), born in South Bend, Indiana (d. 2005)
1919 – Sir Raymond Carr, English historian and warden (St Antony’s College Oxford), born in Bath, Somerset
1935 – Richard Berry, African-American singer and musician (Louie Louie), born in Extension, Louisiana (d. 1997)
1971 – Oliver Riedel, German musician (Rammstein), born in Schwerin, Germany
Famous Deaths
1900 – Seth Barton, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 70
1936 – Mitya Stillman, composer, dies at 44
1976 – Liam Dunn, American actor, dies at 59
1990 – Xenophon Zolotas, Greek economist, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1904)
1991 – Walker Cooper, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1942–44, 46–50; World Series 1942, 44; St. Louis Cardinals), dies at 76
2006 – Proof, American rapper (D12) (b. 1973)
Famous Deaths for 10th April 2021
879 – Louis II the Stammerer, King of the West Franks (877-79)
1712 – Yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77
1813 – Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Italian mathematician and astronomer (number theory, celestial mechanics), dies at 77
1909 – Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet (Atalanta in Calydon), dies at 72
1954 – Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (5-time World Champion all-round), dies at 65
1974 – Roger Bastide, French sociologist, dies at 76
1984 – Ray Middleton, American actor (1776, Hurricane Smith), dies at 75
2005 – Iakovos, Archbishop of America (b. 1911)
2010 – Lech Kaczyński, Polish lawyer and politician, then President of Poland is killed in the crash of a Polish Air Force Tu-154 at 60
2020 – Tom Webster, Canadian ice hockey right wing (Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings) and coach (NY Rangers, LA Kings), dies of brain cancer at 71
Historical Events for 10th April 2021
1816 – 2nd Bank of US chartered
1827 – George Canning becomes British Prime Minister upon the resignation of Robert Jenkinson, lives to serve only 119 days
1887 – US President Abraham Lincoln’s re-buried with his wife in Springfield, Illinois
1919 – Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos
1925 – Tsaritsyn renamed Stalingrad (now Volgograd)
1939 – Grens mobilization due to Italian invasion in Albania
1968 – 40th Academy Awards: “In the Heat of the Night”, Rod Steiger and Katherine Hepburn win
1978 – Formation of Major Indoor Soccer League announced
1984 – US Senate condemns CIA mining of Nicaraguan harbors
2012 – Rick Santorum suspends his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination making Mitt Romney the overwhelming favourite
Today in History for 10th April 2021
Historical Events
1816 – Samuel Taylor Coleridge recites his poem “Kubla Khan” to fellow poet Lord Byron, who persuades him to publish it
1863 – Confederate General Earl Van Dorn attacks at Franklin, Tennessee
1930 – Brilliant West Indian cricket batsman George Headley scores patient 223 in drawn 4th Test against England at Kingston, Jamaica
1967 – 39th Academy Awards: “A Man For All Seasons,” Best Picture, Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Scofield best actress/actor
1968 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1993 – Ottawa Senators win 1st road game (Islanders) after 38 straight loses
Famous Birthdays
1864 – Tully Marshall, American actor (Let’s Go, Red Dust), born in Nevada City, California (d. 1943)
1908 – Aidan Crawley, British journalist and politician (Labour MP 1945-51), born in Benenden, Kent (d. 1993)
1913 – Steven Nagy, American bowler (first televised perfect game [300}, 1954; ABC Hall of Fame 1963), born in Shoaf, Pennsylvania (d. 1966)
1936 – John Madden, NFL coach (Oakland Raiders) and sports commentator (CBS, FOX), born in Austin, Minnesota
1940 – Gloria Hunniford [Mary Winifred Gloria Hunniford], British broadcaster and actress (Old Curiosity Shop), born in Portadown, Northern Ireland
1946 – Anne Boyd, Australian composer, born in Sydney
Famous Deaths
947 – Hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies
1640 – Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61
1712 – Yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77
1988 – Cliff Gladwin, cricketer (8 Tests for England 1947-49), dies
2005 – Norbert Brainin, Austrian-British violinist (Amadeus Quartet, 1947-87), dies at 82
2011 – Homer Smith, American football coach (b. 1931)
Famous Deaths for 9th April 2021
1806 – William V of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, dies at 58
1852 – John Howard Payne, American actor, playwright (Fair Warning), author and creator of the hit song “Home! Sweet Home!”, dies at 60
1882 – Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English Pre-Raphaelite poet and painter, dies at 53
1936 – Ferdinand Tönnies, German sociologist and philosopher, dies at 80
1966 – Sutan Sjahrir, premier of Indonesia (1945-47), dies at 57
1988 – Brook Benton [Benjamin Franklin Peay], American soul vocalist (It’s Just a Matter of Time, Rainy Night in Georgia), dies of meningitis at 56
1996 – Maisie Fitter, editor and conservationist, dies at 83
2002 – Leopold Vietoris, Austrian mathematician (b. 1891)
2013 – Zao Wou-Ki, Chinese French painter (Juin-Octobre 1985), dies at 93
2020 – Jocelyn Barrow, British race relations campaigner (Card) and 1st black female governor of the BBC, dies at 90
Historical Events for 9th April 2021
817 – Louis the Pious, King of the Franks, barely survives when wooden gallery collapses in Aachen, prompts him to later name his succession
1914 – Tampico incident – US ship crew arrested in Mexico
1955 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1959 – Bill Sharman hits a NBA record 56 consecutive foul shot
1967 – Shortwave broadcaster Radio NY Worldwide’s transmitter burns down
1972 – 36th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Jack Nicklaus leads wire-to-wire to win the 4th of his 6 Masters titles, 3 strokes ahead of Bruce Crampton, Tom Weiskopf and Bobby Mitchell
1976 – US and Russia agreed on size of nuclear tests for peaceful use
1992 – John Major elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after his Conservative Party wins the most votes in British electoral history
1997 – Major League Soccer announces Miami and Chicago expansion
2003 – Baghdad falls to U.S. forces, ending the invasion of Iraq, but resulting in widespread looting
Today in History for 9th April 2021
Historical Events
1816 – African Methodist Episcopal Church organizes (Philadelphia)
1866 – Civil Rights Bill passes over President Andrew Johnson’s veto
1939 – Marian Anderson sings before 75,000 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
1944 – Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Orientals Ecclesiae
1990 – World’s largest bunny hop at Radio City Music Hall (NYC)
2003 – Baghdad falls to U.S. forces, ending the invasion of Iraq, but resulting in widespread looting
Famous Birthdays
1627 – Johann Kaspar Kerll, German composer, born in Adorf, Germany (d. 1693)
1917 – Vincent O’Brien, Irish racehorse trainer (6 x Epsom Derby; 2 x British champion trainer; only British Triple Crown winner, Nijinsky 1970), born in Churchtown, Ireland (d. 2009)
1930 – Nathaniel Branden, Canadian-American psychotherapist, born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada (d. 2014)
1932 – Vladimir Aleksandrovich Degtyaryov, Russian cosmonaut, born in Voronezh, Russia
1972 – Brian DeMarco, NFL tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Berea, Ohio
1974 – Ben Bordelon, American football tackle (San Diego Chargers), born in Mathews, Louisiana
Famous Deaths
1765 – Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, princess of Orange-Nassau, dies at 77
1926 – Zip the Pinhead, American freak show performer famous for his tapered head, dies at about 83
1948 – George Carpenter, 5th General of The Salvation Army, dies at 75
1980 – Kathleen Burke, American actress (Island of Lost Souls), dies at 66
1991 – Forrest Towns, American athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 1936), dies at 77
1994 – Marcel Ichac, French alpinist/director (Karakoram), dies at 87
Famous Deaths for 8th April 2021
217 – Caracalla, Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29
956 – Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy
1697 – Niels Juel, Danish-Norwegian admiral, dies at 68
1778 – Pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76
1937 – William Henry Hadow, British educational reformer and musicologist (Oxford History of Music, Studies in Modern Music), dies at 77
1958 – Ethel Turner, Australian author (Seven Little Australians), dies at 88
1986 – Yukiko Okada, Japanese idol singer, dies at 18
2009 – Herbie Lovelle, America drummer, studio musician (Hot Lips Page) and actor (Law and Order), dies at 85
2010 – Abel Muzorewa, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979-80), dies at 84
2013 – Sara Montiel, Spanish actress and singer (The Last Torch Song, The Violet Seller), dies at 85