1751 – The New York Gazette carries the first public report of a cricket match played in America (New York)
1863 – Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled first opens its doors
1883 – Bob Rogers is acknowledged as the first American pro sports trainer when he is hired by the NY Athletic Club
1909 – Netherlands begins unity with Belgium
1961 – Fidel Castro announces there will be no more elections in Cuba
1976 – 102nd Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Jr wins aboard Bold Forbes, the second of 3 Derby successes
1989 – 135 acre Disney’s MGM studio officially opens to public
1994 – “Rise and Fall of Little Voice” opens at Neil Simon NYC for 9 performances
2000 – President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declares existence of “a state of rebellion”, after thousands of supporters of her arrested predecessor, Joseph Estrada, storm towards the presidential palace at height of EDSA III rebellion
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.
Author: gil7
Today in History for 1st May 2020
Historical Events
1928 – Pitcairn Airlines (later Eastern) begins service
1947 – Lt General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, ends term as 2nd head of CIA
1949 – Gerard Kuiper discovers Nereid, (2nd satellite of Neptune)
1963 – 1st American (James Whittaker) conquers Mount Everest
1988 – After scoring 50 points in Game 1, NBA Eastern Conference playoff series, Michael Jordan has 55 in Chicago Bulls 106-101 win vs Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2; first to score 50+ points in consecutive playoff games
2012 – Guggenheim Partners make the largest ever purchase of a sports franchise after buying the Los Angeles Dodgers for $2.1 billion
Famous Birthdays
1692 – James Stirling, Scottish mathematician (Formula of Stirling), born in this month in Stirlingshire, Scotland (d. 1770)
1939 – Frank Beard, American golfer (11 PGA Tour titles; US Open 1965, 75 3rd), born in Dallas, Texas
1954 – Taslim Arif, Pakistan cricket wicket-keeper (6 Tests; top score 210no v Aust 1980), born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan (d. 2008)
1979 – Mauro Bergamasco, Italian rugby union flanker (Italy 106 caps; Benetton Treviso, Stade Français), born in Padova, Italy
1980 – Zaz [Isabelle Geffroy], French singer-songwriter (Je veux), born in Tours, France
1992 – Matĕj Vydra, Czech Republic soccer striker (26 caps; Watford, Derby County, Burnley), born in Chotĕboř, Czech Republic
Famous Deaths
1308 – Albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered
1903 – Luigi Arditi, Italian violinist and composer, dies at 80
1976 – T.R.M. Howard, civil rights leader, entrepreneur, surgeon (b. 1908)
1988 – Paolo Stoppa, actor (Garibaldi, Visit, Freedom Fighters), dies
1996 – Asher Wallfish, journalist, dies at 67
2008 – Deborah Jeane Palfrey, American escort owner, commits suicide at 52
Famous Deaths for 30th April 2020
1743 – Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas), dies at 79
1875 – Jean Frederic Waldeck, French explorer, lithographer, and cartographer (b. 1766)
1922 – David M Chumaceiro, Curacaos poet, dies
1942 – Catherine Murphy Urner, composer, dies at 51
1959 – Armand Marsick, Belgian composer, dies at 81
1976 – Edvard Fliflet Braein, Norwegian composer (Ut mot havet), dies at 51
1983 – Joel H. Hildebrand, American chemist and educator (research led to new treatments for divers with the ‘bends’ through the use of helium and oxygen breathing mixtures), dies at 101
1983 – Muddy Waters, US blues singer/guitarist (Mad Love), dies at 70
2006 – Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Indonesian novelist
2015 – Ben E. King [Benjamin Earl Nelson], American soul singer (Stand by Me), dies at 76
Historical Events for 30th April 2020
1671 – Petar Zrinski, the Croatian Ban from the Zrinski family, is executed.
1725 – Emperor Charles VI and King Philip IV of Spain sign Treaty of Vienna
1939 – New York World’s Fair opens
1969 – Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jim Maloney records his third MLB no-hitter in 10-0 rout of Houston Astros
1976 – Royal Canadian Mint opens a branch in Winnipeg, Manitoba
1985 – Last edition of Brink Daily Mail and Sunday Express in South Africa
1986 – Bill Elliott sets all-time NASCAR qualifying record, winning pole for the Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway; 212.809 mph (342.483 km/h; 44.998 seconds)
1989 – US beats Costa Rica 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1990 – As Met pitcher David Cone argues a call at 1st base, 2 Braves score
1997 – “London Assurance” opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 72 performances
Today in History for 30th April 2020
Historical Events
1725 – Emperor Charles VI and King Philip IV of Spain sign Treaty of Vienna
1937 – The Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative
1939 – NBC/RCA 1st public TV demo with FDR at opening of NY World’s Fair
1954 – Darius Milhauds 4th Concert for piano and orchestra premieres in Haifa
1976 – Muhammad Ali beats Jimmy Young in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
2018 – World’s oldest known spider, a female trapdoor, dies after being killed by a wasp sting in Western Australia, aged 43
Famous Birthdays
1896 – Anandamayi Ma [Nirmala Sundari], Indian spiritual leader, born in Kheora, British India (now Bangladesh)
1912 – Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado, Deputy Prime Minister of Spain (1976-81) and Minister of Defense (1977-79), born in Madrid (d. 1995)
1938 – Juraj Jakubisko, Slovak film director (Crucial Years), born in Kojšov, Czechoslovakia
1952 – Jacques Audiard, French film director
1957 – Aviva Chomsky, American historian, daughter of Noam Chomsky
1987 – Rohit Sharma, Indian Cricketer
Famous Deaths
535 – Amalaswintha, queen of Ostrogoths, murdered in the bath at about 37
1795 – Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French writer and numismatist (b. 1716)
1900 – Casey Jones, American railroad engineer, dies at 36 heroically in Cannonball Express train wreck
1983 – Muddy Waters, US blues singer/guitarist (Mad Love), dies at 70
1996 – Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro, President of Guatemala (1966-70), dies
2017 – Ueli Steck, Swiss mountain climber, dies in a climbing accident in Nepal at 40
Famous Deaths for 29th April 2020
1798 – Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, Austrian entomologist, dies at 74
1879 – Douglas H. Cooper, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 63
1921 – Arthur Mold, English cricket fast bowler (England 3 Tests; 1,673 1st class wickets), dies at 57
1928 – Henrich Federer, Swiss writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61
1956 – Nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer, dies at 75
1979 – Julia Perry, American composer (Soul Symphony), dies at 55
1995 – Angier Biddle Duke, American diplomat and the youngest American ambassador in history, dies at 79
1998 – Hal Laycoe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1922)
2015 – Brian Sedgemore, British MP (Labour Party 1974-79 and 1983-2005), dies at 78
2018 – Michael Martin, British politician and Speaker of the House of Commons (2000-09), dies at 72
Historical Events for 29th April 2020
1648 – Beginning of the 18 day battle of Zhovti Vody in Ukraine – Polish King Casimir eventually defeated by Cossacks
1888 – Old Kavallison, Congo: Henry Morton Stanley meets Emin Pasha
1943 – US 34th Division occupies Hill 609, North Tunisia
1945 – First food drop by RAF above Nazi-occupied Holland (Operation Manna)
1967 – “Respect” single released by Aretha Franklin (Billboard Song of the Year 1967)
1982 – American mafia hitman Richard Kuklinski murders pharmacist Paul Hoffman by beating him with a tire iron
1985 – Tony Tubbs TKOs Greg Page in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1997 – Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 comes into force, outlaws production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons among its signatories
2005 – Syria completes withdrawal from Lebanon, ending 29 years of occupation
2018 – Sweden’s official Twitter account confirms Swedish meatballs actually originated in Turkey
Today in History for 29th April 2020
Historical Events
1553 – Flemish woman introduces practice of starching linen into England
1903 – Limestone slides at Turtle Mountain kill 9 in Frank, Alberta
1932 – 1st broadcast of “One Man’s Family” on NBC radio, longest-running dramatic serial on US radio (ends 1959)
1982 – Alfredo Magana elected President of El Salvador
1986 – NFL Draft: Auburn running back Bo Jackson first pick by Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1992 – 27th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks and Reba McEntire win
Famous Birthdays
1896 – Jacques Wolfe, Romanian-American composer, born in Botoşani, Romania (d. 1973)
1925 – Albert “Ab” Abspoel, Dutch actor and director (Surprise Attack, Elevator), born in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (d. 2000)
1945 – Hugh Hopper, rocker (Soft Machine)
1963 – Mike Babcock, Canadian NHL Coach (Anaheim, Detroit, Team Canada), born in Manitouwadge, Ontario
1974 – Alana Blahoski, ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998)
1974 – Julian Knowle, Austrian tennis player
Famous Deaths
1935 – Leroy Carr, American blues singer-songwriter, dies at 30
1956 – Nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer, dies at 75
1986 – Seamus McElwaine, Irish IRA-terrorist, killed at 25
1988 – Jan Kapr, Czech composer, dies at 74
2012 – Amarillo Slim, American professional poker player, dies at 83
2015 – Jean Nidetch, American businesswoman and founder of Weight Watchers, dies at 91
Famous Deaths for 28th April 2020
1865 – Samuel Cunard, Canadian-British shipping magnate and founder (1st regular Atlantic steamship line), dies at 77
1933 – Robin Irvine, British actor (Easy Virtue, When Boys Leave Home), dies of pleurisy at 31
1945 – Benito Mussolini [Il Duce], Fascist Italian dictator (1922-43), shot by communist partisans at 61
1970 – Ed Begley, American actor (12 Angry Men, The Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 69
1975 – Jan A de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 48
1978 – Mohammed Daoud Khan, 1st President of Afghanistan (1973-78) and Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1953-63), dies at 68
1992 – Francis Bacon, Irish-British abstract painter (Study for a Pope), dies at 82
1999 – Alf Ramsey, English football manager (b. 1920)
2007 – Tommy Newsom, American saxophonist and bandleader (Tonight Show), dies at 78
2011 – William Campbell, American actor (Jerry-Cannonball, Luke-Dynasty), dies at 87
Historical Events for 28th April 2020
1253 – Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, propounds Nam Myoho Renge Kyo for the first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism, in effect founding Nichiren Buddhism.
1253 – -May 7th) Utrecht destroyed by fire
1829 – Dutch parliament accepts new press laws
1914 – 181 die in coal mine collapse at Eccles, West Virginia
1951 – Mohammad Mosaddegh elected Prime Minister of Iran by the Parliament of Iran (Majlis)
1969 – 4th Academy of Country Music Awards: Glen Campbell and Cathie Taylor win
1975 – South-Vietnam Gen Duong Van Minh sworn in as president till April 30
1986 – Soviet TV news program Vremya announces a nuclear accident at Chernobyl nuclear power station, 2 days after the event
2013 – 8 people are killed and dozens are injured after Taliban attacks on election candidates in Pakistan
2018 – Shaquem Griffin is the first one-handed person to be drafted into the NFL, for the Seattle Seahawks