1729 – Johann Sebastian Bach’s “St Matthew Passion” premieres in Leipzig
1738 – Premiere in London of “Serse”, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel
1902 – Pope Leo XIII encyclical “On Church in US”
1918 – Georges Clémenceau publishes secret French/Austrian documents
1935 – 39th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley in 2:32:07.4
1937 – Stanley Cup Final, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI: Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers, 3-0 for a 3-2 series win; back-to-back titles for Red Wings
1961 – Meredith Willson’s musical “The Music Man”, starring Robert Preston and Barbara Cook, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC. after 1375 performances, 5 Tony Awards, and a Grammy
1994 – Jazz singer Tony Bennett records a session for “MTV’s Unplugged” series at Sony Studios, NYC, featuring the Ralph Sharon trio, and guest appearances by Elvis Costello, and k.d.lang; album release wins 2 Grammy Awards
1997 – Baseball honors Jackie Robinson by retiring #42 for all teams
2001 – The Tradition Senior Men’s Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Doug Tewell wins his second and final Champions Tour major by 9 strokes from Mike McCullough
Category: Historical Events
Historical Events for 14th April 2022
754 – Pact of Quierzy: between Pope Stephen II, [III] and Pippin the Korte
1841 – 1st detective story published, Edgar Allan Poe’s “Murders in Rue Morgue” (April 1841)
1945 – US Marines attack Yae-Take, the tallest mountain on Okinawa’s Motobu Peninsula
1948 – NYC subway fares jump from 5 cents to 10 cents
1980 – 1st Cubans of the Mariel boatlift sail to Florida
1992 – “Les Miserables” opens at Palace Theatre, Manchester
1994 – Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh promises to surrender after completion of his Seven Seals manuscript
1996 – 60th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Englishman Nick Faldo wins his 3rd Masters and 6th and final major title, 5 strokes ahead of Greg Norman of Australia
2003 – The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%
2013 – Comedian Kevin Hart is arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in California
Historical Events for 13th April 2022
989 – Battle at Abydos: Byzantine emperor Basilius II beats Bardas Phocas
1640 – English Short Parliament forms (till May 5)
1911 – The US House of Representatives votes to institute direct elections of senators to Congress, a step towards direct democracy
1934 – 4.7 million US families report receiving welfare payments
1957 – Musical “Shinbone Alley”, starring Eartha Kitt, opens at Broadway Theater NYC; runs for 49 performances
1958 – Van Cliburn is the first American to win the Chaikovsky Compettion in Moscow.
1963 – Pete Rose triples for his 1st major league base hit
1981 – Pulitzer prize awarded to Beth Henley for “Crimes of the Heart”
2013 – 20 civilians are killed by the government bombing of Saraqib, Idlib
2015 – Migrant ship carrying around 550 sinks off the Libyan coast, about 400 drown
Historical Events for 12th April 2022
1229 – Queen Blanche of Castile and Earl Raymond VII of Toulouse sign peace
1557 – Cuenca is founded in Ecuador
1857 – French novelist Gustave Flaubert’s first novel and masterpiece “Madame Bovary” is published in book form
1877 – Catcher’s mask 1st used in a baseball game
1961 – Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person to orbit Earth (Vostok 1)
1963 – Beatles third single, “From Me To You” is released in UK
1978 – 13th Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Rogers and Crystal Gayle win
1990 – James Brown moves to a work-release center after serving 15 months of 6 year sentence for weapon and drug related convictions
1990 – H. J. Heinz, Chicken of the Sea and Bumble Bee Seafood say they wouldn’t buy tuna caught in nets that trap dolphins
2009 – U.S. Navy rescues captain Richard Phillips, killing three pirates and capturing a fourth
Historical Events for 11th April 2022
1828 – Foundation of Bahia Blanca, Argentina
1856 – Battle of Rivas; Costa Rica beats William Walker’s invading Nicaraguans
1907 – New York Giants future Baseball Hall of Fame backstop Roger Bresnahan becomes first catcher to wear shin guards
1921 – KDKA broadcast 1st radio sporting event, a boxing match (Ray-Dundee)
1957 – Britain agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
1970 – Beatles’ “Let It Be” single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks
1975 – Hank Aaron returns to County Stadium as a Milwaukee player after his off-season trade from the Atlanta Braves; Brewers beat Cleveland Indians, 6-2
1975 – J. P. Parisé scores an 11 sec OT goal, to see the NY Islanders eliminate the NY Rangers in their ever 1st playoff advance
1984 – Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth
2010 – 74th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Phil Mickelson wins his 3rd green jacket by 3 strokes from England’s Lee Westwood
Historical Events for 15th March 2022
351 – Constantius II elevates his cousin Gallus to Caesar, and puts him in charge of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire.
1875 – 1st US cardinal (John McCloskey) invested
1913 – 1st US presidential press conference (Woodrow Wilson)
1958 – England retains the Five Nations Rugby Championship with a 3-3 draw against Scotland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh; England’s 16th FN title
1962 – Donald Jackson of Canada is 1st to land a triple lutz ice skate jump
1975 – Jevgeni Kulikov skates world record 500m (37.99 sec)
1979 – Sarfraz takes 9-86 at MCG as Australia lose 7-5 to lose the Test
2013 – Li Keqiang assumes office as the 7th Premier of the People’s Republic of China
2019 – Terrorist attack on two mosques by a right-wing Australian gunman kills 51 and wounds 50 in Christchurch, New Zealand
2019 – Climate change strikes held by school children take place around the world inspired by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg
Historical Events for 14th March 2022
1647 – Thirty Years’ War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm
1689 – Scotland dismisses William III and Mary Stuart as king and queen
1869 – Defeat of Maori Ngāti Ruanui leader Riwha Titokowaru in Taranaki, New Zealand by British forces
1916 – Battle of Verdun: Germans capture Cumières-le-Mort-Homme and Chattancourt in France
1957 – Indonesian government of Sastroamidjojo resigns
1960 – Philadelphia center Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA playoff record of 53 points in Warriors’ 132-112 win over Syracuse Nationals at Philadelphia Civic Center
1978 – Marines terminate Moluccan action in Province house (1 dead)
1993 – Ricky Ponting hits twin tons for Tasmania aged 18 years 84 days
2005 – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Buddy Guy; The O’Jays; The Pretenders; Percy Sledge; U2; Frank Barsalona; and Seymour Stein
2020 – Longest-ever scheduled passenger flight by distance by Air Tahiti Nui from French Polynesia to mainland France 9,765 m (15715 km) due to COVID-19 and it was domestic
Historical Events for 13th March 2022
1884 – Siege of Khartoum, Sudan begins by Mahdist forces, lasts 10 months
1933 – American banks allowed to reopen after a government imposed bank holiday
1961 – JFK sets up the Alliance for Progress
1970 – San Francisco city employees begin 4-day strike
1972 – 7th Academy of Country Music Awards: Freddie Hart and Loretta Lynn win
1986 – Soyuz T-15 carries 2 cosmonauts to Soviet space station Mir
1990 – Nicholoas Braithwaite elected premier of Grenada
1995 – Hungarian Forint devalued 9%
2013 – 10 people are killed by a suicide bombing in Kunduz province, Afghanistan
2020 – African American Breonna Taylor shot and killed by police officers executing a no-knock warrant on her flat with a battering ram in Louisville, Kentucky
Historical Events for 12th March 2022
1054 – Pope Leo IX escapes captivity and returns to Rome
1906 – Heavy storm ravages Dutch west coast
1930 – Stanislawa Walasiewicz [Stella Walsh] sets world record for the 220-yard dash (0:26.1)
1948 – -5°F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March
1966 – Jockey Johnny Longden retires after 40 years (6,032 wins)
1966 – Love’s 1st album released “Love”
1983 – 4th Big East Men’s Basketball Tournament: St. John’s beats Boston College, 85-77
1999 – Former Warsaw Pact members the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland join NATO.
2008 – Streaming service Hulu launches for public access in the United States
2019 – More than 3,000 ISIS fighters have surrendered amid battle for last ISIS stronghold in Baghouz, Syria, according to Syrian Democratic Forces officials
Historical Events for 11th March 2022
1895 – Spanish cruiser Reina Regente sinks in Straits of Gibraltar, over 400 die
1927 – Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens famous Roxy Theater (NYC)
1945 – 1,000 allied bombers harass Essen, 4,662 ton bombs
1975 – Rightist military coup in Portugal under General António de Spínola fails
1978 – USF-led Bill Cartwright scores 23 points as the Dons oust NC
1983 – Men’s Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Scott Hamilton (USA)
1984 – 31st ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: Maryland beats Duke, 74-62
1986 – Islander Mike Bossy, 1st NHLer to score 50 goals in 9 straight seasons
1991 – John Smith, US amateur wrestler, wins James E Sullivan Award
2007 – 48th SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament: Florida beats Arkansas, 77-56