Historical Events
1947 – Magnum Photos founded in Paris by Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger and David Seymour
1953 – Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 yrs 239 days, youngest Aussie
1978 – Snowstorm hits New England, parts of Rhode Island (54″ / 137cm)
1990 – Brett Hull becomes 1st son of NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby Hull) to also score 50 goals
2020 – Date of the 1st COVID-19 related death in the US (confirmed by the CDC April 21)
Famous Birthdays
1848 – Luigi Mancinelli, Italian orchestral composer, born in Orvieto, Italy (d. 1921)
1866 – Karl Sapper, German traveller, explorer, and natural historian, born in Germany (d. 1945)
1905 – Władysław Gomułka, Polish communist politician, born in Krosno, Poland (d. 1982)
1982 – Alice Eve, English actress (She’s Out of My League; Star Trek Into Darkness), born in London
1986 – Brendan Taylor, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Harare, Zimbabwe
Famous Deaths
1899 – Alfred Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, dies at 24 in mysterious circumstances
1923 – Edward Emerson Barnard, American astronomer (5th moon Jupiter), dies at 65
1958 – David Pegg, English soccer outside left (1 cap; Manchester United 127 games), dies in Munich air disaster at 22
1991 – Marten Levendig, Dutch TV correspondent to Moscow, dies
2021 – Ken McCaffery, Australian rugby league centre (12 Tests; North Sydney; Queensland), broadcaster (9 Network) and administrator (North Sydney DRLFC), dies at 91