This Day In History

[MedicCook]

April 3rd

1860
First pony express service began.

1882
Outlaw Jesse James was shot in the back by Bob Ford, one of his own gang members, reportedly for a 10,000 reward.

1936
Bruno Hauptmann was electrocuted for the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby.

1973
The first portable cell phone call is made in New York City, United States.

1974
"Super Tornado Outbreak" strikes 13 U.S. states.

1977
Montreal Canadiens became the first team in NHL history to win 60 games in a season. They beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 to end the season with a record of 60-8-12.

1980
The final episode of "Barnaby Jones" aired.

1986
IBM unveils their first laptop computer.

1996
Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski was arrested.

Birthdays
86 Doris Day Actress, singer
75 Jane Goodall Primatologist
72 William Gaunt Actor
68 Eric Braeden Actor ("The Young and the Restless")
67 Marsha Mason Actress
67 Wayne Newton Singer
67 Billy Joe Royal Rock singer
65 Tony Orlando Singer
60 Richard Thompson Rock musician
59 Curtis Stone Country musician (Highway 101)
53 Mick Mars Rock musician (Motley Crue)
51 Alec Baldwin Actor ("30 Rock")
50 David Hyde Pierce Actor ("Frasier")
48 Eddie Murphy Actor, comedian
47 Mike Ness Rock musician (Social Distortion)
41 Sebastian Bach Rock singer (Skid Row)
40 Lance Storm Professional wrestler
39 James MacDonough Rock musician (Megadeth)
38 Picabo Street Alpine ski champion
37 Jennie Garth Actress ("Beverly Hills, 90210")
34 Aries Spears Comedian ("MadTV")
27 Cobie Smulders Actress ("How I Met Your Mother")
23 Amanda Bynes Actress
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76 Washington Irving 4/3/1783 - 11/28/1859 American author; wrote "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
55 William Marcy Tweed 4/3/1823 - 4/12/1878 American politician; leader of corrupt Tammany Hall organization in New York City
69 Bud Fisher 4/3/1885 - 9/7/1954 American cartoonist; created "Mutt and Jeff"
80 Marlon Brando 4/3/1924 - 7/1/2004 American actor (Vito Corleone in 'The Godfather')
40 Ray Combs 4/3/1956 - 6/2/1996 American comedian and host of the game show Family Feud

[icehog3]

April 3rd

1977
Montreal Canadiens became the first team in NHL history to win 60 games in a season. They beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 to end the season with a record of 60-8-12.



Birthdays
51 Alec Baldwin Actor ("30 Rock")

[MedicCook]

April 4th

1818
Congress adopted a U.S. flag with one star for each state.

1841
President William Henry Harrison died from pneumonia, one month after his inauguration.

1850
The city of Los Angeles was incorporated.

1921
The Ottawa Senators beat the Vancouver Millionaires in the 1921 Stanley Cup Finals. The Senators became the first NHL team to win back-to-back Stanley Cup titles.

1945
The Ohrdruf death camp was liberated from Nazi occupation.

1949
The treaty establishing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was signed.

1968
Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

1969
Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart.

1971
The final episode of "Hogan's Heroes" aired.

1973
The ribbon was cut to open the World Trade Center in New York City.

1974
Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves tied Babe Ruth's career home run record by hitting his 714th round-tripper in Cincinnati.

1975
Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen.

1986
The final episode of "Knight Rider" aired.

1997
The final episode of "Renegade" aired.

2007
Radio host Don Imus made offensive on-air remarks about the Rutgers University women's basketball team. Despite a subsequent apology, Imus was fired by CBS Radio and cable network MSNBC.

Birthdays
88 Elizabeth Wilson Actress
77 Clive Davis Record company executive
67 Kitty Kelley Author
66 Boomer Cigar Asylum Inmate
65 Craig T. Nelson Actor ("The District," "Coach")
64 Walter Charles Actor
64 Caroline McWilliams Actress
59 Christine Lahti Actress
58 Steve Gatlin Country singer (The Gatlin Brothers)
57 Gary Moore Rock guitarist (Thin Lizzy)
50 Phil Morris Actor
49 Lorraine Toussaint Actress
49 Hugo Weaving Actor
47 Craig Adams Rock musician (The Cult)
45 David Cross Actor, comedian
44 Robert Downey Jr. Actor
43 Mike Starr Musician (Alice In Chains)
43 Nancy McKeon Actress ("Facts of Life")
39 Barry Pepper Actor
38 Clay Davidson Country singer
38 Josh Todd Rock singer (Buckcherry)
37 Magnus Sveningsson Rock musician (The Cardigans)
36 David Blaine Magician
35 Dave Mirra American athlete
34 Scott Rolen Baseball player
33 James Roday Actor
30 Natasha Lyonne Actress
26 Amanda Righetti Actress ("The Mentalist")
18 Jamie Lynn Spears Actress ("Zoey 101")

70 Tris Speaker 4/4/1888 - 12/8/1958 Hall of Fame baseball player
70 Muddy Waters 4/4/1915 - 4/30/1983 American blues musician
60 Anthony Perkins 4/4/1932 - 9/12/1992 American stage and film actor
28 Heath Ledger 4/4/1979 - 1/22/2008 Australian television and film actor

[icehog3]

April 4th

1974
Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves tied Babe Ruth's career home run record by hitting his 714th round-tripper in Cincinnati.


Birthdays

70 Muddy Waters 4/4/1915 - 4/30/1983 American blues musician

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[MedicCook]

April 6th

1830
Joseph Smith and five others organized the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fayette, New York.

1862
The Battle of Shiloh in the American Civil War began.

1896
First modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece.

1909
Robert Peary and Matthew Henson became the first to reach the North Pole.

1917
U.S. declared war on Germany and entered World War I.

1973
Ron Blomberg of the New York Yankees became the first designated hitter in Major League Baseball history

1998
Country singer Tammy Wynette died at age 55.

Birthdays
72 Merle Haggard Musician
72 Billy Dee Williams Actor
62 John Ratzenberger Actor ('Cheers')
57 Marilu Henner Actress ("Taxi," "Evening Shade")
42 Gophernut Cigar Asylum Inmate
40 Paul Rudd Actor
38 jitzy Cigar Asylum Inmate
37 Jason Hervey Actor, producer
34 Zach Braff Actor ('Scrubs')
33 Candace Cameron Bure Actress ("Full House")

59 Mickey Cochrane 4/6/1903 - 6/28/1962 Hall of Fame baseball player

[icehog3]

April 6th

Birthdays

72 Billy Dee Williams Actor


37 Jason Hervey Actor, producer

[MedicCook]

April 7th

1862
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant defeated the Confederates at the battle of Shiloh.

1891
P.T. Barnum an American showman remembered for hoaxes and for founding the circus that became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus died at age 81.

1913
5,000 suffragists march to the Capitol in Washington, D.C. , seeking the vote for women.

1927
U.S. secretary of commerce Herbert Hoover’s Washington speech was seen and heard in New York in the first long-distance television transmission.

1947
Auto pioneer Henry Ford died at age 83.

1948
The World Health Organization, a UN agency, was founded.

1949
Rodgers’ and Hammerstein’s Pulitzer Prize winner, South Pacific opened on Broadway.

1957
New York City's last electric trolley completed its final run from Queens to Manhattan.

2003
Cécile de Brunhoff, creator of Babar the elephant, died.

Birthdays
92 R.G. Armstrong Actor
91 Bobby Doerr Baseball Hall of Famer
81 James Garner Actor
77 Cal Smith Country singer
76 Wayne Rogers Actor ("MASH")
74 Bobby Bare Country singer
70 Francis Ford Coppola Director
60 John Oates Rock singer (Hall and Oates)
58 John Dittrich Country musician (Restless Heart)
58 Janis Ian Singer
55 Jackie Chan Actor
55 Tony Dorsett Football Hall of Famer
45 Russell Crowe Actor
44 Bill Bellamy Actor
43 n3uka Cigar Asylum Inmate
34 Tiki Barber Football player, sportscaster
34 Heather Burns Actress

91 W. K. Kellogg 4/7/1860 - 10/6/1951 American industrialist and founder of the W.K. Kellogg Company
61 John McGraw 4/7/1873 - 2/25/1934 American baseball player and manager of the New York Giants (1902-1932)
44 Billie Holiday 4/7/1915 - 7/17/1959 American jazz singer from the 1930's to the 1950's

[icehog3]

April 7th

Birthdays

81 James Garner Actor


61 John McGraw 4/7/1873 - 2/25/1934 American baseball player and manager of the New York Giants (1902-1932)

[MedicCook]

April 8th

1513
Ponce de León claimed Florida for Spain.

1893
The first recorded college basketball game occurs in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.

1913
The 17th Amendment was ratified, requiring the direct election of U.S. senators by popular vote rather than by the state legislators.

1935
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was approved by Congress to help alleviate joblessness during the Great Depression.

1946
The League of Nations assembled for the last time.

1973
Artist Pablo Picasso died.

1974
Henry "Hank" Aaron hit the 715th home run of his career, breaking Babe Ruth's record.

1977
The Clash's self-titled debut album was released in Britain.

1979
The last episode of "All In The Family" aired.

1986
Actor Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, California.

1990
Ryan White, the teen-age AIDS patient whose battle for acceptance gained national attention, died at age 18.

1994
Rock singer-musician Kurt Cobain of Nirvana was found dead in Seattle of a self-inflicted gunshot wound; he was 27.

Birthdays
91 Betty Ford Former first lady
83 Shecky Greene Comedian
78 John Gavin Actor
69 John Havlicek Basketball Hall of Famer
68 Darlene Gillespie TV personality ("The Mickey Mouse Club")
68 Peggy Lennon Singer (The Lennon Sisters)
65 Hywel Bennett Actor
63 Stuart Pankin Actor
62 Steve Howe Rock musician (Yes)
58 Mel Schacher Rock musician (Grand Funk Railroad)
55 Gary Carter Baseball Hall of Famer
49 John Schneider Actor, singer ("The Dukes of Hazzard")
47 Izzy Stradlin Rock musician (Guns n' Roses)
46 Julian Lennon Rock musician
45 Biz Markie Rapper
43 Robin Wright Penn Actress ("Tha Princess Bride," "Forest Gump")
41 Patricia Arquette Actress ("Medium")
38 Darren Jessee Rock musician (Ben Folds Five)
37 Paul Gray Rock musician (Slipknot)
36 Emma Caulfield Actress ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Beverly Hills, 90210")
32 chibnkr Cigar Asylum Inmate
29 Katee Sackhoff Actress ("Battlestar Galactica")
28 Taylor Kitsch Actor ("Friday Night Lights")
25 Taran Noah Smith Actor ("Home Improvement")
25 Kirsten Storms Actress

53 Catfish Hunter 4/8/1946 - 9/9/1999 Hall of Fame baseball player

[icehog3]

April 8th

1973
Artist Pablo Picasso died.


1979
The last episode of "All In The Family" aired.


1986
Actor Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, California.



Birthdays

69 John Havlicek Basketball Hall of Famer


32 chibnkr Cigar Asylum Inmate

[MedicCook]

April 9th

1731
Robert Jenkins's ear was cut off, sparking the War of Jenkins’s Ear between Spain and England.

1865
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House.

1867
Alaska purchase: Passing by a single vote, the United States Senate ratifies a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska.

1912
The first exhibition baseball game was held at Fenway Park in Boston. The game was between Red Sox and Harvard.

1913
The Brooklyn Dodgers' Ebbets Field opened.

1914
The first full-color film, The World, The Flesh and the Devil, was shown in London.

1942
American and Philippine troops on Bataan were overwhelmed by Japanese forces during World War II. The "Bataan Death March" began soon after.

1953
TV Guide was published for the first time.

1953
Warner Brothers premieres the first 3-D film, entitled House of Wax.

1959
NASA announced the selection of America’s first astronauts, including Alan Shepard and John Glenn.

1963
Winston Churchill became the first honorary U.S. citizen.

1965
The Houston Astrodome held its first baseball game.

1969
The album "Nashville Skyline" by Bob Dylan was released.

1987
Wayne Gretzky passed Jean Beliveau as the all-time hockey playoff scoring leader.

1992
Former Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega was convicted of drug and racketeering charges.

2003
American Marines pulled down Saddam Hussein’s statue in Baghdad after U.S. commanders declared his rule ended.

2005
Britain's Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles.

Birthdays
83 Hugh Hefner Playboy magazine founder
76 Jean-Paul Belmondo Actor
70 Michael Learned Actress ("The Waltons")
67 Margo Smith Country singer
64 Peter Gammons Baseball journalist
56 Hal Ketchum Country singer
55 Dennis Quaid Actor
54 Jimmy Tingle Comedian
50 Dave Innis Country musician (Restless Heart)
45 Lisa Guerrero TV personality ("Inside Edition")
44 Mark Pellegrino Actor ("Dexter")
44 Paulina Porizkova Actress, model
43 Cynthia Nixon Actress ("Sex and the City")
40 Kevin Martin Rock singer (Candlebox)
40 jjirons69 Cigar Asylum Inmate
35 Jenna Jameson Adult film star
32 Gerard Way Rock singer (My Chemical Romance)
30 Keshia Knight Pulliam Actress ("The Cosby Show")
29 Albert Hammond Jr. Rock musician (The Strokes)
29 Ryan Northcott Actor
27 Jay Baruchel Actor
22 Jesse McCartney Actor, singer
19 Kristen Stewart Actress ("Twilight")
11 Elle Fanning Actress ("Because of Winn-Dixie")

86 Frank King 4/9/1883 - 6/24/1969 American comic-strip artist; created "Gasoline Alley"
67 Curly Lambeau 4/9/1898 - 6/1/1965 American football coach and founder of the Green Bay Packers
78 Paul Arizin 4/9/1928 - 12/12/2006 Basketball Hall of Fame member

[icehog3]

April 9th

1865
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House.


1867

1912
The first exhibition baseball game was held at Fenway Park in Boston. The game was between Red Sox and Harvard.


1913
The Brooklyn Dodgers' Ebbets Field opened.

[icehog3]

April 9th

1953
TV Guide was published for the first time.

[icehog3]

April 9th

1959
NASA announced the selection of America’s first astronauts, including Alan Shepard and John Glenn.


1963
Winston Churchill became the first honorary U.S. citizen.


1965
The Houston Astrodome held its first baseball game.


1987
Wayne Gretzky passed Jean Beliveau as the all-time hockey playoff scoring leader.

[icehog3]

April 9th

2003
American Marines pulled down Saddam Hussein’s statue in Baghdad after U.S. commanders declared his rule ended.


Birthdays
83 Hugh Hefner Playboy magazine founder


76 Jean-Paul Belmondo Actor


45 Lisa Guerrero TV personality ("Inside Edition")