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April 5 is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland April 2007 is the fourth month of that year It began on a Sunday and 30 days later ended on a Monday. Stories without links will be removed'. News stories must be in English 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 270 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 456 - St. Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop. Events By Place Western Roman Empire Capua is destroyed by the Vandals. Saint Patrick (Patricius Irish: Naomh Pádraig) was a Roman Britain -born Christian Missionary and is the Patron saint Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
• 1242 - During a battle on the ice of Lake Peipus, Russian forces, led by Alexander Nevsky, rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights. The Battle of the Ice (Ледовое побоище Ledovoe poboishche; Schlacht auf dem Eise Jäälahing Ledus kauja also known as the Battle of Lake Peipus Lake Peipus (Peipsi-Pihkva järv Чудско-Псковское озеро (Chud Lake Peipussee is a large fresh water lake on the border between Estonia and Russia Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Saint Alexander Nevsky (Алекса́ндр Яросла́вич Не́вский in Russian; transliteration Aleksandr Yaroslavich Nevskij) ( May 30 The Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order.
• 1566 - Two-hundred Dutch noblemen, led by Hendrik van Brederode, force themselves into the presence of Margaret of Parma and present the Petition of Compromise, denouncing the Spanish Inquisition in the Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Henry Count of Bréderode (December 1531 &ndash February 15 1568) was born at Brussels. The Spanish Inquisition started and was established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile to maintain The Inquisition is suspended and a delegation is sent to Spain to petition Philip II. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Philip II (Felipe II de España Filipe I ( May 21, 1527 &ndash September 13 1598) was King of Spain from 1556 until 1598
• 1609 - Daimyo (Lord) of the Satsuma Domain in southern Kyūshū, Japan, completes his successful invasion of the Ryūkyū Kingdom in Okinawa. The Satsuma domain ( 薩摩藩 Satsuma Han) was one of the most powerful feudal domains in Tokugawa Japan, and played a major role in the or Kyushu is the third-largest Island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Ryūkyū Kingdom ( Ryukyuan: ja 琉球國 rūchū－kuku, 琉球王国 ryūkyū-ō-koku) liúqiúguó) was an independent kingdom which is one of Japan 's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1000 km long which extends southwest from Kyūshū
• 1614 - In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States Pocahontas (c 1595 – March 21 1617 was a Native American woman who married an Englishman John Rolfe, and became a celebrity in London in the last year of her England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland John Rolfe (c 1585 &ndash 1622 was one of the early English settlers of North America.
• 1621 - The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to Great Britain. The Mayflower was the famous Ship that transported the English Separatists better known as the Pilgrims, from Southampton, England See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands
• 1792 - U.S. President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the A veto, Latin for "I forbid" is used to Denote that a certain party has the right to stop unilaterally a certain piece of Legislation. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1804 - High Possil Meteorite: The first recorded meteorite in Scotland falls in Possil. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The High Possil meteorite fell on the morning of Thursday 5 April 1804, in a quarry near High Possil, on the northern outskirts of Glasgow. A meteorite is a natural object originating in Outer space that survives an impact with the Earth 's surface Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Possilpark is a District in Possil in the Scottish city of Glasgow, situated north of the River Clyde.
• 1818 - In the Battle of Maipú, Chile's independence movement - led by Bernardo O'Higgins and José de San Martín - win a decisive victory over Spain, leaving 2,000 Spaniards and 1,000 Chilean patriots dead. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Battle of Maipú was a battle fought near Santiago Chile on April 5 1818 between South American rebels and Spanish royalists during the Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme ( August 20, 1778 &ndash October 24, 1842) South American independence leader was one of the commanders José Francisco de San Martín Matorras, also known as José de San Martín ( 25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850) was an Argentine
• 1862 - American Civil War: The Battle of Yorktown begins. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Battle of Yorktown or Siege of Yorktown was fought from April 5 to May 4, 1862, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the
• 1874 - Birkenhead Park, the first civic public park, is opened in Birkenhead. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Birkenhead Park is a public Park in the centre of Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England.
• 1879 - Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. The War of the Pacific, sometimes called the Saltpeter War in reference to its original cause was fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia
• 1897 - The Greco-Turkish War, also called "Thirty Days' War", is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Greco-Turkish War of 1897, also called the Thirty Days' War and known as the black '97 in Greece was a war fought between the Kingdom of Greece Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish
• 1923 - Firestone Tire and Rubber Company begins production of balloon-tires. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tires for wagons buggies and other forms of wheeled transportation This article is about tires used on road Vehicles including pneumatic tires and solid tires.
• 1930 - In an act of civil disobedience, Mohandas Gandhi breaks British law after marching to the sea and making salt. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Civil disobedience is the active refusal to obey certain Laws demands and commands of a Government, or of an occupying power, without resorting to physical Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. Salt is a Dietary mineral composed primarily of Sodium chloride that is essential for Animal life but toxic to most land plants
• 1932 - Alcohol prohibition in Finland ends. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, also known as Noble Experiment, refers to a Sumptuary law which prohibits Alcohol Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Alcohol sales begin in Alko liquor stores. Alko is the national Alcoholic beverage retailing monopoly in Finland.
• 1932 - Dominion of Newfoundland: 10,000 rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government. The Dominion of Newfoundland was a British dominion from 1907 (before which the territory had the status of a British colony to 1949 Colonial Building was the seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850 to July 28,
• 1936 - Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak: An F5 tornado kills 233 in Tupelo, Mississippi. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Tupelo-Gainesville Outbreak was an outbreak of seventeen Tornadoes that struck the Southeastern United States from April 5 to 6th 1936 The Fujita scale ( F-Scale) or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating Tornado intensity based on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures Tupelo ( IPA:) is the largest city in and the County seat of Lee County, Mississippi, United States.
• 1942 - World War II: The Japanese Navy attacks Colombo in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For Combined Fleet, please see that article For Carrier Striking Task Force, please see that article Colombo ( Sinhala:, ˈkoləmbə Tamil: கொழும்பு is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Royal Navy Cruisers HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire are sunk southwest of the island. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) A cruiser is a large type of Warship, which had its prime period from the late 19th century to the end of the Cold War. History Upon completion in 1928 Cornwall joined the China Station. Career Interwar Upon commissioning she became the Flagship of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron
• 1944 - World War II: 270 inhabitants of the Greek town of Kleisoura are executed by the Germans. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kleisoura (Κλεισούρα is a municipality in the Kastoria Prefecture, Greece. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers
• 1945 - Cold War: Yugoslav leader Josip "Tito" Broz signs an agreement with the USSR to allow "temporary entry of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 "
• 1946 - Soviet troops leave the island of Bornholm, Denmark after an 11 month occupation. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bornholm (b̥ʌnˈhʌlˀm or [bɔʀnˈhɔlˀm]) ( Old Norse: Burgundarholm ' is a Danish Island in the Baltic Sea located The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe
• 1949 - Fireside Theater debuts on television. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This program should not be confused with The Firesign Theatre. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic
• 1949 - A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements. Effingham is a city in Effingham County, Illinois, United States.
• 1951 - Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for performing espionage for the Soviet Union. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Julius Rosenberg (May 12 1918 &ndash June 19 1953 and Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg (September 28 1915 &ndash June 19 1953 were American Communists who were executed
• 1955 - Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom
• 1956 - Fidel Castro declares himself at war with the President of Cuba. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until The President of Cuba (formally President of the Council of State of Cuba) is the Head of state of Cuba.
• 1956 - In Sri Lanka, the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna win the general elections in a landslide and S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike is sworn in as the Prime Minister. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island The Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (People's United Front is a left-wing Political party in Sri Lanka. A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike ( January 8, 1899 – September 26, 1959) was the fourth Prime Minister (1956-1959 of This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation.
• 1957 - In India, Communists win the first elections in united Kerala and E.M.S. Namboodiripad is sworn in as the first chief minister. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Communist Party of India (CPI is a Political party in India. Kerala ( Malayalam: {{Kerala in Malayalam}}; Elamkulam Manakkal Sankaran Namboodiripad, ( Malayalam: ഏലങ്കുളം മനക്കല്‍ ശങ്കരന്‍ നമ്പൂതിരിപ്പാട് A Chief Minister is the elected Head of government of a sub-national (e
• 1958 - Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ripple Rock was an underwater twin-peaked mountain in the Seymour Narrows of the Discovery Passage in British Columbia, Canada, a part of the Seymour Narrows is a 5 km (3 mile section of the Discovery Passage in British Columbia known for strong tidal currents Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• 1969 - Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations occur in many U. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Opposition to US involvement in the Vietnam War is significant because domestic protest in the U S. cities.
• 1971 - In Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna launches insurrection against the United Front government of Mrs. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna ( Sinhala janatā vimukti peramuṇa, "People's Liberation Front" is a nationalist Marxist Political Sirimavo Bandaranaike. Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike ( April 17, 1916 - October 10, 2000) was a politician from Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon
• 1976 - In the People's Republic of China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen incident. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Tiananmen Incident ( Sìwǔ Tiān'ānmén shìjiàn, "April 5 Tian'anmen Incident" took place on April 5, 1976 at Tiananmen Square The Tiananmen Incident ( Sìwǔ Tiān'ānmén shìjiàn, "April 5 Tian'anmen Incident" took place on April 5, 1976 at Tiananmen Square
• 1986 - Three people are killed in the bombing of the La Belle Discotheque in West Berlin, Germany. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Berlin discotheque bombing of April 5, 1986 was a terrorist attack on the La Belle discotheque West Berlin, Germany, that was The Berlin discotheque bombing of April 5, 1986 was a terrorist attack on the La Belle discotheque West Berlin, Germany, that was West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1991 - An ASA EMB 120 crashes in Brunswick, Georgia, killing all 23 aboard. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Atlantic Southeast Airlines Inc ( ASA) is an American airline based in Atlanta Georgia, USA flying to 144 destinations as a Delta Connection The Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia is a twin- Turboprop Commuter Airliner, produced by Embraer. Brunswick (ˌbrʌnswɪk is a city in the US state of Georgia and the County seat of Glynn County.
• 1992 - Several hundred-thousand abortion rights demonstrators march in Washington, D.C.
• 1992 - Alberto Fujimori, president of Peru, dissolves the Peruvian congress by military force. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Overview See also Ethical aspects of abortion Pro-choice advocates emphasize their beliefs that having a child is a personal choice that affects a woman's body and Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Alberto Ken'ya Fujimori (Japanese name) (born in Lima, Peru on July 28 1938 is a Peruvian and Japanese ref> Fujimori secures Japanese haven The 1992 Peruvian constitutional crisis, also known as the Autogolpe of 1992 was a Constitutional crisis that occurred in Peru in 1992 after
• 1992 - The Siege of Sarajevo begins when Serb paramilitaries murder peace protesters Suada Dilberovic and Olga Sucic on the Vrbanja Bridge. The Siege of Sarajevo was conducted by the Serb forces of self-proclaimed Republika Srpska and Yugoslav People's Army (later transformed to the Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, A paramilitary is a force whose function and organization are similar to those of a professional military force but which are not regarded as having the same status Suada Dilberović ( May 24, 1968 - April 5, 1992) was a Bosnian medical student at the University of Sarajevo who became
• 1998 - In Japan, the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge linking Shikoku with Honshū and costing about $3. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The, also known as Marcus Bridge in Japan was completed in 1998 and is the world's longest Suspension bridge (measured by the length of the center span of) is the smallest (225 km long and between 50 and 150 km wide and least populous (4141955 as of 2005 of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshū or Honshu is the largest Island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of 8 billion USD, opens to traffic, becoming the largest suspension bridge in the world. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been This article is concerned with a particular type of suspension bridge the suspended-deck type
• 1999 - Two Libyans suspected of bringing down Pan Am flight 103 in 1988 are handed over for eventual trial in the Netherlands. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)
• 2007 - Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone is named Camerlengo of Holy Roman Church. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone, SDB (born 2 December 1934) is an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

Births

• 1288 - Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. Emperor Go-Fushimi (後伏見天皇 Go-Fushimi-tennō) ( April 5, 1288 &ndash May 17, 1336) was the 93rd emperor 1336)
• 1472 - Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. Bianca Maria Sforza ( April 5, 1472 &ndash December 31, 1510) was the daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, the Duke of Milan 1510)
• 1523 - Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. Blaise de Vigenère ( April 5, 1523 - 1596 was a French Diplomat and Cryptographer. 1596)
• 1588 - Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (d. Thomas Hobbes (born 5 April 1588died 4 December 1679 was an English philosopher, whose famous 1651 book Leviathan established the foundation 1679)
• 1604 - Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. Charles IV ( April 5 1604 &ndash September 18 1675) was Duke of Lorraine from 1624 to 1634 when he abdicated under French pressure 1675)
• 1622 - Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. Vincenzo Viviani ( April 5, 1622 - September 22, 1703) was an Italian Mathematician and Scientist. 1703)
• 1649 - Elihu Yale, American benefactor of Yale University (d. Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Elihu Yale ( April 5, 1649, in Boston, Massachusetts - July 8, 1721, in London, England) was 1721)
• 1692 - Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (d. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Adrienne Lecouvreur ( April 5, 1692 &ndash March 20, 1730) was a French actress. 1730)
• 1732 - Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French artist (d. Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1732 ( MDCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-Honoré Fragonard ( April 5, 1732 &ndash August 22, 1806) was a French painter and Printmaker whose late Rococo 1806)
• 1752 - Sébastien Érard, French musical instruments maker (d. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of Sébastien Érard (born Sébastien Erhard 5 April 1752 - 5 August 1831) was a French instrument maker of German origin who specialised 1831)
• 1784 - Louis Spohr, German violinist (d. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Louis Spohr ( April 5, 1784 &ndash October 22, 1859) was a German Composer, Violinist and conductor. 1859)
• 1816 - Samuel Freeman Miller, U. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Samuel Freeman Miller ( April 5, 1816 &ndash October 13, 1890) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1862&ndash1890 S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1890)
• 1827 - Joseph Lister, English surgeon (d. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Joseph Lister 1st Baron Lister, OM, FRS ( 5 April 1827 &ndash 10 February 1912) was an English surgeon 1912)
• 1832 - Jules Ferry, French statesman (d. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Jules François Camille Ferry (5 April 1832 17 March 1893 was a French statesman and ardent imperialist Early life Born in Saint-Dié, 1893)
• 1837 - Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet (d. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Algernon Charles Swinburne (5 April 1837 – 10 April 1909 was a Victorian era English poet 1909)
• 1856 - Booker T. Washington, American educator (d. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5 1856 &ndash November 14 1915 was an American educator orator author and leader of the African-American community 1915)
• 1869 - Sergei Chaplygin, Russian physicist and engineer (d. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sergey Alexeyevich Chaplygin (Серге́й Алексе́евич Чаплы́гин April 5, 1869 &ndash October 8, 1942) was 1942)
• 1869 - Albert Roussel, French composer (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel ( April 5 1869 - August 23 1937)
• 1871 - Mirko Seljan, Croatian explorer (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mirko Seljan ( April 5, 1871 &ndash c 1912/13 and Stevo Seljan ( August 19, 1875 &ndash June 7, 1936) also 1913?)
• 1872 - Samuel Cate Prescott, American food scientist and microbiologist (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Samuel Cate Prescott ( April 5 1872 &ndash March 19 1962) was an American food scientist and microbiologist 1962)
• 1875 - Mistinguett, French vaudeville performer (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mistinguett ( April 5, 1875 – January 5, 1956 from Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, 1956)
• 1893 - Clas Thunberg, Finnish speed skater (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Arnold Clas Robert Thunberg ( 5 April 1893 &ndash 28 April 1973) was a Finnish speed skater who won five Olympic gold 1973)
• 1900 - Spencer Tracy, American actor (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Spencer Tracy ( April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award -winning Actor of stage and 1967)
• 1901 - Melvyn Douglas, American actor (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg ( April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) better known as Melvyn Douglas, was an American actor 1981)
• 1906 - Lord Buckley, American monologist (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Lord Buckley (b Richard Myrle Buckley April 5, 1906 Tuolumne California d 1960)
• 1908 - Bette Davis, American actress (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. 1989)
• 1908 - Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Herbert von Karajan ( April 5 1989)
• 1908 - Jagjivan Ram, Indian politician (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Early life Jagjivan Ram was born at Chandwa near Arrah in Bihar. 1986)
• 1909 - Albert R. Broccoli, American film producer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Albert Romolo Broccoli, CBE (Hon ( April 5 1909 &ndash June 27 1996) nicknamed "Cubby" was an American 1996)
• 1912 - John Le Mesurier, British actor (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting John Le Mesurier (born John Charles Elton Le Mesurier De Somerys Halliley; 5 April 1912 &ndash 15 November 1983 was a BAFTA Award-winning English actor 1983)
• 1916 - Gregory Peck, American actor (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Gregory Peck (April 5 1916 &ndash June 12 2003 was an Academy Award -winning and four-time Golden Globe Award-winning American Film 2003)
• 1917 - Robert Bloch, American author (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Robert Albert Bloch (April 5 1917 Chicago – September 23 1994 Los Angeles) was a prolific American Writer, primarily of crime 1994)
• 1920 - Arthur Hailey, American writer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Arthur Hailey ( April 5, 1920 – November 24, 2004) was a British / Canadian novelist 2004)
• 1920 - Rafique Zakaria, Indian author (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Rafiq Zakaria ( April 5, 1920, Nala Sopara &mdash July 9, 2005, Mumbai 2005)
• 1922 - Tom Finney, English footballer
• 1922 - Christopher Hewett, British actor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Thomas Finney, OBE (born 5 April 1922, Preston, Lancashire) is a former English footballer famous for his Christopher Hewett, ( April 5, 1922 &ndash August 3, 2001) was an English Actor best known for his role as Lynn Belvedere 2001)
• 1922 - Gale Storm, American singer
• 1923 - Michael V. Gazzo, American actor (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Josephine Owaissa Cottle (born April 5, 1922) better known as Gale Storm, is an American actress Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Vincente Gazzo ( April 5, 1923 &ndash February 14, 1995) was a noted Broadway playwright who later in life became a prominent 1995)
• 1923 - Nguyen Van Thieu, President of South Vietnam (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, ( April 5, 1923 &ndash September 29, 2001) was a former General and President of South Vietnam. 2001)
• 1926 - Roger Corman, American film director
• 1928 - Tony Williams, American singer (The Platters) (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roger William Corman (born April 5 1926) sometimes nicknamed "King of the Bs" for his output of B-movies (though he himself rejects this as inaccurate Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tony Williams ( 5 April 1928 New Jersey USA &ndash 14 August 1992 New York USA) was the lead Singer for The Platters were a successful vocal group of the early Rock and roll era 1992)
• 1929 - Hugo Claus, Belgian writer (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hugo Maurice Julien Claus ( April 5, 1929 &ndash March 19, 2008) was a Flemish Novelist, Poet, Playwright 2008)
• 1929 - Ivar Giaever, Norwegian physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1929 - Nigel Hawthorne, British actor (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Ivar Giaever (originally spelled Giæver) (born April 5, 1929 in Bergen Norway) is a physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne CBE ( 5 April, 1929 – 26 December, 2001) was an English Actor, perhaps best 2001)
• 1929 - Joe Meek, English record producer
• 1932 - Billy Bland, American singer and songwriter
• 1933 - Larry Felser, American sports columnist
• 1933 - Frank Gorshin, American actor (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Joe Meek (born Robert George Meek; 5 April 1929 — 3 February 1967 in London) was a pioneering English Record producer and Songwriter Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Billy Bland (born 5 April 1932, Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American R&B Singer and Songwriter Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Larry Felser (born April 5, 1933 at Buffalo New York) was a sports columnist and writer for the Buffalo Courier-Express and later Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank John Gorshin Jr ( April 5, 1933 – May 17, 2005) was an American Actor and Comedian. 2005)
• 1934 - Roman Herzog, German politician
• 1934 - Stanley Turrentine, American jazz saxophonist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roman Herzog (born April 5, 1934) is a German politician ( CDU) and was the President of Germany from 1994 to 1999 Stanley William Turrentine, also known as "Mr T" or "The Sugar Man" ( April 5, 1934 &ndash September 12, 2000) was an American 2000)
• 1935 - Peter Grant, British music manager (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Grant, ( 5 April 1935 &ndash 21 November 1995) was an English Music manager. 1995)
• 1936 - John Kelly, Irish republican politician (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Kelly ( Seán Ó Ceallaigh) ( 5 April 1936 &ndash 6 September 2007) was an Irish republican militant 2007)
• 1937 - Colin Powell, U. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Colin Luther Powell, KCB (Honorary MSC, (born April 5, 1937) is a retired General in the United States Army. S. Secretary of State
• 1937 - Allan R. Thieme, American inventor
• 1939 - Ronald White, American singer and songwriter (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Entrepreneur Allan (Al R Thieme (born April 5, 1937, Bridgeport Michigan) is credited with designing the first Power operated vehicle/scooter Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald "Ronnie" White ( April 5, 1938 - August 26, 1995) was an African American soul Singer and 1995)
• 1939 - Crispian St. Peters, British singer
• 1941 - Michael Moriarty, American actor
• 1941 - Dave Swarbrick, British folk musician
• 1942 - Peter Greenaway, Welsh film director
• 1943 - Max Gail, American actor
• 1944 - Pedro Rossello, Puerto Rican politician
• 1945 - Tommy Smith, English footballer
• 1946 - Jane Asher, British actress
• 1947 - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 14th President of the Philippines
• 1948 - Les Binks, British musician, former drummer for Judas Priest
• 1948 - Dave Holland, British musician (Judas Priest)
• 1949 - John Berg (actor), American actor (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Crispian St Peters (born Robin Peter Smith 5 April 1939, Swanley, Kent, England) was a British pop singer Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Moriarty (born April 5 1941) is an American - Canadian Tony and Emmy -winning Actor of stage and screen David Cyril Eric 'Dave' Swarbrick (born 5 April 1941 in New Malden) is an English folk musician Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Greenaway, CBE (born 5 April 1942) is an English Film director born in Wales. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Max Gail (born April 5 1943) is an American Actor who has starred in stage television and film roles Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pedro Juan Rosselló González MD (roseˈʝo “roh-seh-yóh” (born April 5, 1944 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) was the sixth Governor Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Thomas 'Tommy' Smith MBE (born 5 April 1945) was a long-serving footballer with Liverpool, known for his uncompromising defensive style Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jane Asher (born 5 April 1946) is an English actress, who is well known in the United Kingdom for her Television career Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal on April 5 1947 is a Filipina Politician. The President of the Philippines is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Leslie Binks (born April 5 1948) better known as Les Binks, is an Northern Irish Heavy metal Drummer. Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham. David (Dave Holland (born on April 5, 1948 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire) is an English rock drummer best remembered from Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Berg ( April 5, 1949 &ndash December 15, 2007) was an American Actor. 2007)
• 1949 - Judith Resnik, American astronaut (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Judith Arlene Resnik ( April 5, 1949 – January 28, 1986) was an American Engineer and a NASA Astronaut 1986)
• 1950 - Agnetha Fältskog, Swedish singer (ABBA)
• 1950 - Miki Manojlović, Serbian actor
• 1951 - Dean Kamen, American inventor
• 1952 - Mitch Pileggi, American actor
• 1954 - Stan Ridgway, American musician (Wall of Voodoo)
• 1955 - Akira Toriyama, Japanese manga artist
• 1955 - Janice Long, English broadcaster
• 1955 - Charlotte de Turckheim, French actress
• 1956 - Diamond Dallas Page, American professional wrestler
• 1958 - Johan Kriek, South African born tennis player
• 1961 - Lisa Zane, American actress
• 1962 - Lana Clarkson, American actress (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Agnetha Åse Fältskog (aŋneta osɛ fɛltskug (born Agneta Åse Fältskog) is a Swedish pop Singer-songwriter and Record Predrag "Miki" Manojlović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг "Мики" Манојловић born April 5, 1950, Belgrade Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Dean L Kamen (born April 5, 1951) is an American Entrepreneur and Inventor from New Hampshire. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mitchell Craig "Mitch" Pileggi (born April 5, 1952) is an American actor Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Stan Ridgway born April 5, 1954 in Barstow California, is a Multi-instrumentalist Singer-songwriter, and was the original Wall of Voodoo was a new wave group from Los Angeles best known for the 1983 hit " Mexican Radio " Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) born on April 5 1955 in Kiyosu, Aichi, Japan, is a widely known and acclaimed Japanese manga artist known mostly for his creation of Janice Long (born April 5, 1955, Liverpool, United Kingdom) is an English Radio broadcaster currently working on BBC Charlotte de Turckheim is a French Actress born in 5 April 1955, Paris, France. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the 1930s cricketer see Dallas Page (cricketer Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johan Kriek (born April 5, 1958) is a South African / American professional male Tennis player and founder of the Global Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elizabeth Frances "Liza" Zane (born April 5, 1961) is an American actress who has starred on stage in film and television Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For information of the Canadian Supreme Court case involving another woman named Lana Clarkson see Clarkson v 2003)
• 1964 - Steve Beaton, English darts player
• 1964 - Christopher "Kid" Reid, American rapper (Kid 'n Play)
• 1965 - Cris Carpenter, American baseball player
• 1966 - Mike McCready, American musician (Pearl Jam)
• 1967 - Gary Gait, Canadian lacrosse player
• 1968 - Paula Cole, American musician
• 1970 - Thea Gill, Canadian actress
• 1970 - Miho Hatori, Japanese singer and songwriter (Cibo Matto)
• 1971 - Dong Abay, Filipino musician, singer-songwriter
• 1972 - Krista Allen, American actress
• 1972 - Tom Coronel, Dutch racing driver
• 1972 - Pat Green, American singer and songwriter
• 1972 - Paul Okon, Australian former footballer
• 1973 - Tony Banks, American football player
• 1973 - Élodie Bouchez, French actress
• 1973 - Pharrell Williams, American music producer (The Neptunes)
• 1974 - Sahaj Ticotin, American musician/producer (Ra)
• 1974 - Uhm Tae Woong, South Korean actor
• 1975 - John Hartson, Welsh footballer
• 1976 - Kim Collins, Nevisian sprinter
• 1976 - Ryan Drese, American baseball player
• 1976 - Ross Gload, American baseball player
• 1976 - Simone Inzaghi, Italian footballer
• 1976 - Fernando Morientes, Spanish footballer
• 1978 - Franziska van Almsick, German swimmer
• 1978 - Stephen Jackson, American basketball player
• 1979 - Timo Hildebrand, German footballer
• 1980 - Matt Bonner, American basketball player
• 1980 - Lee Jae Won, South Korean actor, singer, and rapper
• 1980 - John McLaughlin, American television reporter
• 1981 - Jorge de la Rosa, Mexican baseball player
• 1981 - Michael A. Monsoor, a United States Navy SEAL killed in Iraq and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Steve Beaton (born 5 April, 1964 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England) is a darts player for the Professional Darts Christopher Reid (born April 5 1964) formerly known as Kid (shortened from his original MC name Kid Coolout is an American Actor Kid 'n Play was a hip-hop and Comedy duo from New York City that was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Cris Howell Carpenter (born April 5, 1965, in St Augustine Florida) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Michael David McCready (born April 5 1966 in Pensacola, Florida) is an American Guitarist and Songwriter. Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Gary Charles Gait (b April 5, 1967 in Victoria British Columbia) is a retired professional Lacrosse player and former head coach of the Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paula Cole (born April 5, 1968 in Rockport, Massachusetts) is an American Singer / Songwriter. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thea Louise Gill, (first name pronounced) born April 5, 1970 in Vancouver, British Columbia is a Canadian actress best known for is a singer and songwriter primarily known as the vocalist of the New York City group Cibo Matto. Cibo Matto (meaning crazy food in Italian, and tʃiːbo matːo was a New York City -based band formed by Yuka Honda and Miho Hatori Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Westdon Martin Abay ( April 5, 1971) popularly known as Dong Abay, is a Poet and a Pinoy rock Musician. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Krista Allen (born April 5 1971 is an American actress and Model. Biography Early years Coronel was born in Naarden. He started his racing career in 1990 racing in the Dutch Citroen AX Cup after being named Pat Green (born Patrick Craven Green, April 5, 1972 in San Antonio Texas) is an American Country music artist Paul Okon (born 5 April 1972 in Sydney) is a former Australian Football (soccer player who retired after playing with Australian Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Anthony "Tony" Lamar Banks (born April 5, 1973 in San Diego, California) is a former professional American football Élodie Bouchez (born April 5, 1973 in Montreuil-sous-Bois Seine-Saint-Denis Île-de-France) is a César Award winning French The Neptunes (or "Neptoons" is the name for the record production duo consisting of Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Sahaj Ticotin (born April 5, 1974) is a Jewish American Musician and the Vocalist / Guitarist from the Ra is an American Alternative metal band taking their name from the Egyptian sun god. Uhm Tae Woong ( born April 5, 1974) is a South Korean actor He is the brother of singer Uhm Jung-hwa. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Hartson (born 5 April 1975 in Swansea) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a Striker. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kim Collins (born April 5, 1976) is a sprinter from Saint Kitts and Nevis. Ryan Thomas Drese (born April 5, 1976 in San Francisco California) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher who currently plays for Ross Peter Gload (born on April 5, 1976 in Brooklyn New York) is a First baseman and Outfielder for the Kansas City Royals Simone Inzaghi (born April 5, 1976, in Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a Fernando Morientes Sánchez (born April 5 1976 in Cilleros, Cáceres) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Valencia Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Franziska van Almsick (born April 5, 1978 in East Berlin, Germany) is a German swimmer. Stephen Jesse Jackson (born April 5 1978 in Port Arthur, Texas) is an American professional Basketball player and a co-captain Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Timo Hildebrand (born April 5, 1979 in Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German professional football goalkeeper Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Matthew (Matt Robert Bonner (born April 5 1980 in Concord New Hampshire) is an American professional Basketball player currently Lee Jae Won (born April 5 1980) is an Actor, Singer, and a Rapper. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Jorge Alberto de la Rosa Gonzalez (born April 5, 1981 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico) is a Starting pitcher for the Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Master at Arms Second Class Michael Anthony Monsoor ( April 5, 1981 &ndash September 29, 2006) was a U For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government.
• 1982 - Thomas Hitzlsperger, German footballer
• 1982 - Matt Pickens, American soccer player
• 1982 - Alexandre Prémat, French racing driver
• 1984 - Shin Min-a, South Korean model and actress
• 1990 - Haruma Miura, Japanese Actor

Deaths

• 582 - Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Thomas Hitzlsperger (born April 5, 1982 in Munich) is a German footballer who plays for VfB Stuttgart as a Midfielder Matt Pickens (born April 5, 1982 in Washington, Missouri) is an American football (soccer player who most recently played as Career Prémat started his motorsport career in karting at the age of 10 Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Shin Min-a (신민아 b April 5, 1984) is a South Korean model and actress is an actor and singer in Japan He is part of the Amuse agency and debuted as one of the members of Brash Brats a Jpop group Events By Place Byzantine Empire Maurice succeeds Tiberius II Constantine as Emperor Eutychius (c512 - 5 April 582) considered a Saint in the Catholic and Orthodox Christian traditions was the Patriarch "Patriarch of Constantinople" redirects here For the institutional church itself see Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. 512)
• 1168 - Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. Events By Place Byzantine Empire Emperor Anastasius I ends a period of moderate eclectic policy and starts strongly favoring his own Robert de Beaumont 2nd Earl of Leicester (1104 &ndash 5 April 1168) was Justiciar of England 1155-1168 1104)
• 1419 - Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. Saint Vincent Ferrer ( Valencian: Sant Vicent Ferrer; 23 January 1350 &ndash 5 April 1419) was a Valencian 1350)
• 1605 - Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c. Adam Loftus (c 1533 - April 5, 1605) was Archbishop of Armagh, and later Dublin, and Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1581 1513)
• 1617 - Alonso Lobo, Spanish composer (b. Alonso Lobo ( February 25, 1555 – April 5, 1617) was a Spanish composer of the late Renaissance. 1555)
• 1673 - François Caron, French explorer (b. François Caron (1600-1673 was a French Huguenot refugee to the Netherlands who served the Dutch East India Company (the Vereenigde Oostindische 1600)
• 1676 - John Winthrop, the Younger, American politician (b. John Winthrop ( February 12, 1606 - April 5, 1676) generally known as John Winthrop the Younger, was Governor of Connecticut 1606)
• 1693 - Anne, Duchess of Montpensier, French writer (b. Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans de Montpensier duchesse de Montpensier ( May 29, 1627 - April 3, 1693 was a French princess by birth 1627)
• 1695 - George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, English writer (b. George Savile 1st Marquess of Halifax ( November 11 1633 - April 5 1695) was an English statesman writer and politician 1633)
• 1697 - King Charles XI of Sweden (b. Charles XI (Karl XI 24 November 1655old style &ndash 5 April 1697old style was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death in an unruly period in 1655)
• 1717 - Jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-Baptiste Jouvenet ( 1644 - April 5, 1717) was a French painter He came from an artistic family one of whom Noel Jouvenet 1647)
• 1735 - William Derham, English minister and writer (b. Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Derham ( 26 November 1657 - 5 April 1735) was an English clergyman and natural philosopher 1657)
• 1735 - Samuel Wesley, English poet (b. Samuel Wesley ( December 17, 1662 – April 5, 1735) is now known as the father of a great religious leader John Wesley; in his own 1662)
• 1765 - Edward Young, English poet (b. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Edward Young ( June, 1681(As stated in Rev J Mitford's Biography of Young - April 5, 1765) was an English Poet, best remembered 1683)
• 1794 - Georges Danton, French Revolutionary leader (b. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Georges Jacques Danton ( October 26, 1759 &ndash April 5, 1794) was a leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution 1759)
• 1794 - Camille Desmoulins, French journalist and politician (b. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lucie Simplice Camille Benoist Desmoulins ( March 2, 1760 &ndash April 5, 1794) was a French journalist and politician who played 1760)
• 1900 - Joseph Louis François Bertrand, French mathematician (b. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Joseph Louis François Bertrand ( March 11, 1822 – April 5, 1900, born and died in Paris was a French Mathematician who 1822)
• 1923 - George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English financier (b. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert 5th Earl of Carnarvon ( June 26, 1866 &ndash April 5, 1923) was an English aristocrat best known 1866)
• 1928 - Roy Kilner, English cricketer (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roy Kilner (born October 17, 1890, Low Valley, Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England; died April 1890)
• 1941 - Sir Nigel Gresley, Steam locomotive engineer (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley ( 19 June, 1876 &ndash 5 April, 1941) was one of Britain's most famous Steam locomotive engineers 1876)
• 1945 - Karl Otto Koch, German SS-officer (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Karl Otto Koch ( August 2, 1897 &ndash 1897)
• 1945 - Huldreich Georg Früh (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Huldreich Georg Früh ( June 16 1903 – April 5 1945) was a Swiss composer who produced music and songs for plays by Bertholt Brecht 1903)
• 1946 - Vincent Youmans, American songwriter (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vincent Youmans ( September 27, 1898 - April 5, 1946) was an American popular composer and Broadway producer 1898)
• 1952 - Charles Collett, GWR chief mechanical engineer (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Benjamin Collett ( September 10 1871 - April 5 1952) was Chief mechanical engineer of the Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway ( GWR) was a British railway company and a notable example of Civil engineering, linking London with the West 1871)
• 1964 - General Douglas MacArthur, American general (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. General MacArthur redirects here for other meanings see General MacArthur (disambiguation. 1880)
• 1967 - Hermann Joseph Muller, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Hermann Joseph “HJ” Muller ( December 21 1890 &ndash April 5 1967) was an American Geneticist, educator and The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1890)
• 1967 - Mischa Elman, Ukrainian violinist (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mikhail Saulovich 'Mischa' Elman ( January 20, 1891 &ndash April 5, 1967) was a Ukrainian -born violinist famed for his passionate 1891)
• 1969 - Ain-Ervin Mere, Estonian Nazi (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ain-Ervin Mere (from birth to Estification Ain-Ervin Martson, also known as Ain Mere) February 22, 1903 &ndash April 5, 1969 1903)
• 1969 - Shelby Storck, American television producer (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Shelby William Storck ( October 3, 1916 - April 5, 1969) was an American Newscaster, Actor, Writer 1917)
• 1970 - Alfred Henry Sturtevant, American geneticist (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alfred Henry Sturtevant ( November 21, 1891 &ndash April 5, 1970) was an American Geneticist. 1891)
• 1972 - Brian Donlevy, American actor (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brian Donlevy ( February 9 1901 &ndash April 5 1972) was an American Actor, known for many film roles from the 1930s to 1901)
• 1973 - John Coleman, Australian rules footballer (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. John Douglas Coleman (28 November 1928 - 5 April 1973 was an Australian rules footballer and coach for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (now the 1928)
• 1974 - A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Alexander Young Jackson, CC, CMG (October 3 1882 in Montreal Quebec – April 5 1974 in Kleinburg Ontario) was a Canadian 1882)
• 1975 - Chiang Kai-shek, 1st President of the Republic of China (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chiang Kai-shek ( POJ: Chiúⁿ Kài-se̍k Jyutping: zoeng2gaai3sek6 GCB ( October 31, 1887 &ndash 1887)
• 1976 - Howard Hughes, American aviator (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Howard Robard Hughes Jr (December 24 1905 – April 5 1976 was an American Aviator, Industrialist, Film producer / director, Philanthropist 1905)
• 1976 - Wilder Penfield, Canadian surgeon (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Wilder Graves Penfield, OM, CC, CMG, MD, FRS (January 25/26 1891 &ndash April 5, 1976) was an American 1891)
• 1979 - Eugène Gabritschevsky, Russian biologist and artist (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Eugène Gabritschevsky (December 1893 - April 5 1979) was a Russian Biologist and Artist. 1893)
• 1981 - Bob Hite, American singer (Canned Heat) (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 For the former anchorman for WFLA-TV in Tampa Florida, see Bob Hite (anchorman. Canned Heat is a Blues-rock /boogie band that formed in Los Angeles in 1965 1945)
• 1982 - Abe Fortas, U. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Abraham Fortas ( June 19, 1910 – April 5, 1982) was a US Supreme Court associate justice. S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1910)
• 1983 - Danny Rapp, American musician (Danny & the Juniors) (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Daniel Joseph "Danny" Rapp ( May 9, 1941 – April 5, 1983) was an American Musician Danny & The Juniors were a Philadelphia based Quartet comprising of Danny Rapp, Dave White, Frank Maffei and 1941)
• 1989 - María Cristina Gómez, Salvadoran Teacher (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) María Cristina Gómez (c1938 - 5 April, 1989) was a Baptist primary school teacher and Community leader in El Salvador who was 1938)
• 1991 - John Tower, American politician (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. John Goodwin Tower ( September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was the first Republican United States senator from Texas 1925)
• 1991 - Sonny Carter, American astronaut (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter Jr ( August 15, 1947 &ndash April 5, 1991) was an American Physician, Naval officer 1947)
• 1992 - Molly Picon, American actress (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Molly Picon ( Yiddish:מאָלי פּיקאָן ( June 1, 1898 – April 5, 1992) was an American star of stage 1898)
• 1992 - Sam Walton, American retailer (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Samuel Moore Walton ( March 29 1918 &ndash April 5 1992) was an American businessman and entrepreneur born in Kingfisher Oklahoma 1918)
• 1994 - Kurt Cobain, American musician (Nirvana) (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20 1967 – c April 5 1994 was an American musician who served as lead singer, Guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. 1967)
• 1997 - Allen Ginsberg, American poet (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Irwin Allen Ginsberg (ˈgɪnzbɝg (June 3 1926 &ndash April 5 1997 was an American Poet. 1926)
• 1998 - Cozy Powell, British musician (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Colin Flooks ( December 29, 1947 - April 5, 1998) better known as Cozy Powell, was an English rock drummer 1947)
• 1999 - Paul David, French-Canadian cardiologist (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Paul David CC, GOQ, MD ( December 25, 1919 &ndash April 5, 1999 1919)
• 2000 - Lee Petty, American race car driver (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Lee Arnold Petty ( March 14, 1914 near Randleman North Carolina – April 5, 2000) was an American Stock car driver in 1914)
• 2001 - Brother Theodore, German comedian (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Brother Theodore ( 11 November 1906 - 5 April 2001) was a German monologuist and comedian known for rambling stream 1906)
• 2002 - Layne Staley, American musician (Alice in Chains) (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Layne Thomas Staley ( August 22, 1967 - April 5, 2002) was the lead singer and co-lyricist of the rock group Alice in Chains and the Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle Washington in 1967)
• 2004 - Heiner Zieschang, German mathematician (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Heiner Zieschang ( 12 November 1936 in Kiel – 5 April 2004) was a German Mathematician. 1936)
• 2004 - Sławomir Rawicz, Polish soldier (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Słavomir Rawicz (1915 – 2004 was a Polish soldier who was arrested by Soviet occupation troops after the German-Soviet invasion of Poland. 1915)
• 2005 - Saul Bellow, Canadian born writer, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saul Bellow, born Solomon Bellows ( June 10, 1915 – April 5, 2005) was an acclaimed Canadian -born American The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1915)
• 2005 - Dale Messick, American comic strip artist (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Dalia "Dale" Messick ( April 11, 1906 &ndash April 5, 2005) was the first woman syndicated 1906)
• 2005 - Debralee Scott, American actress (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Debralee Scott ( April 2, 1953 &ndash April 5, 2005) was an American actress best known for her role on the Sitcom Welcome 1953)
• 2005 - John Sichel, British film and television director (b. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Sichel (21 September 1937 - 5 April 2005 was a British director of film stage and television and later in life a television and theatre trainer 1937)
• 2006 - Gene Pitney, American singer (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Gene Francis Alan Pitney ( February 17 1940 &ndash April 5 2006) was an American Singer and Songwriter. 1941)
• 2007 - Mark St. John, American musician (Kiss)(b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Mark Leslie Norton ( February 7, 1956 – April 5, 2007) better known as Mark St Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 1956)
• 2007 - Darryl Stingley, American football player (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Darryl Floyd Stingley ( September 18 1951 - April 5 2007) was an American professional football Wide receiver 1951)
• 2007 - Maria Gripe, Swedish writer (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Maria Gripe, born Maria Walter ( 25 July, 1923, Vaxholm &ndash 5 April, 2007) was a Swedish author of books for children 1923)
• 2007 - Leela Majumdar, Bengali writer (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leela Majumdar (লীলা মজুমদার Lila Mojumdar) ( February 26 1908 Sunil Gangopadhyay says that while the Tagore 1908)
• 2007 - Poornachandra Tejaswi, Kannada writer (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Kuppali Puttappa Poornachandra Tejaswi (Kannada ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ ( September 08 1938 &ndash April 5, 2007 1938)
• 2008 - Charlton Heston, American Actor (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4 1923 &ndash April 5 2008) was an American Actor of 1923)

Holidays and observances

• Mauritius: Ougadie. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mauritius (pronounced məˈrɪʃəs L’île Maurice /il mɔ'ʁis/ Mauritian Creole: Maurice) officially the Republic of Mauritius, République
• Qingming Festival in the Chinese calendar
• Arbor Day and Hansik in South Korea
• Saint Vincent Ferrer
• Saint Irene (d. The Qingming Festival ( Vietnamese language: Tết Thanh Minh meaning Clear and Bright Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival on the 104th day after The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. Arbor Day is a Holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for Trees Arbor Day originated in Nebraska City Nebraska, The Cold Food Festival is a Traditional Chinese holiday celebrated for three consecutive days starting the day before the Qingming Festival in the Chinese Calendar South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Saint Vincent Ferrer ( Valencian: Sant Vicent Ferrer; 23 January 1350 &ndash 5 April 1419) was a Valencian 304)
• Saint Ruadhan (d. Events By Place Roman Empire The Roman colony of Konstanz is founded WikipediaPersondata --> Saint Ruadhan (Ruadán was one of the twelve " Apostles of Erin " 584)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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