Frank Lloyd Wright (American architect, interior designer, writer and educator) dies at age 91 in Phoenix, AZ (1959) - Apr. 09
Henry V of England has his coronation at Westminster Abbey (1413) - Apr. 09
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (mother to Queen Elizabeth) is given a state funeral at Westminster Abbey and is interred in St. George's Chapel at Windsor (2004) - Apr. 09
Lorenzo de Medici (Italian statesman and de factor ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance) grows ill suddenly and dies at age 43 (1492) - Apr. 09
Cincinnati, OH tornado resulted in 59 confirmed cyclones that struck in the early morning hours, killing 6 people in total 4 in the Blue Ash and Montgomery areas (1999) - Apr. 09
Glazier-Higgins-Woodward Tornadoes are a system of tornadoes that swept through Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma kill 181 and injure 970 (1947) - Apr. 09
Glazier-Higgins-Woodward Tornadoes are a system of tornadoes that swept through Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma kill 181 and injure 970 (1947) - Apr. 09
Georgia (Soviet Country) declares its independence from the Soviet Union (1991) - Apr. 09
Charles, Prince of Wales, marries Camilla Parker Bowles at Windsor Guildhall in a civil ceremony, the 1st time a royal has been civilly wed in England (2005) - Apr. 09
Laurence Olivier Awards (London's Best in Theatre Awards) named after the actor Laurence Olivier (2017) - Apr. 9
Orthodox Palm Sunday (2017) - April 9
Palm Sunday (Christian moveable feast held on the Sunday before Easter) commemorates the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem (2015) - 3/29
April 10, 2017
Big Ben (13 ton hour bell in the Great Clock of Westminster) is cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry taking 20 minutes to fill the mold and 20 days to solidify (1858) - Apr. 10
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitgerald novel set in Long Island's North Shore during the summer 1922 that chronicles the "Jazz Age" of America) is first published (1925) - 4/10
Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople is arrested on the night of Pascha by order of Sultan Mahmud II and hanged while still in his full Patriarchal vestements (1821) - Apr. 10
Belfast Agreement (establishing peace between the British and Irish governments) is signed in Belfast (1998) - Apr. 10
Mount Tambora (Sumbawa Island, Indonesia) erupts with surch violence that at least 71,000 people are killed 11-12,000 directly from the eruption (1815) - Apr. 10
Akihito (then the Crown Prince of Japan) marries Michiko Shoda (1959) - Apr. 10
Louis III becomes King of the Franks about the death of his father, Louis II (879) - Apr. 10
Princess Ariane of the Netherlands (3rd child born to Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima) is born in the Bronovo Hospital at The Hague (2007) - Apr. 10
PGA (Professional Golfers' Association of America) is founded (1916) - Apr. 10
Red River Valley tornado outbreak occurs in Wichita Falls, TX killing 42 people - a total of 54 in TX, 2 in OK and 1 in IN were killed (1979) - Apr. 10
RMS Titanic (flagship of the White Star Line) starts out from Southampton England bound for New York City, NY on her maiden and final fatal voyage (1912) - Apr. 10
USS Thresher (US Navy nuclear powered attack submarine) sank during a deep sea diving test and all 129 aboard died when the ship imploded below 1300 feet (1963) - 4/10
Dixie Carter (American Actress best known for her role in the TV Series "Designing Women") dies at age 70 from endometrial cancer (2010) - Apr. 10
Larry Linville (American TV actor best known for his work in M*A*S*H) dies at age 60 from pneumonia after complications from cancer surgery (2000) - Apr. 10
Polish Air Force Tu-154M crashes near Smolensk, Russia killing all 96 passengers and crew including Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife (2010) - Apr. 10
Golfer's Day - Apr. 10
Mahavir Jayanti (Jainism holiday) celebrates the birth of Mahavira (the last Tirthankara) on the 13th day of the rising moon of Chaitra (2017) - 4/10
Salvation Army Day celebrates the day William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army was born in Nottingham, England (1829) - Apr. 10
April 11, 2017
Apollo 13 (3rd manned lunar-landing mission) is launched from the Kennedy Space Center in FL (1970) - Apr. 11
General Douglas MacArthur (who publicly disagreed with President Truman's Korean War policy) is relieved of his command for insubordination (1951) - Apr. 11
Palm Sunday tornado outbreak hits the midwest US with 47 tornadoes killing 271 and injuring 1,500 (1965) - Apr. 11
Apple I computer is designed and hand-built by Steve Wozniak and demonstrated at the Homebrew Computer Club in Palo Alto, CA (1976) - 4/11
Joseph Carey Merrick (aka The Elephant Man) afflicted by Proteus syndrome, dies in his sleep at age 27 when his neck dislocates from the weight of his head (1890) - Apr. 11
Lucasville, OH prison riot begins lasting for 10 days when 450 prisoners in cellblock L riot over forced TB vaccinations for Muslims, which violates their faith (1993) - 4/11
Full Moon-Pink Moon (2017) - Apr. 11
Hanuman Jayanti (important Hindu festival) commemorates the birth of Hanuman, the Vanara god (2017) - Apr. 11
Passover (commemorates God sparing the Israelites during the 10th plague when he killed the firstborn sons of Egypt) dates around the vernal full moon (2017) - 4/11
Theravada New Year - New Year festival for Theravada Buddhists, is celebrated for three days from the first full moon day in April is celebrated (2017) April 11
April 12, 2017
Clara Barton (pioneer American teacher, nurse and humanitarian best rememberd for organizing the American Red Cross) dies at age 90 in Glen Echo, MD (1912) - 4/12
Bristol Blenheim (British light bomber designed by Frank Barnwell) has its first flight (1935) - Apr. 12
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (32nd US President) dies in office from a massive cerebral hemmorhage (1945) - Apr. 12
Big Wind Day commemorates the highest wind speed ever recorded on the planet of a 231 mph gust made by the staff of the Mount Washington Observatory (1934) - Apr. 12
Galileo Galilei (Italian physicist, mathemetician, astronomer and philosopher) is ordered to Rome to stand trial before the Roman Inquisition (1633) - Apr. 12
Polio Vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk is declared safe and effective (1955) - 4/12
Disneyland Resort Paris and its themepark Euro Disneyland officially opens (1992) - Apr. 12
Jim Gary's 20th Century Dinosaurs exhibition opens at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC (1990) - 4/12
Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on its first flight (1971) - Apr. 12
Josephine Baker (American expatriate entertainer and actress most noted as a singer) dies in Paris, France at age 68 from a cerebral hemmorhage (1975) - Apr. 12
Union Flag (aka The Union Jack) is adopted as the flag of Great Britain (1606) - Apr. 12
Yuri Gagarin Day commemorates the day that Gagarin became the first himan to travel into space (1961) - Apr. 12
Holy Wednesday (Christian - the Wednesday before Easter) - observes the day that Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus for thirty silver coins (2017) - Apr. 12
April 13, 2017
Tiger Woods at age 21 becomes the youngest-ever player to win the US Masters Championships (1997) - Apr. 13
Great Chicago Flood occurs when a utility tunnel beneath the Chicago River develops a breach that flooded basements in the Chicago Loop with 250 gals of water (1922) - Apr. 13
J.C. Penney opens its first store in Kemmerer, WY (1902) - Apr. 13
Henry V (King of Germany) is crowned Holy Roman Emperor (1111) - Apr. 13
Jefferson Memorial (Washington, DC) is officially dedicated by President Roosevelt on the 200th anniversary of Jefferson's birthday (1943) - Apr. 13
Sidney Poitier (Award-winning Bahamian-American actor) becomes the first black actor to win an Oscar for Best Actor for his role in Lillies of the Field (1964) - Apr. 13
Songkran - Thai New Year - celebrated every year from Apr. 13 to Apr. 15
Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC) is granted an Act of Incorporation by the New York State Legislature (1870) - Apr. 13
Thomas Jefferson (3rd President of the United States and principle author of the Declaration of Independence) is born in Virginia (1743) - Apr. 13
Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday) commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles when he tells them he will be betrayed by one of them (2016) - 3/24
April 14, 2017
Anne Sullivan (Teacher and tutor to Helen Keller) is born in Feeding Hills, MA (1866) - Apr. 14
Abraham Lincoln (President of the USA) is shot while attending a Good Friday performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre with his wife and 2 guests (1865) - 4/14
Black Sunday storm takes place mid afternoon creating the worst black blizzard dust storm experienced in the US Dust Bowl region (1935) - 4/14
Battle of Barnet is fought in England results in the Yorkists under Edward IV defeating the Earl of Warwick and the Lancastrians and Edward IV resumes the throne (1471) - 4/14
Bombay Explosion occurs in the Victoria Dock of Bombay when the SS Fort Stikine caught fire and was destroyed in two giant blasts (1944) - Apr. 14
Malayalam New Year (Vishu) held on the first day of the Malayalam month of 'medam' - 4/14
Donner Party departs from Springfield, IL for Independence, MO (1846) - Apr. 14
Thomas Edison 1st demonstrates the Kinetoscope where photographs flip in a sequence (1894) - 4/14
George Frederick Handel (Court composer to George I of England) dies in London at age 74 (1759) - Apr. 14
Apollo 13 suffers a serious explosion on board 3 days after takeoff creating one of the most critical situations in American Space (1970) - Apr. 14
Nantes Cathedral has its foundation stone laid by John, Duke of Brittany and the Bishop of Nantes (1434) - 4/14
Princess Beatrice (5th daughter and youngest of Queen Victoria's nine children) is born at Buckingham Palace (1857) - Apr. 14
John Singer Sargent (American portrait painter born in Florence, Italy) dies at age 69 in London, England (1925) - 4/14
Sputnik 2 (Russian spacecraft carrying the 1st living creature, a dog, into space) reenters Earth's atmosphere after 162 days in orbit (1958) - Apr. 14
Sydney Australia suffers a hailstorm with hailstones the size of a cricket ball causing extreme damage (1999) - Apr. 14
Richard Neville (16th Earl of Warwick aka The Kingmaker) during the Battle of Barnet he is struck off his horse and killed (1471) - Apr. 14
RMS Titanic strikes an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sinks the following morning with a loss of 1,517 lives (1912) - Apr. 14
Noah Webster copyrights and publishes his dictionary at the age of 70 (1828) - Apr. 14
James Hepburn (1st Duke of Orkney, 4th Earl of Bothwell and husband to Mary, Queen of Scots) dies a prisoner at Dragsholm Castle Denmark at age 44 (1578) - Apr. 14
Good Friday commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Golgotha (2017) - 4/14
Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark go to Homens Kirke in Copenhagen for the christening of their twins Vincent and Josephine (2011) - Apr. 14
April 15, 2017
Abraham Lincoln (16th President of the US) dies after having been shot the day before and Andrew Johnson is sworn in as the 17th President (1865) - Apr. 15
Air China Flight 129 attempts to land in South Korea during a time of poor visibility and crashes into a hill, then breaks apart and catches fire with 129 killed (2002) - 4/15
Rubber Eraser Day - Apr. 15
Serse (Opera seria in 3 acts by George Frederic Handel) premiere's in London (1738) - Apr. 15
Halocaust Remembrance Day commemorates the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp in Germany (1945) - Apr. 15
Samuel Johnson's "A Dictionary of the English Language" is published in London (1755) - Apr. 15
Father Damien (Belgian Missionary) dies of Hansen's disease on Molokai, HI (1889) - Apr. 15
GE (General Electric) is founded by Thomas Alva Edison in Schenectady, NY (1878) - Apr. 15
Hillsborough Disaster (a deadly human crush) occurs in Sheffield England resulting in the deaths of 96 Liverpool Football Club fans (1989) - Apr. 15
Leonardo Da Vinci is born in the Tuscan hill town of Vinci (1452) - Apr. 15
Madame de Pomadour (mistress to Louis XV) dies from tuberculosis at age 42 in the Palace of Versailles (1764) - Apr. 15
Rand McNally prints its first Road Atlas (1924) - Apr. 15
Holy Saturday commemorates the day that Jesus Christ's body lay in his tomb (2017)- Apr. 15
Husband Appreciation Day - 3rd Saturday in April (2017) - Apr. 15
Freak Out Day - Apr. 15
April 16, 2017
Apollo 16 is launched from Cape Canaveral (1972) - Apr. 16
Battle of Culloden, Scotland (Between the French-supported Jacobites and the Hanoverian British Government) decisive victory for the British Government (1745) - Apr. 16
Emancipation Day (Washington, DC) commemorates President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the Compensated Emancipaton Act (1862) - Apr. 16
Franciso Goya (Spanish painter and printmaker) dies in Bordeaux France at age 82 (1828) - Apr. 16
Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly across the English Channel but her accomplishment received little attention due to the Titanic sinking (1912) - 4/16
Marie Tussaud (nee Grosholtz in Austria - French artist known for her wax sculptures at Madame Tussaud's) dies in her sleep in London at age 88 (1850) - 4/16
National Librarian Day - Apr. 16
Margrethe II of Denmark (Queen Regnant of Denmark) is born at Amalienborn Palace (1940) - Apr. 16
Rudolf Hoess (first commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp) is executed by hanging at the former location of the camp Gestapo adjacent to the crematorium (1947) - Apr. 16
Eggs Benedict Day - 4/16
Elisabeth-Louise Vigee-Le Brun (the most famous woman painter of the 18th Century) is born in Paris, France (1755) - Apr. 16
Virginia Tech massacre occurs resulting in 32 people being killed before the shooter, Seung-Hui Cho commits suicide (2007) - Apr. 16
Easter celebrates the day Jesus was resurrected from the dead 3 days after his crucifixion (held 1st Sunday after the Paschal/Vernal full moon) (2017) - 4/16
Orthodox Easter (2017) - 4/16
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