Transcript This month in history April 2016

THIS MONTH IN HISTORY
APRIL
APRIL 1ST.
April Fools Day is celebrated in
many countries.
01/04/1578. William Harvey. English Physician
who 1st. described in detail how
the human circulation system
works is born.
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APRIL
01/04/1815. Otto Von Bismarck. Prime Minister
of Prussia who united the German
States into 1 Empire in 1871 is
born.
01/04/1873 Sergei Rachmaninoff. Russian
composer is born.
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APRIL
01/04/1923. Adolf Hitler is sentenced to 5 years
jail for his part in the Beer Hall
Putsch. However he spends only 9
months in jail.
01/04/1976. The Apple computer company is
formed by Steve Jobs & colleagues.
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APRIL
02/04/1805. Hans Christian Andersen is born.
Danish Children’s author famous
for writing children’s fairy tales.
02/04/1840. Emile Zola. Famous French novelist
& critic is born.
02/04/1872. Samuel Morse. The inventor of the
Telegraph dies.
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APRIL
02/04/1911. The Australian Bureau of Statistics
conducts Australia’s 1st. Census.
02/04/1917. The U.S.A. declares War on
Germany in W.W.1.
02/04/1926. Jack Brabham. Australian motor
racing champion who won the
world Formula 1 title three times
is born.
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APRIL
02/04/1982. Argentina invades the Falkland
Islands.
02/04/2005. Pope john Paul 2nd. dies.
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APRIL
03/04/33AD Generally agreed amongst
Historians as the day Jesus Christ
was crucified.
03/04/1948 U.S. President Harry S Truman
signs into Law the Marshall Plan
whereby the U.S.A. pledges
$5 Billion to rebuild Europe after
W.W.2.
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APRIL
04/04/1721. Sir Robert Walpole becomes the
1st. Prime Minister of England.
04/04/1929. Karl Benz. German Engineer &
Inventor dies.
04/04/1931. Andre Michelin. Co – founder of
the Michelin Tyre company dies.
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APRIL
04/04/1968. Dr. Martin Luther King is
assassinated in Memphis
Tennessee.
04/04/2013. Ian Walsh. The former Captain
Coach of the Australian & St.
George Rugby League teams in the
1960’s dies.
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APRIL
05/04/1827. Sir Joseph Lister. The British
surgeon who pioneered antiseptic
surgery is born.
05/04/1900. Spencer Tracy. Famous American
actor is born.
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APRIL
05/04/1908. Bette Davis. Famous American
actress is born.
05/04/1916. Gregory Peck. Famous American
actor is born.
05/04/1932. Phar Lap. Famous Australian
race horse dies.
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APRIL
05/04/1964. U.S. General Douglas Macarthur
dies.
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APRIL
05/04/1975. Chaing Kai–shek. Chinese military
& political leader & the 1st.
President of the Republic of China
dies.
05/04/2008. Charlton Heston. Famous American
actor dies.
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APRIL
06/04/1917. The U.S.A. declares war on
Germany in W.W.1.
06/04/1926. The Reverend Ian Paisley
– Northern Ireland politician –
is born.
06/04/1992. Russian born Science fiction
author Isaac Asimov dies.
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APRIL
06/04/1998. Tammy Wynette. Famous American
country & western singer dies.
06/04/2014. Mickey Rooney. Famous American
singer, actor, director & producer
dies.
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APRIL
07/04/1506. St. Francis Xavier. Jesuit Missionary
is born.
07/04/1860. W.K. Kellogg. American Cereal
manufacturer is born.
07/04/1939. Francis Ford Coppola. Famous
American film director is born.
07/04/1947. Henry Ford. Founder of the Ford
Motor company dies.
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APRIL
07/04/1964. Russell Crowe. New Zealand born
Australian actor is born.
07/04/1968. Jim Clarke. 2 time Scottish World
Formula One champion is killed in
Germany.
08/04/2013. Margaret Thatcher. The former
Prime Minister of England
1983 – 1991 dies.
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APRIL
09/04/1492. Lorenzo de Medici dies. He was an
Italian statesman whose wealth
helped fund many of the artistic
works of the Renaissance period
in history.
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APRIL
09/04/1865. Confederate General Robert E Lee
surrenders to General Ulysses S
Grant at Virginia effectively ending
the American Civil War.
09/04/1918. Jorn Utzon is born. He was the
Danish architect who designed the
Sydney Opera House.
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APRIL
10/04/1847. Joseph Pulitzer. American journalist
& publisher after whom the Pulitzer
prize is named is born.
10/04/1912. The Titanic leaves the port of
Southampton, England on her 1st.
& only voyage.
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APRIL
10/04/2015. Richie Benaud. Former Australian
Cricket Captain & former Channel 9
cricket commentator dies.
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APRIL
12/04/1883. Daily Messenger. Famous
Australian Rugby Union & League
player is born.
12/04/1939. Johnny Raper. Famous Rugby
League player for Newtown,
St. George, N.S.W. & Australia
is born.
THIS MONTH IN HISTORY.
APRIL
12/04/1945. U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt
- the longest serving U.S. President
in history- 1933 -1945 – dies in
office. Vice President Harry S
Truman is sworn into office as the
33rd. U.S. President.
12/04/1955. The polio vaccine is declared safe
& effective.
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APRIL
12/04/1961. The Russian cosmonaut –
Yuri Gargarin – becomes the 1st.
man to orbit the earth.
13/04/1743. Thomas Jefferson. 3rd. President of
the U.S.A. is born.
14/04/1865. U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is
shot by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln
dies the next day.
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APRIL
14/04/1927. The 1st. Volvo car is released in
Sweden.
15/04/1452. Leonardo da Vinci. Italian artist &
inventor is born.
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APRIL
15/04/1989. The Hillsborough disaster occurs.
A stand collapses during the F.A.
Cup semi final between Sheffield
Wednesday & Liverpool & 96
Liverpool fans are killed.
15/04/1998 Pol Pot. Cambodian dictator dies.
16/04/1918. Spike Milligan. Famous Irish
comedian is born.
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APRIL
17/04/1397. Geoffrey Chaucer tells the
Canterbury Tales for the 1st. time
at the court of King Richard 2nd.
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APRIL
17/04/1521. Martin Luther goes on trial for
his religious teachings at the
Diet of Worms in Germany.
17/04/1790. Benjamin Franklin. American
politician, inventor & diplomat
and one of the founding fathers of
the U.S.A. dies.
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APRIL
17/04/1961. The Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba
begins.
18/04/1946. The International Court of Justice
meets for the 1st. time at the
Hague in the Netherlands.
18/04/1955. Albert Einstein dies.
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APRIL
19/04/1882. Charles Darwin. English Biologist
& the author of the
“Theory of Evolution” dies.
19/04/1906. Pierre Curie. French Physicist dies.
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19/04/1984. Advance Australia Fair is
proclaimed as Australia’s National
anthem & Green & Gold as its
National colours.
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APRIL
20/04/83BC. Marc Antony. Roman General &
Statesman is born.
20/04/1808. Emperor Napoleon 3rd. of France
is born.
20/04/1889. Adolf Hitler. Dictator of Nazi
Germany is born.
20/04/1908. The opening round of the N.S.W.
Rugby League Competition takes
place.
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APRIL
20/04/1946. The League of Nations is dissolved
to be replaced by the United
Nations.
21/04/1509. King Henry 8th. is crowned King of
England.
21/04/1816. Charlotte Bronte. Famous English
author is born.
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APRIL
21/04/1910. Mark Twain. Famous American
author dies.
21/04/1918. Baron von Richtofen. German
fighter ace is shot down & killed in
W.W.1.
21/04/1926. Queen Elizabeth 2nd. is born.
21/04/1946. John Maynard Keynes. English
Economist dies.
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APRIL
22/04/1870. Vladimir Lenin. Russian
Revolutionary leader is born.
22/04/1969. British Yachtsman Sir Robin
Knox-Johnston wins the Sunday
Times Golden Globe race &
completes the 1st. non stop
circumnavigation of the world.
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APRIL
23rd. of April is celebrated as St. Georges Day
in England.
23/04/1564. English playwright William
Shakespeare is born.
23/04/1661. King Charles 2nd. is crowned King
of England, Ireland & Scotland.
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APRIL
24/04/1800. U.S. President John Adams
establishes the U.S. Library of
Congress.
24/04/1942. Famous American singer & actor
Barbara Streisand is born.
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APRIL
25/04/1599. English political & military leader
Oliver Cromwell is born. He
becomes Lord Protector of
England, Ireland & Scotland.
25/04/1898. The Spanish American War begins.
25/04/1915. The Battle of Gallipoli begins in
W.W.1.
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APRIL
25/04/1916. ANZAC Day is celebrated for the
1st. time.
25/04/1916. The Easter Uprising takes place
in Ireland.
26/04/1607. English Colonists land at Cape
Henry, Virginia to begin the
colonisation of America.
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APRIL
26/04/1925. Paul von Hindenburg becomes
the 1st. directly elected Head of
State of the Weimar Republic.
26/04/1986. The Chernobyl Nuclear disaster
occurs in Russia.
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APRIL
26/04/1989. Famous American actress &
comedian Lucille Ball dies.
27/04/1521. Portuguese explorer Ferdinand
Magellan was killed in the
Philippines.
27/04/1791. Samuel Morse. The inventor of
the Morse Code is born.
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APRIL
27/04/1822. General Ulysses S Grant. The
victorious leader of the Union
army during the American Civil
War & the 18th. President of the
U.S.A. is born.
27/04/1896. Sir William Hudson. Head of the
Snowy Mountains Construction
Authority is born.
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APRIL
27/04/1896. Sir Henry Parkes – the Father of
Australian Federation – dies.
27/04/2014. Popes John 23rd. & Pope John
Paul 2nd. are canonised.
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APRIL
28/04/1789. The Mutiny on the Bounty takes
place when Captain Bligh & 18
sailors are set adrift & the rebel
crew set sail for Pitcairn Island via
Tahiti.
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APRIL
28/04/1792. France invades the present day
Belgium to begin the French
Revolutionary War.
28/04/1945. Italian Fascist Dictator Benito
Mussolini & his mistress are
executed by members of the
Italian Resistance movement at
the end of W.W.2.
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APRIL
29/04/1770. Captain James Cook arrives at &
names Botany Bay in Australia.
29/04/1901. Emperor Hirohito. The Emperor of
Japan during W.W.2. is born.
29/04/2011. The wedding of Prince William &
Kate Middleton takes place.
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APRIL
29/04/2015. Australian Andrew Chan & Myuran
Sukumaran of the Bali 9 Drug
smugglers are executed by
firing squad in Indonesia.
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APRIL
30/04/1789. George Washington is inaugurated
as the 1st. President of the U.S.A.
30/04/1803. The United States purchases
Louisiana from France for
$15 Million thereby doubling the
geographic size of the then
United States.
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30/04/1943. English born Australian author
Paul Jennings is born.
30/04/1945. Adolf Hitler & his mistress
- Eva Braun – commit suicide.
30/04/1964. Ian Healy. Famous Australian
cricketer & channel 9 cricket
commentator is born.
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APRIL
30/04/1975. The Vietnam War ends with the
fall of Saigon to the North
Vietnamese.
30/04/ 1980. Alfred Hitchcock. Famous British
film director & producer dies.
30/04/2014. Ian Ross. Famous Australian &
Channel 9 Newsreader dies.
QUOTE OF THE MONTH:
“ Well, I don’t know what will happen now;
we’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it
really doesn’t matter with me now, because
I’ve been to the mountaintop. ………..
And I’ve looked over and I’ve seen the
promised land. I may not get there with you.
But I want you to know tonight , that we, as a
people will get to the promised land.”
Dr Martin Luther King. 03/04/1968.
Dr King was assassinated the next day.