100 years anniversary |
03 Apr 1924
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birth
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Canon A D Caesar: Sub Dean (HM Chapels Royal)
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03 Apr 1924
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birth
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Murray Dickie: Opera singer / director
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03 Apr 1924
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birth
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Roza Shanina, Russian sergeant and sniper (d. 1945) |
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03 Apr 1924
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birth
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Peter Hawkins, English actor (d. 2006) |
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03 Apr 1924
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birth
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Marlon Brando, American actor and director (d. 2004) |
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03 Apr 1924
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history
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WW2
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S-18 was commissioned into service.
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03 Apr 1924
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history
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WW2
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Roza Shanina was born in the village of Yedma, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.
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03 Apr 1924
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music
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birth Doris Day, singer, actress, (1956 US No.2 & UK No.1 single 'Whatever Will Be, Will Be, (Que Sera, Sera, plus 17 other UK Top 40 singles).
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75 years anniversary |
03 Apr 1949
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birth
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Jan Keizer: Dutch singer (BZN-Rhythm of My Heart)
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03 Apr 1949
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birth
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Lyle Alzado: NFL (LA Raiders) / actor (Oceans of Fire, Hangfire)
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03 Apr 1949
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birth
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Richard Thompson: Vocalist / guitarist (Shoot Out the Lights)
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03 Apr 1949
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death
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Basil Harwood: Composer, dies at 89
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03 Apr 1949
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event
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KQW-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KCBS
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03 Apr 1949
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event
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North Atlantic Treaty, pact signed by US, Britain, France and Canada
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03 Apr 1949
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event
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WLWS (now WCMH) TV channel 4 in Columbus, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
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03 Apr 1949
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birth
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Richard Thompson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fairport Convention and French Frith Kaiser Thompson) |
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03 Apr 1949
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birth
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Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, German footballer |
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03 Apr 1949
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birth
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A. C. Grayling, English philosopher and academic |
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03 Apr 1949
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birth
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Lyle Alzado, American football player and actor (d. 1992) |
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03 Apr 1949
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history
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WW2
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Israel signed an armistice with Jordan to de-escalate the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the Israeli Independence War.
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03 Apr 1949
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music
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birth Richard Thompson, guitar, vocals, Fairport Convention & solo, (1991 UK No.32 album, 'Rumour And Sigh'). Bob Egan Pop Spots
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50 years anniversary |
03 Apr 1974
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event
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148 tornadoes are reported over an area covering a dozen states
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03 Apr 1974
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event
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Gold hits record $197 an ounce in Paris
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03 Apr 1974
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event
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Tornadoes in the east, south and midwest killed approximately 315
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03 Apr 1974
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event
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The Super Outbreak occurs, the second biggest tornado outbreak in recorded history (after the April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak). The death toll is 315, with nearly 5,500 injured. |
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03 Apr 1974
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birth
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Lee Williams, Welsh model and actor |
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03 Apr 1974
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birth
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Drew Shirley, Puerto Rician-American guitarist and songwriter (Switchfoot and All Together Separate) |
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03 Apr 1974
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birth
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Mounir el-Motassadeq, Moroccan terrorist |
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03 Apr 1974
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birth
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Marcus Brown American basketball player |
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25 years anniversary |
03 Apr 1999
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death
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Geoffrey Walsh, Canadian general (b. 1909) |
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03 Apr 1999
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death
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Lionel Bart, English composer (b. 1930) |
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03 Apr 1999
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music
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English composer Lionel Bart died from cancer aged 69. Wrote 'Living Doll' for Cliff Richard, 'Little White Bull' for Tommy Steele, composed the musical, 'Oliver' And wrote the theme song for the 1963 James Bond film From Russia With Love.
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20 years anniversary |
03 Apr 2004
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event
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Islamic terrorists involved in the 2004 Madrid train bombings are trapped by the police in their apartment and kill themselves. |
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03 Apr 2004
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death
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Gabriella Ferri, Italian singer (b. 1942) |
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15 years anniversary |
03 Apr 2009
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event
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Jiverly Antares Wong opens fire at an American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, New York, killing thirteen and wounding four before committing suicide. |
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10 years anniversary |
03 Apr 2014
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death
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Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, American guitarist, fiddler, and composer (b. 1921) |
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03 Apr 2014
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death
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Tommy Lynn Sells, American serial killer (b. 1964) |
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03 Apr 2014
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death
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Jovan Pavlović, Serbian metropolitan (b. 1936) |
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03 Apr 2014
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death
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Prince Michael of Prussia (b. 1940) |
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03 Apr 2014
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death
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Fred Kida, American illustrator (b. 1920) |
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03 Apr 2014
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death
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Régine Deforges, French author, playwright, and director (b. 1935) |
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