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100 years anniversary | ||||
05 Apr 1924 | Mart Kempers: Dutch graphic artist / sculptor | |||
05 Apr 1924 |
death Victor Hensen Died 5 Apr 1924 at age 89 (born 10 Feb 1835). German physiologist and oceanographer who first used the name plankton to describe the tiny organisms that live suspended in the sea (and in bodies of freshwater) and are important because practically all animal life in the sea is dependent on them, directly or indirectly. He developed equipment for the study of plankton, and led the first Plankton Expedition. As a physiologist, he is known for the Cells of Henson and the Canal of Henson in the inner ear. |
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75 years anniversary | ||||
05 Apr 1949 | Judith Arlene Resnik: Akron, Ohio -- Astronaut (STS 41D, 51L-Chal disaster) | |||
05 Apr 1949 | A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States. | |||
05 Apr 1949 | Fireside Theater debuts on television. | |||
05 Apr 1949 | Judith Resnik, American engineer and astronaut (d. 1986) | |||
05 Apr 1949 | John Berg, American actor (d. 2007) | |||
05 Apr 1949 | WW2 | Noor Inayat Khan was posthumously awarded the George Cross. | ||
05 Apr 1949
Judith Resnik |
birth Judith Resnik Judith Resnik (died 1986), American astronaut. |
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50 years anniversary | ||||
05 Apr 1974 | Mike DuHaney: New Haven, Connecticut -- Soccer defender (1996 Olympics - Gold Medalist) | |||
05 Apr 1974 | Rick Terry: NFL defensive tackle (NY Jets) | |||
05 Apr 1974 | William Hudson: Actor (I Led 3 Lives), dies at 49 | |||
05 Apr 1974 | Then tallest building, World Trade Center opens in NYC (110 stories) | |||
05 Apr 1974 | A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter (b. 1882) | |||
05 Apr 1974 | Vyacheslav Voronin, Russian high jumper | |||
05 Apr 1974 | Uhm Tae-woong, South Korean actor | |||
05 Apr 1974 | Marcus Jones, English lawyer and politician | |||
05 Apr 1974 | Sahaj, American singer-songwriter and producer (Ra) | |||
25 years anniversary | ||||
05 Apr 1999 | Two Libyans suspected of bringing down Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 are handed over for eventual trial in the Netherlands. | |||
05 Apr 1999 | Paul David, Canadian cardiologist and politician (b. 1919) | |||
20 years anniversary | ||||
05 Apr 2004 | Heiner Zieschang, German mathematician and academic (b. 1936) | |||
05 Apr 2004 | Sławomir Rawicz, Polish lieutenant (b. 1915) | |||
15 years anniversary | ||||
05 Apr 2009 | North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 rocket. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council, as well as participating states of Six-party talks. | |||
05 Apr 2009 | Constantine Papadakis, Greek-American businessman and academic (b. 1946) | |||
10 years anniversary | ||||
05 Apr 2014 | José Wilker, Brazilian actor, director, and producer (b. 1947) | |||
05 Apr 2014 | Gordon Smith, Scottish footballer (b. 1954) | |||
05 Apr 2014 | John Pinette, American comedian and actor (b. 1964) | |||
05 Apr 2014 | Peter Matthiessen, American CIA agent and author (b. 1927) | |||
05 Apr 2014 | Alan Davie, Scottish saxophonist and painter (b. 1920) | |||
05 Apr 2014 | Azamour, Irish race horse (b. 2001) |