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100 years anniversary | ||||
18 Apr 1924 | Buxton Daeblite Orr: Composer | |||
18 Apr 1924 | Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown: Vinton, Louisiana -- Blues singer (Mary is Fine) | |||
18 Apr 1924 | Henry J Hyde: (Rep-R-Illinois) | |||
18 Apr 1924 | Lord Mason of Barnsley: MP (Lab) / British Defense Secretary | |||
18 Apr 1924 | 1st crossword puzzle book published (Simon & Schuster) | |||
18 Apr 1924 | Simon & Schuster publishes the first crossword puzzle book. | |||
18 Apr 1924 | Roy Mason, English miner and politician, Secretary of State for Defence (d. 2015) | |||
18 Apr 1924 | Henry Hyde, American commander, lawyer, and politician (d. 2007) | |||
18 Apr 1924 | Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005) | |||
18 Apr 1924 | Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Vinton La, blues singer (Mary is Fine) | |||
18 Apr 1924 | Buxton Daeblite Orr composer | |||
18 Apr 1924 | Henry J Hyde (Representative-Republican-IL) | |||
18 Apr 1924 | Lord Mason of Barnsley MP (Lab)/British defense secretary | |||
18 Apr 1924 | Raf de Linde [Rapha | |||
18 Apr 1924 | 1st crossword puzzle book published (Simon & Schuster) | |||
75 years anniversary | ||||
18 Apr 1949 | Leonard Bloomfield: Linguist / philosopher | |||
18 Apr 1949 | Republic of Ireland withdraws from British Commonwealth | |||
18 Apr 1949 | The keel for the aircraft carrier USS United States is laid down at Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding. However, construction is canceled five days later, resulting in the Revolt of the Admirals. | |||
18 Apr 1949 | Geoff Bodine, American race car driver | |||
18 Apr 1949 | WW2 | Ireland (Eire) gained full independence from the United Kingdom, forming the new Republic of Ireland. It also terminated its Commonwealth membership. | ||
18 Apr 1949 | Leonard Bloomfield linguist/philosopher, dies | |||
18 Apr 1949 | Republic of Ireland withdraws from British Commonwealth | |||
50 years anniversary | ||||
18 Apr 1974 | Betty Compson: Actress (Barker, Weary River, Drag Net), dies at 77 | |||
18 Apr 1974 | Marcel Pagnol: French writer / movie (Topaz), dies at 79 | |||
18 Apr 1974 | Red Brigade kidnaps Italian attorney general Mario Sossi | |||
18 Apr 1974 | The Prime Minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto inaugurates Lahore's dry port. | |||
18 Apr 1974 | Edgar Wright, English director and screenwriter | |||
18 Apr 1974 | Mark Tremonti, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Creed, Alter Bridge, and Tremonti) | |||
18 Apr 1974 | Millie Corretjer, Puerto Rican singer and actress | |||
18 Apr 1974 | birth Mark Tremonti, Creed, (2001 US No.1 & UK No.13 single 'With Arms Wide Open', 2002 US No.1 album, 'Weathered'). | |||
18 Apr 1974 | Betty Compson actress (Barker, Weary River, Drag Net), dies at 77 | |||
18 Apr 1974 | Marcel Pagnol French writer/movie (Topaz), dies at 79 | |||
18 Apr 1974 | Red Brigade kidnaps Italian Attorney General Mario Sossi | |||
25 years anniversary | ||||
18 Apr 1999 |
death Gian-Carlo Rota Died 18 Apr 1999 at age 66 (born 27 Apr 1932). Italian-American mathematician, philosopher and author. |
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20 years anniversary | ||||
18 Apr 2004 | R&B singer from New York Eamon started a four week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Fuck It, (I Don't Want You Back)' his debut single. The song earned a listing on the Guinness World Record for "the most expletives in a No.1 song", with 33. | |||
15 years anniversary | ||||
18 Apr 2009 | The Black Eyes Peas started a 12 week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Boom Boom Pow'. The single was knocked off the No.1 position by the bands next single 'I Gotta Feeling'. | |||
18 Apr 2009 | Keith Urban went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Defying Gravity', the Australian singers fifth studio album. | |||
10 years anniversary | ||||
18 Apr 2014 | Sixteen people are killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest. |