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Anniversary on the 5th of April 0411

Anniversary
Date Text
100 years anniversary
05 Apr 1924   Mart Kempers: Dutch graphic artist / sculptor
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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)
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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.
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05 Apr 1949   Fireside Theater debuts on television.
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05 Apr 1949   Judith Resnik, American engineer and astronaut (d. 1986)
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05 Apr 1949   John Berg, American actor (d. 2007)
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05 Apr 1949 WW2 Noor Inayat Khan was posthumously awarded the George Cross. 
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05 Apr 1949 Judith Resnik
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)
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05 Apr 1974   Rick Terry: NFL defensive tackle (NY Jets)
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05 Apr 1974   William Hudson: Actor (I Led 3 Lives), dies at 49
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05 Apr 1974   Then tallest building, World Trade Center opens in NYC (110 stories)
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05 Apr 1974   A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter (b. 1882)
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05 Apr 1974   Vyacheslav Voronin, Russian high jumper
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05 Apr 1974   Uhm Tae-woong, South Korean actor
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05 Apr 1974   Marcus Jones, English lawyer and politician
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05 Apr 1974   Sahaj, American singer-songwriter and producer (Ra)
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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.
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05 Apr 1999   Paul David, Canadian cardiologist and politician (b. 1919)
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20 years anniversary
05 Apr 2004   Heiner Zieschang, German mathematician and academic (b. 1936)
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05 Apr 2004   Sławomir Rawicz, Polish lieutenant (b. 1915)
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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.
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05 Apr 2009   Constantine Papadakis, Greek-American businessman and academic (b. 1946)
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10 years anniversary
05 Apr 2014   José Wilker, Brazilian actor, director, and producer (b. 1947)
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05 Apr 2014   Gordon Smith, Scottish footballer (b. 1954)
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05 Apr 2014   John Pinette, American comedian and actor (b. 1964)
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05 Apr 2014   Peter Matthiessen, American CIA agent and author (b. 1927)
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05 Apr 2014   Alan Davie, Scottish saxophonist and painter (b. 1920)
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05 Apr 2014   Azamour, Irish race horse (b. 2001)
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