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| April 3rd |
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| About April 3rd is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 272 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1783 - Washington Irving, author, historian ("Rip Van Winkle") 1924 - Marlon Brando, actor 1926 - Virgil "Gus" Grissom - Crew of Apollo I 1934 - Jim Parker, Hall of Fame offensive lineman 1942 - Wayne Newton, singer, entertainer 1958 - Alec Baldwin, actor (30 Rock, The Hunt for Red October) 1959 - David Hyde Pierce, actor (Frasier) 1961 - Eddie Murphy, comedian, actor (Beverly Hills Cop) 1971 - Picabo Street, Olympic gold medalist, ski racer 1985 - Leona Lewis, singer, songwriter Deaths 1882 - Jesse James, outlaw, gang leader, train robber 1971 - Joe "Cago" Valachi, Mafia member turned informer Events 1860 - The Pony Express begins service between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacremento, California. 1865 - The Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia is captured by Union forces. 1882 - Outlaw Jesse James is shot and killed in his home by a member of his own gang, Robert Ford. 1948 - Legislation known as the Marshall Plan is signed into law by Harry S. Truman which authorizes $5 billion in aid for 16 countries. 1973 - Motorola engineer Martin Cooper makes the first portable cell phone call in New York City. 1974 - In what became known as the Super Outbreak, 148 tornadoes strike 13 states leaving a death toll of 315 people. |
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