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| April 4th |
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| About April 4th is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 271 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. April 4th is the International Day for Landmine Awareness and Assistance Births 1927 - Bob Stump, former U.S. Congressman (Arizona) 1932 - Richard Lugar, U.S. Senator (Indiana) 1933 - Bill France, Jr., NASCAR executive 1944 - Craig T. Nelson, actor (Coach) 1951 - John Hannah, Hall of Fame football offensive guard 1964 - David Cross, comedian, actor (Mr. Show, Arrested Development) 1965 - Robert Downey, Jr., actor, producer 1973 - David Blaine, illusionist, magician 1979 - Heath Ledger, actor (Brokeback Mountain) 1991 - Jamie Lynn Spears, actress Deaths 1841 - William Henry Harrison, 9th U.S. President 1967 - Guy Chamberlin, Hall of Fame defensive end, offensive end, coach 1968 - Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader, activist 1983 - Gloria Swanson, actress (Sunset Boulevard) Events 1850 - The city of Los Angeles, California is incorporated. 1887 - Susanna M. Salter becomes the first elected female mayor in the United States in Argonia, Kansas. 1949 - Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). 1968 - Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. |
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