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| April 7th |
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| About April 7th is the 97th day of the year (98th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 268 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. April 7th is World Health Day. Births 1652 - Pope Clement XII, Roman Catholic Pope 1786 - William R. King, 13th U.S. Vice President 1931 - Donald Barthelme, author of short fiction 1939 - David Frost, journalist, comedian, author 1954 - Jackie Chan, actor, martial artist 1954 - Tony Dorsett, Hall of Fame running back 1960 - James "Buster" Douglas, professional boxer 1964 - Russell Crowe, actor, musician (Gladiator, American Gangster) 1975 - Tiki Barber, professional football player 1975 - Ronde Barber, professional football player Deaths 1663 - Francis Cooke, Mayflower pilgrim 1947 - Henry Ford, invented assembly line, founded Ford Motor Co 1984 - Frank Church, former U.S. Senator (Idaho) 2001 - David Graf, actor (Police Academy) Events 1652 - Jan van Riebeeck arrives and establishes the first permanent European settlement in Cape Town, South Africa. 1798 - The Mississippi Territory is organized from territory ceded by Georgia and South Carolina. 1927 - The first demonstration of long-distance television transmission is sent from Washington D.C. to New York City. 1940 - Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a U.S. postage stamp. 1963 - Jack Nicklaus wins his first Masters golf tournament at the age of 23. 1970 - John Wayne wins his only Academy Award for his leading role in the movie True Grit. 1990 - John Poindexter is found guilty of five charges for his part in the Iran Contra scandal, though his conviction is later reversed on appeal. 1994 - Massacres of Tutsis begin in Kigali, Rwanda that result in over 500,000 dead in the following 3 months. 2001 - Mars Odyssey is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2003 - U.S. troops capture Baghdad, Iraq as the regime led by Saddam Hussein would fall just two days later. |
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