Today in History for 18th April 2014

Historical Events

1838 - Wilkes' expedition to South Pole sails

1929 - Palace for People's industry in Amsterdam devastated by fire

1944 - Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins' ballet premieres in NYC

1955 - 1st "Walk"/"Don't Walk" lighted street signals installed

1988 - 17th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:24:30

1996 - "Funny Thing Happened" opens at St James Theater NYC for 715 perfs

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Famous Birthdays

1819 - Franz von Suppé, Austrian composer (d. 1895)

1958 - Bernadette Robi, model/ex-wife of football player Lynn Swann

1966 - Trine Hattestad, Norwegian athlete

1967 - Marcel Valk, soccer player (RKC, Go Ahead Eagles)

1970 - Greg Eklund, American musician

1976 - Fayray, Japanese singer

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Famous Deaths

1898 - Gustave Moureau, painter, dies

1936 - Seaborn M Denson, composer, dies at 82

1940 - Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher, historian, dies

1945 - John Ambrose Fleming, electrical engineer, dies

1990 - Robert D Webb, director/actor (Love Me Tender, Jackals), dies at 87

1996 - Michael Leander Farr, record producer, dies at 55

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