Wednesday, 9 April 2014

Today in History for 9th April 2014

Historical Events


1918 - Latvia proclaims independence

1953 - "TV Guide" publishes 1st issue

1954 - WECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, NC (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting

1962 - 26th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 280

1984 - 56th Academy Awards - "Terms of Endearment", Robert Duvall and Shirley Maclaine win

1997 - Major League Soccer announces Miami and Chicago expansion


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Famous Birthdays


1498 - John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (d. 1550)

1830 - Eadweard Muybridge, England, pioneered study of motion, photography

1926 - Harris Wofford, (Sen-R-Pennsylvania)

1932 - Vladimir Aleksandrovich Degtyaryov, cosmonaut

1961 - Kirk McCaskill, Kapuskasing Ont, pitcher (Chicago White Sox)

1974 - Ben Bordelon, tackle (San Diego Chargers)


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Famous Deaths


715 - Constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies

1681 - Alfonso Marsh, composer, dies at 54

1931 - Paul Antonin Vidal, composer, dies at 67

1976 - Akio Yashiro, composer, dies at 46

1996 - Richard Thomas Condon, author, dies at 81

2002 - Pat Flaherty, American racecar driver (b. 1926)


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