Historical Events
1921 - Junior Achievement incorporated in Colorado Spring
1953 - “Pal Joey” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 542 performances
1966 - Bill Russell became 1st black coach in NBA history (Boston Celtics)
1986 - Robert M Gates becomes deputy director of CIA
1991 - US Census Bureau said it failed to count up to 63 million in 1990 census
1996 - “Funny Thing Happened” opens at St James Theater NYC for 715 perfs
Famous Birthdays
1605 - Giacomo Carissimi, composer
1888 - Arnold Henry Moore Lunn, skier
1897 - Pedro Regas, actor (Pat Paulsen’s Half a Comedy Hour) [or Apr 12]
1921 - Barbara Hale, Dekalb Ill, actress (Della Street-Perry Mason)
1924 - Henry J Hyde, (Rep-R-IL)
1989 - Alia Shawkat, American actress
Famous Deaths
1794 - Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1714)
1853 - William King, US VP, dies a month after his inauguration
1917 - Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17), dies at 73
1951 - António Óscar Carmona, 97th Prime Minister of Portugal and 11th President of Portugal (b. 1869)
1984 - John Lee Mahin, screenwriter, dies of emphysema at 81
2002 - Wahoo McDaniel, American football player and professional wrestler (b. 1938)
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