Today in History for 25th April 2015

Historical Events

1932 – Rose Franken’s “Another Language” premieres in NYC
1952 – 6th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 3
1967 – Britain grants internal self-government to Swaziland
1973 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1985 – “Big River” opens at Eugene O’Neill Theater NYC for 1005 performances
1990 – 25th Academy of Country Music Awards: Clint Black and Kathy Mattea win

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Famous Birthdays

1824 – Gustave-Rodolphe-Clarence Boulanger, painter
1897 – Haro Levoni Step’anyan, composer
1914 – Marcos Perez Jimenez, president/dictator Venezuela
1933 – Helen Paling, British circuit judge
1951 – Ian McCartney, Kirkintilloch, United Kingdom, British MP (1987-2010)
1977 – Matthew West, American Christian singer

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Famous Deaths

1472 – Leon Battista degli Alberti, scupltor/musician (Dinner Pieces), dies
1800 – William Cowper, English lawyer/poet (Olney Hymns), dies at 68
1906 – John Knowles Paine, US composer, dies at 67
1915 – Nicola d’ Arienzo, composer, dies at 72
1960 – Ilmari Henrik Reinhold Krohn, composer, dies at 92
1988 – Boris Kremenliev, composer, dies at 76

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