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1949 - Birth of Horst Ludwig Störmer, German-born physicist, Nobel laureate; 1961 - Death of Jules Bordet, Belgian immunologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1870) 1963 - Death of Otto Struve, Russian-born astronomer (b. 1897) 1965 - Launch of Early Bird, the first communications satellite to be placed in ...
1973 – In the deadliest aviation accident in Swiss history, Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashed into a hillside near Hochwald, killing 108 people of 145 on board. 2019 – Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope project released the first image of a black hole (depicted) , located at the center of the galaxy M87 .
April 4 is the 94th day of ... strikes Bulgaria, killing over 200 people and causing destruction. [19 ... Scottish-born Irish footballer; 1986 – Alexander Tettey ...
Turns out I learned a lot of good stuff in April, from Ben and Jerry's almost being a bagel delivery company to Charles Manson being BFFs with one of the Beach Boys.View Entire Post ›
April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars. Its length is 30 days. Its length is 30 days. April is commonly associated with the season of spring in the Northern Hemisphere , and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere , where it is the seasonal equivalent to October in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa.
1980 – One hundred forty-six people are killed when Dan-Air Flight 1008 crashes near Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife, Canary Islands. [4] 1981 – More than 100 workers are exposed to radiation during repairs of at the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. 1982 – Israel completes its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula per the Camp David ...
For the first time in its 223-year history, Princeton University announced that it would admit women to its undergraduate program, starting with 130 "coeds" to begin the fall semester. Under the long range plan, 375 more would be admitted in 1970, 550 in 1971, 630 in 1972 and 650 in 1973. [82] Born:
April 15 is the 105th day of the year ... 1923 – Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes. ... Austrian-born chemist and educator (d ...