Today in History for 4th April 2017:
Historical Events
1687 – King James II orders his declaration of indulgence read in English churches
1922 – WAAB (Baton Rouge La) becomes 1st US radio station with “W” calls
1990 – “Marshall Chronicles” premieres on ABC-TV
1993 – 12th NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship: Texas Tech beats OH State 84-82
1993 – 5th Seniors Golf Tradition: Tom Shaw
1996 – “Inherit the Wind” opens at Royale Theater NYC for 45 performances
Famous Birthdays
1924 – Christopher Prater, screen printer
1928 – Jimmy Logan, British comedian (Mad Death)
1932 – Clive Davis, American record producer
1932 – Richard G Lugar, (Sen-R-IN, 1977- )
1970 – Barry Pepper, Canadian actor
1974 – Dave Mirra, American BMX rider, born in Chittenango, New York (d. 2016)
Famous Deaths
1617 – John Napier, Scottish mathematician/inventor (logarithms), dies from effects of gout
1784 – Mary Mead, wife of English journalist John Wilkes, dies
1806 – Friedrich Gottlob Fleischer, composer, dies at 84
1870 – Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (b. 1802)
1943 – Raoul Laparra, composer, dies at 66
1978 – Gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70