Today in History for 4th April 2022:
Historical Events
1552 – Mauritius van Saksen begins alliance with Karel Anikita Stroganov
1957 – Heitor Villa-Lobos’ 10th Symphony premieres French Radio National Orchestra, conducted by the composer, in Paris
1980 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1997 – STS 83 (Columbia 22), launches
2019 – US Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pledges to roll back anti-LGBT policies, including not baptizing children of gay parents
2020 – WrestleMania XXXVI, WWE Performance Center, Orlando FL, Part 1: The Undertaker defeats AJ Styles in a Boneyard match; Becky Lynch beats Shayna Baszler to retain Raw Women’s C’ship
Famous Birthdays
1823 – Carl Wilhelm Siemens, German engineer and inventor (laid undersea cables), born in Gehrden, Hanover, Germany (d. 1883)
1925 – Elizabeth Wilson, American screen and stage actress (Doc, East Side/West Side), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 2015)
1932 – Anthony Perkins, American actor (Psycho; Friendly Persuasion;, Fear Strikes Out; Pretty Poison), and singer, born in NYC, New York (d. 1992)
1933 – Seoirse Bodley, Irish composer and professor of music (University College Dublin), born in Dublin
1940 – Richard Attwood, British racing driver, born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
1957 – Aki Kaurismäki, Finnish film director (The Other Side of Hope), born in Orimattila, Finland
Famous Deaths
1536 – Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1486-1536), dies at 75
1817 – André Masséna, Duke of Rivoli, Prince d’Essing and Marshal of France (b. 1758)
1844 – Charles Bulfinch, 1st US pro architect (Mass State House), dies at 80
1951 – George Albert Smith, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies
1995 – Priscilla Lane, American actress (Saboteur, Bodyguard), dies at 77
2007 – Bob Clark, American film director (b. 1941)