348 Historic Events for April 2
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| 1955 |
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Dana Carvey, comedian (SNL, Wayne's World)
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| 1955 |
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins
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| 1955 |
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Pancho Gonzales retains tennis title by winning a tournament playing under table tennis rules
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| 1955 |
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright
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| 1956 |
Death |
Chester Clute, actor (Niagara Falls), dies at 65
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| 1956 |
Death |
Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgium ambassador to Tokyo, dies at 82
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| 1956 |
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Peter Ustinovs' "Romanoff and Juliet," premieres in Manchester
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| 1956 |
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Soap operas "As the World Turns" and "Edge of Night" premieres on TV
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| 1956 |
Birth |
Farrukh Zaman, lefty cricket spinner (bowled 10 overs Pak v NZ 1976)
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| 1956 |
Death |
Philippo de Pisis, Italian painter, dies at 59
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| 1958 |
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Wind speed reaches 450 kph in tornado, Wichita Falls, TX (record)
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| 1958 |
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Antillean Brewery (Amstel beer) opens
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| 1958 |
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National Advisory Council on Aeronautics renamed NASA
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| 1959 |
Birth |
Adrian Meagher, Australian baseball pitching coach (Olympics-1996)
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| 1959 |
Birth |
Gelindo Bordin, Italian marathon runner (Olympic-gold-1988)
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| 1959 |
Birth |
Dean Townson, St Petersburg Fla, singer (Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake)
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| 1959 |
Birth |
Carmen Ayala-Troncoso, NYC, 5K runner
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| 1959 |
Birth |
Victoria Jackson, Miami Florida, comedian (SNL, Casual Sex)
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| 1959 |
Birth |
Brian Goodell, US, 400m/1500m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-2 gold-1976)
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| 1959 |
Death |
Benjamin Christensen, Danish actor (Barnet, Mockery), dies at 79
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| 1959 |
Birth |
Ken Macleay, cricketer (at Bedford-on-Avon Aussie ODI medium pacer)
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| 1960 |
Birth |
Linford Christie, St Andrews Jamaica, 4x100m runner (Oly-gold 1992
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| 1960 |
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KPEC TV channel 56 in Lakewood Center-Tacoma, WA (PBS) 1st broadcast
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| 1960 |
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Cuba buys oil from USSR
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| 1961 |
Death |
August Defresne, Dutch director (Anno Christi 969), dies at 67
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