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April 4 is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) ... 1986 – Aiden McGeady, Scottish-born Irish footballer; 1986 – Alexander Tettey, Norwegian footballer;
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April 1: April Fools' Day; Iranian Islamic Republic Day Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos 1871 – The Duke of Buckingham (pictured) opened the first section of the Brill Tramway , a short railway line to transport goods between his lands and the national rail network.
Muddy Waters (April 4, 1915 –April 30, 1983), (born McKinley Morganfield) American bluesman, would have turned 109 this year. Gene Ramey (April 4, 1913 –December 08, 1984), American bass player, would have turned 111 this year. Bob Shoffner (April 4, 1900 –March 05, 1983), American trumpeter, would have turned 124 this year.
Events. 1812 - U.S. President James Madison enacted a ninety-day embargo on trade with the United Kingdom.; 1818 - The United States Congress adopts the flag of the United States with 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state (then 20).
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 ...
April, Brevarium Grimani, fol. 5v (Flemish) The Romans gave this month the Latin name Aprilis [1] but the derivation of this name is uncertain. The traditional etymology is from the verb aperire, "to open," in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to "open," which is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of άνοιξη (ánixi) (opening) for spring.
The following is a list of notable deaths in April 2024. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.