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1997 Atlanta Braves win record 19 games in April
1995 Baseball season opener delayed until April 26 1994 29.0 degrees C in Genevad, Sweden (Swedish April high temperature record) 1994 26.9 degrees C in Prestebakke Norway (Norwegian April high temp record) 1993 Janice Carroll, actress (End, April Fools), dies of cancer at 61 1993 Jury reaches guilty verdict in Federal case against cop who beat Rodney King, but the verdict is not read until April 17th 1989 Members of 1949 Oklahoma football team cancelled an April reunion because of deplorable conduct of Oklahoma players 1988 New York Yankees Dave Winfield gets his 29th RBI of April - Sets AL and ties ML Record 1985 Dale Murphy drives in record tying 28th and 29th runs of April 1981 April Moon sets women's handbow distance record of 1,039 yards and 13" 1977 Ron Cey sets record of 29 RBIs in April 1976 Kelly Marie Monaco, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, playmate, April, 1997 1975 South-Vietnam General Duong Van Minh sworn in as president till April 30 1975 Phillies Mike Schmidt's 2 home runs ties NL record of 11 home runs in April 1974 2nd cease-fire between IRA and British; lasts until approx April 1975 1974 Raymond Largay, actor (April in Paris, Variety Girl), dies at 88 1969 Becky Delos Santos, born in Boston, Massachusetts, playmate, April, 1994 1969 Jennifer Lyn Jackson, born in Cleveland, Ohio, playmate, April, 1989 1969 April Lerman, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Lila-Charles in Charge 1969 Vernon Duke, songwriter, composer, memorable songs 'Take a Chance on Love', 'April in Paris', dies at 65 1969 Tom Aherne, actor (Hustler, April Fools), dies of influenza in NY 1967 Surveyor 3 launched; soft lands on Moon, April 20 1964 Griffin O'Neal, actor, April Fools Day, Wraith 1964 10 degrees F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in April 1964 April Heinrichs, born in Littleton, Colorado, U.S. women's soccer coach 1996 Olympics 1962 Lesa Ann Pedriana, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, playmate, April, 1984 1962 April Winchell, American Actress 1959 Missy Cleveland, Jackson, Mississippi, playmate, April, 1979 1959 Pamela Jean Bryant, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, playmate, April, 1978 1958 AL announces Opening Day in 1959 will be earliest ever, April 9 1958 Ken Olandt, actor, April Fool's Day, Imposter, Leprechaun 1958 Lorraine Michaels, Canterbury England, playmate, April, 1981 1957 Liz Glazowski, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, April, 1980 1953 Alfred Molina, London, actor, Enchanted April, Prick up your Ears 1951 Cindy Brooks, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, playmate, April, 1985 1951 Brian Greenway, Montreal, rock guitarist and vocalist, April Wine 1951 Israeli Knesset officially designated April 13 as Holocaust Day 1949 Gary Moffet, born in Montreal, rock guitarist, April Wine 1949 Steve Lang, born in Montreal, Canada, rock bassist, April Wine 1948 Myles Goodwyn, born in Montreal, rock guitarist and vocalist, April Wine 1946 Loudon Wainwright III, vocalist, April Fool's Day Morn 1939 Jerry Mercer, rock drummer, April Wine Montreal Montreal 1939 Jerry Mercer, born in Montreal, Canada, rock drummer, April Wine 1936 April Stevens, born in Niagara Falls, New York, rock vocalist, Deep Purple 1934 Pat Boone, Florida, singer and actor, April Love, Cross and Switchblade 1922 "April Showers" by Al Jolson hits #1 1909 Maria M. van de Berg, actress, It was April 1st 1903 Vernon Duke, born in Parafianovka, Belarus, Vladimir Dokelsky, songwriter, composer, memorable songs 'Take a Chance on Love', 'April in Paris', music was performed by Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra 1903 Claude Dauphin, Corbell France, actor, April in Paris, Deported 1903 1st automobile trip across U.S. from San Francisco to New York, ended April 1 1895 David Butler, born in San Francisco, California, director, April in Paris, Calamity Jane 1886 Raymond Largay, born in Wisconsin, actor, April in Paris, Variety Girl 1870 Official proclamation sets April 15 as last day of grace for U.S. silver coins to circulate in Canada |
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