Chester Clute (February 18, 1891 – April 2, 1956)
Fortunio Bonanova (January 13, 1895 – April 2, 1969)
Gil Hodges (April 4, 1924 – April 2, 1972)
Douglass Dumbrille (October 13, 1889 – April 2, 1974)
Ray Teal (January 12, 1902 – April 2, 1976)
Buddy Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987)
Rob Pilatus (June 8, 1965 – April 2, 1998)
1954 – 1st local color TV coml WNBT-TV (WNBC-TV) NYC (Castro Decorators).
1956 – As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
1971 – Sci-fi soap opera “Dark Shadows” concludes an almost 5 year run
1973 – CBS radio begins on hour news 24 hours a day.
1974 – 46th Academy Awards: “The Sting”, Glenda Jackson & Jack Lemmon win.
1978 – TV soap show “Dallas” starring Larry Hagman and Barbara Bel Geddes premieres on CBS (as a 5 week mini-series).
1993 – Roberta Flack appeared on the ABC-TV soap opera “Loving.”
“OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS…”
1827 – Joseph Dixon begins manufacturing lead pencils
1908 – Mills Committee declares baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday
1912 – Titanic undergoes sea trials under its own power
1917 – US President Wilson asks Congress to declare war against Germany.
1921 – Albert Einstein lectures in New York City on his new “Theory of Relativity.
1932 – Charles Lindbergh turns over $50,000 as ransom for kidnapped son.
1958 – Antillean Brewery (Amstel beer) opens.
1978 – Velcro was 1st put on the market.
1989 – Wrestlemania V at Trump Plaza, Hulk Hogan beats “Macho Man” Savage
1992 – Mafia boss John Gotti was sentenced to life in prison.
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