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What happened in history on this day: April 5?
On April 5 in ...
- 1861 - Federals abandon Fort Quitman, Texas.
- 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, Virginia.
- 1865 - Battle at Amelia Springs/Jetersville, Virginia (Appomattox Campaign).
- 1918 - The US Treasury offers the Third Liberty Loan seeking $3 billion in bonds paying 4.5 percent interest.
- 1933 - US President Franklin Roosevelt issues Executive Order 6102, requiring public to turn in gold certificates, bullion, and coins for placement in the Federal Reserve.
- 1936 - Tupelo, Mississippi, USA virtually annihilated by a tornado, 216 die.
- 1951 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for espionage in the USA.
- 1965 - 37th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards:
- Best picture: My Fair Lady;
- Best actor: Rex Harrison;
- Best actress: Julie Andrews for her role in the film Mary Poppins;
- Best song: "Chim Chim Cher-ee" by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman in the film Mary Poppins.
- 1965 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1974 - World's tallest building, the World Trade Center opens in New York City (110 stories).
- 1977 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1986 - Two US soldiers and a Turkish woman killed, 230 injured, in West Berlin discotheque bombing.
- 1989 - Late Night with David Letterman becomes first network TV series to use Dolby stereo.
- 1991 - Former Texas Republican Senator John Tower (age 65) and 22 others are killed in an airplane crash in Brunswick, Georgia, United States.
- 1991 - US begins air drops to Kurdish refugees in Northern Iraq.
- 1993 - Construction begins on Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- 1995 - The U.S. House of Representatives votes 246-188 to cut taxes for individuals and corporations.
- 2009 - In Las Vegas, Nevada, the 44th Academy of Country Music awards are presented:
- Entertainer of the year: Carrie Underwood
- Top female vocalist: Carrie Underwood
- Album of the year: "Fearless" by Taylor Swift
- Special "crystal milestone" trophy: Taylor Swift, as the top-selling country artist for 2008
- Top new female vocalist: Julianne Hough
- Top male vocalist: Brad Paisley
- Single of the year: "You're Going to Miss This" by Trace Atkins
- Top vocal group: Rascal Flatts
- Top vocal duo: Sugarland.
- 2010 - An explosion in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South coal mine in Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA kills 29 workers.
Births on April 5
- 1900 - Birth of Spencer Tracy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; actor (Father's Little Dividend, Adam's Rib, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner).
- 1901 - Birth of Chester Bowles in Massachusetts, USA; ambassador/writer (Conscience of a Liberal).
- 1901 - Birth of Melvyn Douglas [Hesselberg] in Macon, Georgia, USA; actor (Hud, Ghost Story).
- 1908 - Birth of Bette Davis in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Of Human Bondage, Jezebel).
- 1908 - Birth of Grady Sutton in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA; actor (Pruitts of South Hampton).
- 1909 - Birth of Alberto Romero "Cubby" Broccoli in New York City, New York, USA; film producer (James Bond movies).
- 1910 - Birth of Richard Irvine in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; art director for films, some Disney, headed Imagineering (WED) for creation of every Disneyland attraction, Walt Disney World, retired 1973, named Disney Legend 1990.
- 1911 - Birth of Gordon Jones in Alden, Iowa, USA; actor (Mike the Cop - Abbott and Costello).
- 1916 - Birth of Gregory Peck in La Jolla, California, USA; actor (To Kill a Mockingbird, MacArthur).
- 1917 - Birth of Richard Yardumian in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; composer ("Come Creator Spirit").
- 1921 - Birth of Robert Q Lewis in New York City, New York, USA; TV host (Masquerade Party, Robert Q Lewis Show).
- 1922 - Birth of Gale Storm in Bloomington, Texas, USA; actress (My Little Margie, The Gale Storm Show).
- 1923 - Birth of Michael V Gazzo in Hillside, New Jersey, USA; actor (Cookie, Fear City).
- 1926 - Birth of Roger Corman in Detroit, Michigan, USA; producer/director (Little Shop of Horrors).
- 1928 - Birth of Tony Williams in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA; singer (The Platters - "Only You", "Harbor Lights").
- 1934 - Birth of Frank Gorshin in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; impressionist/actor (Riddler - Batman).
- 1937 - Birth of Colin Powell in The Bronx, New York, USA; General/advisor to President George Bush (National Security Affairs)/Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989-93)/Secretary of State (2001-).
- 1941 - Birth of David LaFlamme in New Britain, Connecticut, USA; electric violinist ("It's a Beautiful Day").
- 1941 - Birth of Michael Moriarty in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (Ben Stone - Law and Order, Bang the Drum Slowly, Q, Stuff).
- 1943 - Birth of Max Gail in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (Barney Miller, Whiz Kids, DC Cab, Normal People).
- 1949 - Birth of Dr Judith Arlene Resnik in Akron, Ohio, USA; astronaut (STS 41D, 51L-Challenger disaster).
- 1954 - Birth of Christopher S Nelson in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; actor (Sons and Daughters).
- 1957 - Birth of Vince Gill in Norman, Oklahoma, USA; country singer ("When I Call Your Name").
- 1958 - Birth of Cammie Lusko in Los Angeles, California, USA; Guinness' World's Strongest Woman.
- 1964 - Birth of Martha Faulconer in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; golfer (1993 ShopRite LPGA-5th).
- 1964 - Birth of Robert "Bob" Kaehler in Burlingame, California, USA; rower (Olympics-5th-1992, 1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Tasia Valenza in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Dottie Thornton Martin - All My Children).
- 1974 - Birth of Mike DuHaney in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; soccer defender (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1976 - Birth of Ryan Drese in San Francisco, California; baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1977 - Birth of JoAnn Sevin in Dubois, Pennsylvania; air pistol (Olympics-1996).
- 1981 - Birth of Michael A. Monsoor; American Medal of Honor recipient (dies 2006).
- 1982 - Birth of Matt Pickens; American soccer player.
- 1993 - Birth of Nick Price, American actor.
Deaths on April 5
- 1946 - Vincent Millie Youmans, American composer (Tea For Two), dies from tuberculosis at age 47.
- 1964 - Douglas MacArthur, US General (Pacific theater-WWII), dies at age 84.
- 1976 - Howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire, dies at age 72.
- 1982 - Abe Fortas, US Supreme court justice, dies at age 71 (born 1910).
- 1991 - Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter Jr, US Navy/astronaut (STS 33), dies at age 43.
- 1992 - Samuel H Reshevsky, Polish/US chess grandmaster, dies at age 80.
- 1992 - Death of Molly Picon, American actress (Milk and Honey), at age 94 from Alzheimer's (born 1898).
- 1994 - Marlon Riggs, US writer/director/producer (Ethnic notions), dies at age 37.
- 1997 - Death of Allen Ginsberg, American poet, at age 80 (born 1926).
- 2000 - Death of Lee Petty, American race car driver (born 1914).
- 2002 - Death of Layne Staley, American singer (Alice in Chains) (born 1967).
- 2006 - Death of Gene Pitney, American singer (born 1941).
- 2007 - Death of Thomas Stoltz Harvey, Pathologist who conducted Albert Einstein's autopsy (born 1912).
- 2007 - Death of Darryl Stingley, American football player (born 1951).
- 2008 - Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter), American actor (Moses - The Ten Commandments, Ben Hur, Planet of the Apes) and activist (1960s Civil Rights, National Rifle Association) dies at age 84 in Beverly Hills, California. Heston won Best Actor Academy Award for his performance in Ben Hur. Heston also served as president of the Screen Actors Guild and was chairman of the American Film Institute.
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