Today in History for April 2009
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Historical Events
Results 1 - 11 of 11
1st - Croatia and Albania joined NATO
3rd - Australia formally adopts the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
5th - North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 rocket. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council, as well as participating states of Six-party talks.
6th - A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing at least 253.
7th - Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 25 years in prison for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces.
12th - U.S. Navy rescues captain Richard Phillips, killing three pirates and capturing a fourth.
12th - President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian National Authority makes a courtesy phone call to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, restarting the Palestinian-Israeli dialogue
23rd - The gamma ray burst GRB 090423 it's observed for 10 seconds as the most distant object of any kind and also the oldest known object in the universe.
30th - Chrysler automobile company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
30th - Failed attack on the Dutch Royal Family results in 7 deaths and 17 injured.
30th - The United Kingdom formally ends combat operations in Iraq.
Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 20 of 20
6th - Shawn Mackay, Brumbies rugby player (b. 1982)
7th - Dave Arneson, Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons (b. 1947)
9th - Nick Adenhart, MLB pitcher (b. 1986)
10th - Deborah Digges, American poet (b. 1950)
11th - Corín Tellado, Spanish romance novelist (b. 1927)
12th - Marilyn Chambers, American pornographic actress (b. 1952)
13th - Harry Kalas, American sportscaster (b. 1936)
13th - Bruce Snyder, American football coach (b. 1940)
13th - Mark Fidrych, American baseball player (b. 1954)
15th - Clement Freud, British writer, broadcaster and former liberal MP (b.1924)
18th - Stephanie Parker, Welsh actress (b. 1987)
19th - J.G. Ballard, British novelist. (b. 1930)
24th - John Michell, British writer, (b. 1933)
25th - Beatrice Arthur, American comedian, actress, and singer, (b. 1922)
25th - John Marchi, American politician (b. 1921)
27th - Frankie Manning, an American dancer, instructor, choreographer, and one of the founding fathers of Lindy Hop. (b. 1914)
27th - Feroz Khan, Indian actor (b. 1939)
27th - Woo Seung-yeon, South Korean actress and model (b. 1983)
28th - Valeria Peter Predescu, Romanian singer (b. 1947)
28th - Ekaterina Maximova, Russian ballerina (b. 1939)
