Category: This Day In History April 04

Historic Events:

1581 - Francis Drake was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I for circumnavigating the world.
1949 - Twelve nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty establishing NATO.
1973 - The World Trade Center buildings in NYC open.

Famous Birthdays:

1884 - 五十六 (高野) 山本 "Isoroku Yamamoto", Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
1902 - Stanley G. Weinbaum, American science-fiction writer.
1928 - Maya Angelou, African-American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist.
1956 - David E. Kelley, American television writer, producer, and former attorney.
1960 - Lorraine Toussaint, Trinidadian-American actress.
1965 - Robert Downey Jr., American actor and producer.

Famous Deaths:

1284 - Alfonso Fernández (Castilla) de Castilla (1221-1284), "Alfonso X, King of Castile and León.
1841 - William Henry Harrison, first U.S. president to die in office. He died after completing 31 days in office.
1968 - Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee.
1993 - Alfred Mosher Butts, inventor of the "Scrabble" boardgame.

Person Profiles (11)

五十六 (高野) 山本 04 Apr 1884 日本新潟県長岡市 - 18 Apr 1943

Alfred Butts 13 Apr 1899 Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States - 04 Apr 1993

Alfonso (Castilla) de Castilla 23 Nov 1221 Toledo, Castile, Spain - 04 Apr 1284

Dorothy (Clouston) Morris 04 Apr 1908 Normanby, Taranaki, New Zealand - 10 Feb 2002

William Harrison 09 Feb 1773 Berkeley Plantation, Charles City County, Colony of Virginia - 04 Apr 1841

Marguerite (Johnson) Angelou 04 Apr 1928 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 28 May 2014

Martin King 15 Jan 1929 501 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States - 04 Apr 1968

Stanley Weinbaum 04 Apr 1902 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 14 Dec 1935

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