April 1995 calendar

Events

• 01 Apr 1995 Carlson Wagonlit Travel Agency begins charging $15 service fee
• 02 Apr 1995 Baseball season opener delayed until April 26
• 03 Apr 1995 Howard Stern gets in trouble for disparaging remarks about Selena
• 05 Apr 1995 The U.S. House of Representatives votes 246-188 to cut taxes for individuals and corporations.
• 06 Apr 1995 Having Our Say opens at Booth Theater NYC for 308 performances
• 07 Apr 1995 Baseball exhibition season begins late due to strike.
• 08 Apr 1995 Oliver McCall beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight boxing title.
• 09 Apr 1995 Translations closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 25 performances
• 10 Apr 1995 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 24 performances
• 11 Apr 1995 Former United States Defense Secretary Robert MacNamara admits in his book that the Vietnam War was a terrible mistake.
• 12 Apr 1995 Young fascist give the Nazi salute at the funeral of Mussolini's daughter.
• 13 Apr 1995 Yankees beat the Mets 2-0
• 14 Apr 1995 Burl Ives, American folk singer/actor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), dies at age 85 (born 1909).
• 16 Apr 1995 56th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Ray Floyd wins.
• 17 Apr 1995 99th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya in 2:09:22.
• 18 Apr 1995 Houston Post newspaper folds after 116 years.
• 19 Apr 1995 Chopper 4 1st used on WNBC TV (NYC) news
• 21 Apr 1995 Boston Celtics final game at Boston Gardens, New York Knicks win 98-92.
• 22 Apr 1995 General Tire World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mike Aulby.
• 23 Apr 1995 Laura Davis wins LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Golf Championship.
• 24 Apr 1995 Court orders Darryl Strawberry to pay back $350,000 in taxes
• 25 Apr 1995 Month in the Country opens at Roundabout Theater NYC for 79 performances
• 26 Apr 1995 American baseball season begins after lengthy strike.
• 27 Apr 1995 Indiscretions opens at Ethel Barrymore Theater NYC for 221 performances
• 28 Apr 1995 Sri Lankaan BAE748 plane crashes at Palaly, 52 die.
• 29 Apr 1995 Final TV broadcast of Empty Nest on NBC TV
• 30 Apr 1995 Blood Brothers closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 839 performances

Famous Birthday

• Gigi Hadid

  Model.

• Melanie Martinez (singer)
• François Chazal Poivre d'Arvor
• Kehlani

  Pop Singer.

• Dodie Clark

  YouTube Star.

• Rebecca Marder
• Shirin David

  Instagram Star.

• Logan Paul

  Vine Star.

• Mousie Mouse

  YouTube Star.

• Kieran Alleyne

  Pop Singer.

• Brennen Taylor

  Vine Star.

• Jadah Bird

  Instagram Star.

• Jack Leonard

  Vine Star.

• Paige McKenzie

  YouTube Star.

• Corey Robinson

  American noted family, the son of San Antonio Spurs basketball team all-star center David and his wife Valerie, their second son.

• Drea German

  Vine Star.

• Lesslie Polinesia

  YouTube Star.

• Lorenzo Ostuni

  YouTube Star.

• Will Grier

  Family Member.

• ZeRo

  YouTube Star.

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Famous Deaths

• Ginger Rogers

  American dancer and actress, a glamour queen swathed in chic with a firm gaze, strong stride and down-home vowels.

• Burl Ives

  American singer of folk music and early American ballads and an actor in movies and TV.

• Howard Cosell

  American sports broadcaster and commentator.

• Hannes Alfven

  Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on magnetohydrodynamics (MHD).

• Christian Pineau

  French politician in the Fourth Republic, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Prime Minister for a week in 1955.

• Lucie Rie

  Potter, dies at 93.

• Francisco Moncion

  Dancer, dies at 73.

• Denis Harding

  Soldier, dies at 79.

• Chen Yun

  VPM of China (1949-75, 79-80).

• David Alexander Reginald Herbert

  Writer, dies at 86.

• Glyn Jones

  Writer, dies at 90.

• Joseph Heifitz

  Film director, dies at 89.

• J Peter Grace Jr

  CEO (W R Grace), dies at 81.

• Joseph Peter Grace

  Businessman, dies at 61.

• Cyril Enfield

  Film Director, dies at 80.

• Johnny Nichols

  football player, dies at age 63.

• Cheryl Waltz

  author/film producer, dies at age 50.

• Arthur English

  English actor and comedian (Born 1919).

• Richard Pool

  naval Officer, dies at age 75.

• James Bullock

  colliery manager, dies at age 92.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Madonna - Take A Bow
2. Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It
3. Soul For Real - Candy Rain
4. TLC - Red Light Special
5. TLC - Creep

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Take That - Back For Good
2. Livin' Joy - Dreamer
3. The Outhere Brothers - Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)
4. Oasis - Some Might Say
5. Bobby Brown - Two Can Play That Game