April 1996 calendar

Events

• 01 Apr 1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Boston MA on WBCN 104.1 FM
• 02 Apr 1996 U.S. Mafioso John Gotti is found guilty of murdering Paul Castellano.
• 03 Apr 1996 Suspected ''Unabomber'' Theodore Kaczynski is arrested at his cabin in Montana, United States.
• 04 Apr 1996 Inherit the Wind opens at Royale Theater NYC for 45 performances
• 05 Apr 1996 John Bobbitt is put under house arrest in Las Vegas for 120 days
• 06 Apr 1996 Albert Belle shows off his arm by hitting Sports Illustrated photographer Tony Tomsic in the hand prior to a game
• 07 Apr 1996 Kelly Robbins wins Sacramento 12 Bridges LPGA Golf Classic.
• 08 Apr 1996 Bruce Seldon TKOs Tony Tucker in 7 to win vacated WBA boxing title.
• 09 Apr 1996 In a common statement, the European Union officially recognises the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
• 11 Apr 1996 Detroit Red Wings become second NHL team to win 60 games in a season.
• 12 Apr 1996 Jessica Dubroff, aged 7, is killed in a crash near Cheyenne, Wyoming, while attempting to set a record as the youngest person to pilot an airplane across the United States.
• 13 Apr 1996 En route to NHL record 62 victories Detroit Red Wings win #61
• 14 Apr 1996 Detroit Red Wings win NHL record 62 games.
• 15 Apr 1996 100th Boston Marathon won by Moses Tanui of Kenya in 2:09:15.9.
• 18 Apr 1996 Funny Thing Happened, opens at St. James Theater NYC for 715 performances
• 19 Apr 1996 Rangers scores 16 in 8th vs. Orioles
• 20 Apr 1996 Chicago Bulls win record 72 games in a season.
• 21 Apr 1996 Delicate Balance, opens at Plymouth Theater, New York City
• 23 Apr 1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Reno NV on KRZQ 96.5 FM
• 24 Apr 1996 Jack-Night on Town with John Barrymore opens at Belasco for 12 performances
• 25 Apr 1996 Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk, opens at Ambassador Theater, New York City
• 26 Apr 1996 Sotherby ends 4 day auction of Jackie O stuff-take in $34.5 million
• 27 Apr 1996 The 1996 Lebanon war ends.
• 28 Apr 1996 Big, opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 193 performances
• 29 Apr 1996 Rent, opens at Nederlander Theater, New York City
• 30 Apr 1996 Buried Child, opens at Atkinson Theater NYC for 77 performances

Famous Birthday

• Austin Mahone

  American pop singer-songwriter.

• Abigail Breslin

  American actress.

• Loïc Nottet

  Belgian singer-dancer and composer, young prodigy, he won the final of the French TV show "Danse avec les Stars" (opponents: Priscilla Betti...

• Lisa Ulliel
• Tony Revolori

  Actor.

• Anya Taylor-Joy

  Actress.

• Katherine Langford

  Actress.

• Lilian Prent
• Ski Mask The Slump God
• Dion Yorkie

  YouTube Star.

• Audrey Whitby

  TV Actress.

• Loic Nottet

  Pop Singer.

• Dele Alli

  Soccer Player.

• Madison Clark

  YouTube Star.

• Geordie Gray
• Braedon Gait

  American child whose father is Gary Gait, noted athlete (lacrosse) and coach of a women's lacrosse team and his wife Nicole.

• Thanasi Kokkinakis

  Tennis Player.

• London Freeman

  Movie Actress.

• Caleb Natale

  Vine Star.

• Sam Boggs

  Vine Star.

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Famous Deaths

• Stavros Niarchos

  Greek entrepreneur who was an international shipping magnate, as well as an art collector.

• Greer Garson

  Anglo-American actress who was very popular during the Second World War, being listed by the Motion Picture Herald as one of America's...

• Jessica Dubroff

  American pilot at the age of seven, aiming to be the youngest pilot to cross the U.S.

• Erma Bombeck

  American journalist and humorist, the author of 11 books and a column read by millions in 700 cities.

• Saul Bass

  American graphic designer and filmmaker (d. 1996).

• Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet

  advertising magnate, dies at age 89.

• Robert Hersant

  French entrepreneur, the founder of a powerful chain of regional newspapers.

• William Colby

  American government official, attorney, diplomat and Director of the CIA.

• Bernard Edwards

  American bass player and producer (Chic and The Power Station) (d. 1996).

• Carl Stokes

  American politician, Mayor of Cleveland 1967 and 1969, TV newscaster and U.S.

• Ron Brown

  Scottish politician, the controversial Member of Parliament representing the Labour party for Leith.

• Pamela Lyndon Travers

  Writer (Mary Poppins), dies at 96.

• Nancy Sheehan

  Writer, dies at 69.

• Preston Lockwood

  Actor (House of Windsor, Black Candle), dies at 83.

• Dzhojar Dudaev

  President of Republic of Chechenia (1991).

• Tran Van Tra

  Soldier, dies at 77.

• Daniel Wolf

  Journalist, dies at 80.

• Carl Burton Stokes

  Politician, dies at 68.

• Peg Ridge

  Peace campaigner, dies at 72.

• Sandy Becker

  New York City Kiddie TV Show host ( Show), dies at age 74.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me
2. Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby
3. Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
4. R. Kelly - Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)
5. Alanis Morissette - Ironic

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack
2. The Prodigy - Firestarter
3. Gina G - Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit
4. Mark Snow - The X-Files
5. Robert Miles - Children