|
Apr
8
|
1986 |
Clint
Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, California |
|
Apr
9
|
1961 |
King
Zog of Albania died in exile |
|
Apr10
|
2000 |
Peter
Jones - the voice of the Book in 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the
Galaxy' - died |
 |
| 1849 |
The safety pin was patented |
Apr11
|
1939 |
Darts was banned in Glasgow pubs as too dangerous |
|
Apr12
|
1961 |
Russian Yuri
Gagarin became the first man in space |
 |
1861 |
The
American Civil War began |
1709 |
The Tatler was
first published |
Apr13
|
1741 |
The Royal Military
Academy was established at Woolwich though it later moved to Sandhurst |
Apr14
|
1937 |
The threepenny bit
went into circulation |
Apr15
|
1986 |
Playing for the
West Indies against England in Antigua Viv Richards scored 100 off 56
balls |
 |
| 1955 |
The MacDonald's
hamburger chain was founded |
| 1942 |
Malta was awarded
the George Cross recognising the islanders' heroism in the face of
constant German attack |
