| Apr. 7th, 2006 @ 10:17 am Very Very Interesting |
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Events (I couldn't manage only 3, so 4 it is)
1272 - Following Henry III of England's death on November 16, his son Prince Edward becomes King of England.
1791 - Colonel Napoléon Bonaparte is promoted to full general and appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the French Republic.
1964 - Second Vatican Council: The third session of the Roman Catholic Church's ecumenical council closes.
1967 - Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland tells news reporters: "I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing."
Births
1694 - Voltaire, French philosopher (d. 1778)
1854 - Pope Benedict XV (d. 1922)
Death
2005 - Alfred Anderson, last British World War I veteran (b. 1896)
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• 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England.
• 1849 - The United Kingdom annexes the Punjab.
• 1867 - Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes the Dominion of Canada on July 1.
• 1982 - The Canada Act 1982 (U.K.) receives the Royal Assent by Queen Elizabeth II, setting the stage for the Queen of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982
• 2004 - The Republic of Ireland becomes the first country in the world to ban smoking in all work places, including bars and restaurants.
Births -- Yikes! I don't want those two guys sharing my birthday, but now I understand why I like Monty Python and was Xena for Halloween one year.
• 1916 - Eugene McCarthy, American politician (d. 2005)
• 1918 - Sam Walton, American businessman (d. 1992)
• 1943 - Eric Idle, English actor, writer, and composer
• 1968 - Lucy Lawless, New Zealand actress and singer
Deaths
• 1792 - King Gustav III of Sweden, (shot) (b. 1746)
• 1970 - Anna Louise Strong, American communist journalist