Historical Anniversaries this Week

April 8

 Events (1150 years ago today): 876 – The Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul saves Baghdad from the Saffarids.^[2]

 Births (300 years ago today): 1726 – Lewis Morris, American judge and politician (died 1798)

 Births (200 years ago today): 1826 – Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier (died 1890)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Henry N. Cobb, American architect and academic, co-founded Pei Cobb Freed & Partners (died 2020)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Shecky Greene, American comedian (died 2023)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Jürgen Moltmann, German theologian and academic (died 2024)

April 9

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Gerry Fitt, Northern Irish soldier and politician; British life peer (died 2005)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Hugh Hefner, American publisher, founded Playboy Enterprises (died 2017)^[30]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Harris Wofford, American politician, author, and civil rights activist (died 2019)^[31]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Kyle Peterson, American baseball player and sportscaster

 Deaths (400 years ago today): 1626 – Francis Bacon, English jurist and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (born 1561)^[67]

 Deaths (150 years ago today): 1876 – Charles Goodyear, American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1804)

 Deaths (100 years ago today): 1926 – Zip the Pinhead, American freak show performer (born 1857)

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Dagmar Nordstrom, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1903)

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Phil Ochs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1940)

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Renato Petronio, Italian rower (born 1891)

April 10

 Events (200 years ago today): 1826 – The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town of Missolonghi begin leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive.

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Jacques Castérède, French pianist and composer (died 2014)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Junior Samples, American comedian (died 1983)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Clare Buckfield, English actress

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Yoshino Kimura, Japanese actress and singer

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Sara Renner, Canadian skier

April 11

 Events (150 years ago today): 1876 – The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized.

 Events (50 years ago today): 1976 – The Apple I is created.^[19]

 Births (150 years ago today): 1876 – Paul Henry, Irish painter (died 1958)

 Births (150 years ago today): 1876 – Ivane Javakhishvili, Georgian historian and academic (died 1940)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – David Manker Abshire, American commander and diplomat, United States Permanent Representative to NATO (died 2014)^[40]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Victor Bouchard, Canadian pianist and composer (died 2011)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Karl Rebane, Estonian physicist and academic (died 2007)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Marta Breen, Norwegian journalist, non-fiction writer, and organizational leader^[55]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Kelvim Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Kotomitsuki Keiji, Japanese sumo wrestler^[56]

 Deaths (400 years ago today): 1626 – Marino Ghetaldi, Ragusan mathematician and physicist (born 1568)

 Deaths (100 years ago today): 1926 – Luther Burbank, American botanist and academic (born 1849)

April 12

 Events (250 years ago today): 1776 – American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.^[8]

 Births (500 years ago today): 1526 – Muretus, French philosopher and author (died 1585)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Jane Withers, American actress (died 2021)^[60]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Olga Kotlyarova, Russian runner

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Brad Miller, American basketball player

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Christos Kakkalos, Greek mountain guide (born 1882)^[95]

Commemorations:
International Day of Human Space Flight

April 13

 Events (50 years ago today): 1976 – The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.

 Events (50 years ago today): 1976 – Forty workers die in the Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion, the deadliest industrial accident in modern Finnish history.

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Ellie Lambeti, Greek actress (died 1983)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, English businessman (died 2014)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Jonathan Brandis, American actor (died 2003)^[79]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Dan Campbell, American football player and coach^[80]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Glenn Howerton, American actor^[81]

 Deaths (200 years ago today): 1826 – Franz Danzi, German cellist, composer, and conductor (born 1763)^[110]

April 14

 Births (900 years ago today): 1126 – Averroes, Andalusian Arab physician and philosopher (died 1198)^[34]

 Births (150 years ago today): 1876 – Cecil Chubb, English barrister and one time owner of Stonehenge (died 1934)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (died 2013)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Frank Daniel, Czech director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1996)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Gloria Jean, American actress and singer (died 2018)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Liz Renay, American actress and author (died 2007)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Christian Älvestam, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Georgina Chapman, English model, actress, and fashion designer, co-founded Marchesa

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Anna DeForge, American basketball player

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Kyle Farnsworth, American baseball player

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Nadine Faustin-Parker, Haitian hurdler^[78]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Jason Wiemer, Canadian ice hockey player

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – José Revueltas, Mexican author and activist (born 1914)