Historical Events
Academy Awards
Apr 5 37th Academy Awards: "My Fair Lady", Rex Harrison (My Fair Lady) & Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins) win
Baseball Record
Apr 9 1st baseball game at Houston Astrodome, Astros beat NY Yankees 2-1 in exhibition as Mickey Mantle hits MLB's 1st indoor homerun; US President Lyndon Johnson and wife Lady Bird attend
- Apr 9 Beatles "Ticket to Ride" single is released in UK
US Masters Golf
Apr 11 29th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Jack Nicklaus wins the 2nd of his 6 Masters titles with a tournament record 271 (−17); beats Gary Player and Arnold Palmer by a record 9 strokes
- Apr 11 40 tornadoes strike US midwest killing 272 & injuring 5,000
- Apr 12 1st regular season MLB game at Houston Astrodome; visiting Philadelphia Phillies beat Astros 2-0
- Apr 13 1st US Senate black page, Lawrence W Bradford Jr, 16, appointed by New York Senator Jacob Javits
- Apr 13 7th Grammy Awards: "The Girl From Ipanema", The Beatles win
- Apr 13 The Beatles record their single "Help!"
- Apr 14 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
The Amen Corner
Apr 15 James Baldwin's 1954 stage drama "The Amen Corner" opens at Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC; runs for 84 performances
- Apr 15 NFL changes penalty flag from white to bright gold
- Apr 16 Test flight of heavy Saturn S-1C-rocket
Whipped Cream & Other Delights
Apr 19 "Whipped Cream & Other Delights", fourth full album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Band, is released
- Apr 19 1st all news radio station (WINS 1010 AM in NYC) begins operating
- Apr 19 69th Boston Marathon won by Morio Shigematsu of Japan in race record 2:16:33
- Apr 19 At a cost of $20,000, the outer Astrodome ceiling is painted because of sun's glare, this causes the grass to die
- Apr 19 T.A.M.I. Show premieres in London
- Apr 20 People's Republic China offers North Vietnam military aid
- Apr 21 New York World's Fair reopens for 2nd & final season
- Apr 23 "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" single released by the Four Tops (Billboard Song of the Year 1965)
- Apr 23 Launch of 1st Soviet communications satellite
- Apr 24 "Comedy in Music-Opus 2" closes at John Golden NYC after 192 performances
- Apr 24 Military coup under Donald Reid Cabral in Dominican Republic
- Apr 25 19th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 1
- Apr 25 David Heneker's musical "Half a Sixpence", starring Tommy Steels, and based on H.G. Well's 1905 novel "Kipps", opens at Broadhurst Theater, NYC; runs for 511 performances
Music Premiere
Apr 26 Charles Ives' 4th Symphony premieres at Carnegie Hall, New York, 11 years after the composer's death
- Apr 27 RC Duncan patents "Pampers" disposable diaper
My Name is Barbra
Apr 28 "My Name is Barbra", Barbra Streisand's first television special, premieres on CBS
- Apr 28 Lindsey Nelson broadcasts baseball game at Houston Astrodome from a hanging gondola
Music Concert
Apr 28 Luciano Pavarotti makes his debut at La Scala, Milan in Franco Zeffirelli's production of "La bohème" with Mirella Freni
- Apr 28 Richard Helms replaces Marshall S. Carter as deputy director of CIA
- Apr 28 US marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until October 1966
- Apr 28 William F. Raborn Jr. replaces John A. McCone as 7th head of CIA
- Apr 29 Australian government announces it would send troops to Vietnam
Music History
Apr 29 Canadian folk singer-songwriter Joni Anderson (soon to be known as Joni Mitchell) meets American folk singer and future husband Chuck Mitchell at a gig in Toronto, Ontario
- Apr 29 Earthquake hits Seattle; 5 die
- Apr 29 Malta becomes 18th member of Council of Europe
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 1 John "Jumbo" Elliott, American College Football HOF offensive tackle (Uni of Michigan; Super Bowl 1990, Pro Bowl 1993 NY Giants; NY Jets), born in Lake Ronkonkoma, New York
- Apr 1 Mark Jackson, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1989; Rookie of the Year 1988; NY Knicks), coach (Golden State Warriors) and broadcaster (ESPN), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Apr 1 Peter O'Toole, Irish pop bassist (Hothouse Flowers - "People"; "Thing Of Beauty"), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Apr 1 Robert Steadman, English composer, born in Chiswick, London
Rodney King (1965-2012)
Apr 2 African American motorist beaten by Los Angeles police officers, born in Sacramento, California
- Apr 3 Nazia Hassan, Pakistani pop singer-songwriter, lawyer and social activist known as "Queen of Pop" in South Asia, born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan (d. 2000)
Robert Downey Jr (59 years old)
Apr 4 American actor (Charlie Chaplin, Iron Man, Avengers), born in New York City
- Apr 4 Tony Burse, American football running back (Edmonton Eskimos), born in LaFayette, Georgia
- Apr 5 Adrie Bogers, Dutch soccer defender (RKC Waalwijk) and manager (NEC Nijmegen, Sparta Rotterdam, NAC Breda), born in Breda, Netherlands
- Apr 6 Black Francis [Charles Thompson IV], American singer and songwriter (Pixies; Frank Black), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Apr 6 Gerald Diduck, Edmonton, NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers)
- Apr 6 Lieve Slegers, Belgian athlete
- Apr 6 Rica Reinisch, German DR, 100m/200m backstroke (Olympic gold 1980)
- Apr 6 Virginia Lee, Australian rower (World C'ship gold Lwt W4- 1992; Olympic bronze Lwt W2X 1996), born in Sydney, Australia
- Apr 7 Alison Lapper, British artist
- Apr 7 Bill Bellamy, American actor (Fled, How to be a Player, Joey Breaker), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Apr 7 Kaushik Amalean, cricketer (two Tests for Sri Lanka 1986-88)
- Apr 9 Hal Morris, American baseball infielder (Cincinnati Reds), born in Fort Rucker, Alabama
- Apr 9 Helen Alfredsson, Swedish golfer (Nabisco Dinah Shore 1993), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Apr 9 Jay Wesley Neill, American convicted mass murderer (d. 2002)
- Apr 9 Jeff Zucker, American television executive (CEO of NBC Universal), born in Homestead, Florida
- Apr 9 Mark Pellegrino, American actor (Lucifer-Supernatural), born in Los Angeles, California
- Apr 9 Paulina Porizkova, Czech-born Swedish American supermodel (Sports Illustrated), born in Prostejov, Czechoslovakia
- Apr 10 Diébédo Francis Kéré, Burkina Faso architect (Gando Primary School), born in Gando, Burkina Faso
- Apr 10 Tim Alexander, American funk metal drummer (Primus-Pork soda), born in Cherry Point, North Carolina
- Apr 12 Elaine Zayak, American figure skater (Olympic 6th 1984), born in Paramus, New Jersey
- Apr 12 Tom O'Brien, American actor and director, born in Burbank, California
- Apr 13 Patricio Pouchulu, Argentine architect, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Apr 14 Craig McDermott, Australian cricket pace bowler (tireless Austr since 1984), born in Ipswich, Australia
- Apr 14 Stan Humphries, American NFL quarterback (San Diego Chargers), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
- Apr 14 Tom Dey, American film director (Shanghai Noon), born in Hanover, New Hampshire
- Apr 15 Anthony Miller, American NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys), born in Los Angeles, California
- Apr 15 Kevin Stevens, American NHL left wing (Pittsburgh Penguins, Stanley Cup 1991, 92), born in Brockton, Massachusetts
- Apr 15 Linda Perry, American singer-songwriter and producer (4 Non Blondes - "What's Up"; Christina Aguilera - "Beautiful"), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
- Apr 15 Mark Dennis, American NFL tackle (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers), born in Junction City, Kansas
- Apr 15 Michele Redman, American golfer (2 LPGA Tour titles), born in Zanesville, Ohio
- Apr 15 Soichi Noguchi, japanese astronaut, born in Yokohama, Japan
- Apr 16 Caren Kemner, American volleyball outside hitter (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Quincy, Illinois
- Apr 16 Gerardo [Mejía], Ecuadorian-American rapper, born in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Jon Cryer (59 years old)
Apr 16 American actor (Pretty in Pink, Superman IV), born in New York City
Martin Lawrence (59 years old)
Apr 16 American comedian (Martin), born in Frankfurt, Germany
- Apr 16 Michael Wong Man Tak, Hong Kong-American actor and director, born in Troy, New York
- Apr 17 William Mapother, American actor (In the Bedroom), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- Apr 17 Yoshiki Kuroda, Japanese urban planner and Sayako Kuroda's husband, born in Tokyo
- Apr 18 Diana Villegas, American-Mexican rocker (The Triplets), born in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
- Apr 18 Jim Boylen, American basketball head coach (Chicago Bulls 2018-19; University of Utah 2007-11), born in East Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Apr 18 Rob Stenders, Dutch radio discjockey (Stenders Latevermaak & RobRadio), born in Oisterwijk, Netherlands
- Apr 18 Sylvia Villegas, American-Mexican rocker (The Triplets), born in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
- Apr 18 Vicky Villegas, American-Mexican rocker (The Triplets), born in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
- Apr 19 Lilya Zilberstein, Russian concert pianist (Busoni Prize, 1987), born in Moscow, USSR
- Apr 19 Marion "Suge" Knight, American record producer, and label executive (Death Row Records), born in Compton, California
- Apr 19 Natalie Dessay, French soprano and actress, born in Lyon, France
- Apr 20 Adrian Fernández, Mexican racing driver and co-owner of the Fernandez Racing team, born in Mexico City
- Apr 20 Kostas Hatzidakis, Greek politician (New Democracy Party), born in Rethymno, Greece
- Apr 21 Ed Belfour, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender (Olympic gold 2001, Vezina Trophy 1991, 93), born in Carman, Manitoba
- Apr 21 Fiona Kelleghan, American academic and critic
- Apr 21 Gary Grant, NBA guard (NY Knicks)
- Apr 22 Lauri Hendler, actress (Julie - Gimme a Break), born in Ft Belvoir, Virgina
- Apr 22 Peter Zezel, Canadian ice hockey player
- Apr 23 Donna Weinbrecht, American skier (Olympic gold 1992), born in Hoboken, New Jersey
- Apr 23 Leni Robredo (née Gerona), Filipina lawyer, social activist, and politician (Vice President of the Philippines, 2016-present), born in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines
- Apr 24 Mike Blowers, MLB infielder (NY Yankees, LA Dodgers), born in Würzburg, Germany
- Apr 24 Son Chang-Min, South Korean actor, born in Busan, South Korea
- Apr 25 Eric Avery, American musician (Jane's Addiction, Deconstruction, Polar Bear), born in Los Angeles, California
- Apr 25 Mark Bryant, American NBA forward and center (Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets), born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey
- Apr 26 Kevin James, American actor and comedian (The King of Queens), born in Mineola, Long Island, New York
- Apr 27 Courtenay Becker-Dey, American Europe class sailor (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Greenwich, Connecticut
- Apr 27 Rob Squires, American rock bassist (Big Head Todd and the Monsters), born in Denver, Colorado
- Apr 28 Steven Blum, American deep-voiced voice actor, born in Santa Monica, California
- Apr 30 Adrian Pasdar, American actor (Top Gun; Judging Amy), born in Pittsfield Massachusetts
Famous Deaths
Harry Crerar (1888-1965)
Apr 1 Canadian WWI and WWII general (First Canadian Army), dies at 76
- Apr 1 Helena Rubinstein, Polish-born American cosmetics manufacturer, dies at 92
- Apr 2 Renzo Bossi, Italian composer, and educator (Milan Conservatory), dies at 81
- Apr 3 Ernst Kirchweger, Austrian communist and resistance fighter (born 1897 or 1898)
- Apr 8 Erik A. Blomberg, Swedish art historian, poet and author, dies at 70
- Apr 8 Jack Durston, English cricket fast bowler (1 Test, 5 wickets; Middlesex CCC) and soccer goalkeeper (Queens Park Rangers, Brentford), dies at 71
- Apr 8 Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (Flesh & Devil), dies after illness at 78
- Apr 10 Linda Darnell, American actress (Unfaithfully Yours, A Letter to Three Wives), dies from burns received in a house fire at 41
- Apr 10 Lloyd Casner, American race car driver and owner (Casner Motor Racing Division team), dies at 36
- Apr 14 Leonard Mudie, British actor (Magnetic Monster, British Intelligence), dies of heart ailment at 82
- Apr 14 Perry Edward Smith, US murderer (In Cold Blood), hanged at 36
- Apr 14 Robert Hickok, US murderer (In Cold Blood), hanged at 33
- Apr 15 Sydney Chaplin, English actor, half brother of Charlie Chaplin and his business manager, dies at 80
- Apr 18 Guillermo González Camarena, Mexican inventor, dies at 48
- Apr 19 George Davis, Flemish actor (Private Lives, Devil May Care), dies at 75
- Apr 20 Dick Wessel, American actor (Dick Tracy vs Cueball, Beware of Blondie), dies of heart attack on 52nd birthday
- Apr 21 Edward Victor Appleton, English physicist (Nobel Prize 1947), dies at 72
- Apr 23 Josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Pygmalion), dies at 67
- Apr 24 Louise Dresser, actress (State Fair, Ship Comes In, Mammy), dies at 86
- Apr 26 Aaron Avshalomov, Russian-Jewish-American composer (Kuan Yin; The Great Wall), conductor (Shanghai Municipal Orchestra, 1943-46), and librarian, dies at 70
- Apr 27 Alan Bunce, American radio and television actor (Homicidal, Ethel & Albert), dies at 64
Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965)
Apr 27 American broadcast journalist, war correspondent, and television host ("See it Now"; "Person to Person"), dies of lung cancer at 57
