1900 ~ HAWAii became a territory of the United States on this 30th day of April in 1900.

1907 ~ HONOLULU in Hawaii became an independent city on this 30th day of April in 1907.

1933 ~ WiLLiE NELSON the American musician was born on this 30th day of April in 1933.

1938 ~ PORKY’s HARE HUNT the animated cartoon debuted in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit, a prototype of BUGS BUNNY on this 30th day of April in 1938.

1941 ~ MAX MERRiTT the New Zealand born singer songwriter and guitarist from Max Merritt & The Meteors was born on this 30th day of April in 1941. Max is best known for his hit “Slippin’ Away”, which reached #2 on the Australian charts in 1976.

1943 ~ BOBBY VEE the American singer was born on this 30th day of April in 1943.

1945 ~ ADOLF HiTLER & EVA BRAUN commited suicide after being married for one day on this 30th day of April in 1945.

1966 ~ The CHURCH Of SATAN was established by Anton LaVey on this 30th day of April in 1966.

1975 ~ Johnny Galecki the Belgian-American actor was born John Mark Galecki on the 30th April 1975. Johnny Galecki is best known for his sitcom roles as Leonard Hofstadter in The Big Bang Theory and David Healy in Roseanne.

1981 ~ Kunal Nayyar the British Indian actor best known for his role as Rajesh Koothrappali on The Big Bang Theory sitcom was born on the 30th April 1981. Kunal Nayyar verified Twitter: www.twitter.com/KunalNayyar

1981 ~ JUSTiN VERNON the American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and frontman of indie folk band BON iVER was born on the 30th April 1981.

1982 ~ KiRSTEN DUNST the American actress born on this 30th day of April in 1982.

1983 ~ MUDDY WATERS the American blues musician died on this 30th day of April in 1983 aged 70.

1987 ~ NiKKi WEBSTER the Australian entertainer was born on this 30th day of April in 1987. Nikki Webster is best known for her starring role in the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony, singing “Under The Southern Skies”…

1993 ~ The WORLD’S FiRST WEBPAGE / WEBSiTE was launched by CERN on the 30th April 1993. CERN also announced World Wide Web protocols will be free.

1993 ~ ViRGiN RADiO was broadcast for the first time in the United Kingdom on this 30th day of April in 1993.

1253 ~ NiCHiREN BUDDHiSM was founded by Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, who propounded Nam Myoho Renge Kyo for the very first time, declaring it to be the essence of Buddhism on the 28th day of April in 1974.

1686 – Michael Brokoff the Czech sculptor was born on the 28th April 1986 (died 1721).

1855 – José Malhoa the Portuguese painter was born on the 28th April 1955 (died 1933).

1900 – Jan Oort the Dutch astronomer was born on the 28th April 1900 (died 1992).

1916 ~ Ferruccio Lamborghini the Italian businessman and creator of the Lamborghini was born on the 28th April 1916 (died 1993).

1924 – Dick Ayers the American illustrator was born on the 28th April 1924.

1928 – Yves Klein the French painter was born on the 28th April 1928 (died 1962).

1928 – Eugene Merle Shoemaker the American geologist was born on the 28th April 1928 (died 1997).

1937 ~ Saddam Hussein the Iraqi politician and 5th President of Iraq was born on the 28th April 1937 (died 2006).

1948 ~ Terry Pratchett the English author was born on the 28th April 1948.

1949 ~ STEVE GiLPiN  the New Zealand-born vocalist from the rock band Mi-SEX was born on the 28th April 1949 (died 6 January 1992 age 42).

1949 – Indian Larry the American motorcycle rider and builder was born on the 28th April 1949 (died 2004).

1950 ~ JAY LENO the American comedian and talk show host was born on the 28th day of April in 1950.

1952 – Chuck Leavell the American singer-songwriter and keyboard player from The Allman Brothers Band was born on the 28th April 1952.

1953 ~ Kim Gordon the American singer-songwriter and guitarist  from Sonic Youth was born on the 28th April 1953.

1955 ~ WiLLiAM KENTRiDGE the South African artist was born on the 28th day of April in 1955. William Kentridge is best known for his prints, drawings, and animated films.

1956 ~ JiMMY BARNES the Scottish-Australian singer songwriter and lead singer of COLD CHiSEL was born on the 28th day of April in 1956.

1960 – Phil King the English bass player from Lush and The Jesus and Mary Chain was born on the 28th April 1960.

1968 – Howard Donald the English singer and songwriter from Take That was born on the 28th April 1968.

1968 – Scott Putesky the American guitarist from Marilyn Manson and Jack Off Jill was born on the 28th April 1968.

1971 – Brad McEwan the Australian journalist was born on the 28th April 1971.

1974 ~ PENéLOPE CRUZ the Spanish actress was born on the 28th day of April in 1974.

1989 ~ WORKERS’ MEMORiAL DAY was internationally recognized for the first time on the 28th day of April in 1989. Worker’s Memorial Day takes place annually around the world on April 28, it is an international day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work.

According to the International Labour Organisation across the world:

• Each year, more than two million women and men die as a result of work-related accidents and diseases
• Workers suffer approximately 270 million accidents each year, and fall victim to some 160 million incidents of -related illnesses
• Hazardous substances kill 440,000 workers annually – asbestos claims 100,000 lives
• One worker dies every 15 seconds worldwide. 6,000 workers die every day. More people die whilst at work than those fighting wars

1996 ~ The PORT ARTHUR MASSACRE happened in Tasmania, Australia when Martin Bryant went on a shooting spree, killing 35 people on the 28th day of April in 1996.

2001 ~ Millionaire DENNiS TiTO became the world’s first space tourist on the 28th day of April in 2001.

1791 ~ SAMUEL MORSE the American painter and co-inventor of the Morse code was born on this 27th day of april in 1791 (died in 1872 aged 80).

1810 ~ BEETHOVEN composes his famous piano piece, Für Elise on this 27th day of april in 1810.

1899 ~ WALTER LANTZ the American cartoonist, animator, film producer and director, best known for creating WOODY WOODPECKER was born on this 27th day of april in1899 (died in 1994 aged 94).

1922 ~ JACK KLUGMAN the American actor best known as Oscar Madison in The ODD COUPLE was born on this 27th day of april in 1922.

1932 ~ CASEY KASEM the American actor and radio personality was born on this 27th day of april in 1932.

1948 ~ KATE PiERSON the American singer-songwriter from The B-52’s was born on this 27th day of april in 1948.

1951 ~ ACE FREHLEY from KiSS was born on this 27th day of april in 1951.

1954 ~ MARK HOLDEN the Australian singer, television personality and barrister was born on this 27th day of April in 1954.

1959 ~ SHEENA EASTON the Scottish singer songwriter, producer, and actress was born on this 27th day of april in 1959.

1962 ~ Gabriel Orozco the Mexican artist was born in Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico on the 27th April 1962. Gabriel Orozco gained his reputation in the early 1990s with his exploration of drawing, photography, sculpture and installation. Gabriel Orozco and his wife Maria Gutierrez, with their son Simón, travel the world regularly between Paris, New York and Mexico City.

2005 ~ The AiRBUS A380 superjumbo jet aircraft made its first flight from Toulouse, France on this 27th day of April in 2005.

1599 ~ Oliver Cromwell the English general and politician was born on this 25th April 1599 (died 1658).

1792 ~ The GUiLLOTiNE decapitates the 1st head on this 25th day of April in 1792, when executing highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier. 

1874 ~ GUGLiELMO MARCONi the Italian inventor, best known as the father of long distance radio transmission was born on this 25th day of April in 1874 (died in 1937 aged 63). Guglielmo Marconi developed Marconi’s law and the radio telegraph system, and was a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics.

1915 ~ The BATTLE Of GALLiPOLi began on the 25th April 1915, when the invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by Australian, British, French and New Zealand troops when landing at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.

1916 ~ ANZAC DAY (Australian & New Zealand Army Corps Day) was commemorated for the 1st time in 1916, for the first anniversary of the landing at Anzac Cove in 1915. Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, to commemorate by both countries who fought at Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Today Anzac day commemorates all those who served and died in military operations for their countries.

1917 ~ ELLA FiTZGERALD the American singer was born on this 25th day of April in 1917 (died in 1996 aged 79).

1927 ~ ALBERT UDERZO the French cartoonist best known for his work on the ASTERiX series was born on this 25th day of April in 1927.

1939 ~ DC COMiCS published its 2nd major superhero BATMAN in Detective Comics on this 25th day of April in 1939, which became one of the most popular comic book superheroes of all time.

1940 ~ AL PACiNO the Americanactor was born on this 25th day of April in 1940.

1943 ~ TONY CHRiSTiE the English musician, singer and actor, best known for his 1971 hit “Is This The Way To Amarillo” was born as Anthony Fitzgerald on this 25th day of April in 1943.

1945 ~ BJöRN ULVAEUS the Swedish singer and songwriter from ABBA was born on this 25th day of April in 1945.

1945 ~ MiKE KOGEL the German born lead singer of the Spanish pop rock group LOS BRAVOS, best known for the hit “Black Is Black” in 1966, was born on this 25th day of April in 1945.

1958 ~ FiSH the Scottish singer and lyricist from MARiLLiON was born on this 25th day of April in 1958.

1961 ~ ROBERT NOYCE was granted a patent for an integrated circuit (aka the microchip) on this 25th day of April in 1961, which fueled the personal computer revolution, that gave Silicon Valley its name, which became the reason you now have computers, mobile phones, and other digital appliances.

1969 ~ RENéE ZELLWEGER the American actress was born on this 25th day of April in 1969.

1983 ~ PiONEER 10 travels beyond Pluto‘s orbit on this 25th day of April in 1983.

1998 ~ RED HAT SOCiETY began on this 25th day of April in 1998.

2009 ~ BEATRiCE ARTHUR the American comedienne, actress, and singer best known from The Golden Girls died on this 25th day of April in 2009 aged 86.

1775 ~ J. M. W. TURNER (Joseph Mallord William Turner) the English romantic landscape painter, watercolourist and printmaker was born on this 23rd day of April in 1775 (died in 1851 aged 76). Turner was renowned for his oil paintings, and elevated landscape painting to rival history painting. He was also one of the greatest masters of British watercolour landscape painting, and commonly known as the painter of light. Turner produced over 550 oil paintings, 2,000 watercolours and 30,000 paper works.

1564 ~ WiLLiAM SHAKESPEARE the English poet, writer and actor regarded as the greatest writer in the Englishlanguage was born on this 23rd day of April in 1564 (according to the Julian calendar) William Shakespeare died on the 23rd April 1616.

1928 ~ SHiRLEY TEMPLE the American actress,  singer and dancer was born in Santa Monica, California on this 23rd day of April in 1928 (died 11th February 2014 aged 85). Shirley Temple was best known for her movie roles in Bright Eyes, The Little Colonel, Curly Top, Wee Willie Winkie, Heidi, A Little Princess, The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer, and Fort Apache. YouTube video: Shirley Temple : Animal Crackers In My Soup Extended Version…

1936 ~ ROY ORBiSON the American singer and musician was born on this 23rd day of April in 1936 (died in 1988 aged 52).

1939 ~ LEE MAJORS the American actor best known for his roles as Heath Barkley in The Big Valley, Colonel Steve Austin in The Six Million Dollar Man and Colt Seavers in The Fall Guy was born on this 23rd day of April in 1939.

1943 ~ Fighting Harada was born Masahiko Harada in Tokyo, Japan on the 23rd April 1943. YouTube video: Lionel Rose vs Fighting Harada | Lionel Rose (ライオネル・ローズ) 27-2-0 (117¾ lbs) vs Fighting Harada (ファイティング原田) 50-3-0 (117¾ lbs) for the WBC & WBA World Bantamweight Titles (in Colour) 27th February 1968 at Nihon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan with referee: Ko Toyama 71-72 I Judge: Ken Morita 70-72 I Judge: Hiroyuki Tezaki 69-72…

1949~ HARRY BRUS aka “The Doctor” the Austrian born Australian bass player and guitarist was born on this 23rd day of April in 1949, in Graz, Austria. Harry is best known for his work with Matt Finish, Kevin Borich, Renée Geyer, Australian Crawl, Leo Sayer, Marcia Hines, Jimmy Barnes, Ross Wilson and Billy Thorpe. See Harry Brus on Facebook and Harry Brus on Myspace 

1954 ~ CAPTAiN SENSiBLE the English singer in the red beret, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of The Damned was born on this 23rd day of April in 1954. The video below features the Captain’s hit “Wot” from 1982…

1954 ~ MiCHAEL MOORE the American filmmaker, author, social critic and activist was born on this 23rd day of April in 1954. Michael Moore is best known for being the director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11, the highest grossing documentary of all time, and his films Bowling for Columbine and Sicko, which where in the top 10 highest grossing documentaries.

1955 ~ JUDY DAViS the Australian actress was born on this 23rd day of April in 1955.

1961 ~ GEORGE LOPEZ the American actor and comedian was born on this 23rd day of April in 1961.

1966 ~ JiM STYNES the Irish born Australian rules football player and philanthropist was born on this 23rd day of April in 1966. During Jim’s 264 game career with the Melbourne Football Club from 1987 to 1998, he became the only non-Australian-born VFL / AFL player to win the Brownlow Medal. Jim Stynes was also the president of the Melbourne Football Club from 2008, and helped bring the club out of debt. In 2009, Jim was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma, but continued to work during his treatment.

Jim Stynes died on the 20th March 2012 aged 45, but his legacy lives on after all the youth work he did in the launch of The REACH FOUNDATiON, which he co-founded in 1994. From this work he was named Victorian of the Year in 2001 and 2003, and awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2007. I like The Reach Foundation Facebook page 

1969 ~ RiCHARD WOLSTENCROFT the Australian filmmaker was born on this 23rd day of April in 1969

1923 ~ AARON SPELLiNG the American film and television producer was born on this 22nd day of April in 1923 (died in 2006 aged 83). His production company Spelling Television was responsible for about 200 television productions, including Charlie’s Angels, Starsky & Hutch, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Dynasty, Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place, T.J. Hooker, Hotel, The Rookies, Vega$, Hart to Hart, The Colbys, 7th Heaven, The Mod Squad, S.W.A.T., Charmed,Twin Peaks and many more. See the video below for a trip back in TV time, with this great collection of Spelling TV show intros… 

1936 ~ GLEN CAMPBELL the American country music singer and guitarist was born on this 22nd day of April in 1923. In his 50 years of show business, Glen released over 70 albums, with over 45 million records sold, while racking up 12 RIAA Gold albums, 4 Platinum albums, 1 Double-Platinum album. He made history by winning 4 Grammys in both country and pop in 1967. Glen Campbell had 27 songs in the Top 10, with hits including Gentle on My Mind, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Wichita Lineman, Galveston, Rhinestone Cowboy and Southern Nights.

1937 ~ JACK NiCHOLSON the American actor, film director, producer and writer was born on this 22nd day of April in 1937. Jack Nicholson has had 12 Oscar nominations, making him the 2nd most nominated actor of all time (1st is Meryl Streep & tied with Katharine Hepburn). Jack has been in many great movies, including; The Raven, The Trip, Psych-Out, Head, Easy Rider, Carnal Knowledge, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Postman Always Rings Twice, As Good as It Gets, Terms of Endearment,The Shining, The Departed, Batman, The Witches of Eastwick, A Few Good Men, About Schmidt, Anger Management, The Bucket List and many more. 

1950 ~ PETER FRAMPTON the English (naturalized American) musician, singer, songwriter, producer and guitarist was born on this 22nd day of April in 1950. Frampton is best known for his great songs such as Baby I Love Your Way (1975), I’m in You (1977), and Show Me the Way (1975). Visit the official Peter Frampton website: www.Frampton.com, like his FACEBOOK.com/PeterFrampton & follow his TWiTTER.com/PeterFrampton

1951 ~ PAUL CARRACK the English musician was born on this 22nd day of April in 1951.   The video below features Paul Carrack’s music video from 1987 When You Walk in the Room…

1970 ~ EARTH DAY was 1st celebrated on this 22nd day of April in 1970. Earth day events are held worldwide to increase awareness and appreciation of the Earth’s natural environment. Earth Day is celebrated in more than 175 countries every year, with numerous communities celebrating Earth Week, an entire week of activities focused on environmental issues. Earth Day Network on Facebook

1979 ~ DANiEL JOHNS the Australian musician from SiLVERCHAiR was born on this 22nd day of April in 1979.

1982 ~ Fred Williams (OBE) the Australian painter died on the 22nd April 1982 aged 55 (born 23rd January 1927).

1984 ~ ANSEL ADAMS the American photographer and environmentalist died on this 22nd day of April in 1984 aged 82. Ansel was best known for his black & white photographs of the American West, especially in Yosemite National Park. Ansel Adams with Fred Archer developed the Zone System, to help determine proper exposure and adjust the contrast for clarity and depth of the final print. Ansel’s photographs were widely distributed on calendars, posters and books.

1993 ~ MOSAiC WEB BROWSER Version 1.0 was released on this 22nd day of April in 1993. Mosaic was the web browser that was credited with popularizing the World Wide Web, making it the application that opened up the Web to the general public. Mosaic was also the 1st browser to display images inline with text, instead of displaying images in a separate window. Today most of the popular contemporary browsers, Internet Explorer,  Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox retain many of the characteristics of the original Mosaic graphical user interface and interactive experience.

2009 ~ iNTERNATiONAL MOTHER EARTH DAY was established on this 22nd day of April in 2009.  This day recognizes that the Earth and its ecosystems are our home and that it is necessary to promote harmony with nature and the Earth.

753 BC ~ ROME was founded by ROMULUS & REMUS on this 21st day of April in 753 BC.

1838 ~ John Muir the Scottish-American environmentalist and author was born on the 21st April 1838 (died 24th December 1914 aged 76). John Muir was the founder of the Sierra Club ~ www.SierraClub.org

1910 ~ MARK TWAiN (Samuel Clemens) the American author best known for his novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer died on this 21st day of April in 1910 aged 74.

1934 ~ The LOCH NESS MONSTER‘s most famous photo was published in the Daily Mail on this 21st day of April in 1934.

1970 ~ The HUTT RiVER PROViNCE PRiNCiPALiTY was founded in Australia on this 21st day of April in 1970.

1947 ~ iGGY POP the American singer and songwriter was born on this 21st day of April in 1947.

1951 ~ TONY DANZA the American actor was born on this 21st day of April in 1951.

1958 ~ ANDiE MacDOWELL the American actress was born on this 21st day of April in 1958.

1959 ~ ROBERT SMiTH the English singer and songwriter from THE CURE  was born on this 21st day of April in 1959.

1979 ~ James McAvoy the Scottish actor was born on the 21st April 1979.

1996 ~ Tavi Gevinson the American writer and editor of the online Rookie Magazine was born on the 21st April 1996. Shecame to public attention at the age of 12 because of her fashion blog Style Rookie. By the age of 15, she had shifted her focus to pop culture and feminist discussion. Tavi Gevinson is the founder and editor-in-chief of the online Rookie Magazine ~ www.RookieMag.com (Alexa ranking 63,409), aimed mostly at teenage girls. In 2011 and 2012, she appeared on the Forbes 30 Under 30 in Media list. Read a Tavi Gevinson blog post: The Art of Happiness: Why do we think being miserable is the only way to produce great art? (9 September 2013).

2007 ~ LOBBY LOYDE the Australian rock music guitarist, songwriter and producer died on this 21st day of April in 2007 aged 65.

2012 ~ CHRiSSY AMPHLETT the Australian lead singer of the rock band Divinyls died on the 21st April 2013 at the age of 53 (born on the 25th October 1959). Divinyls – Siren (1983) YouTube video