On this day ......

[unloadonme]

1 April 1947 - Death of King George II of Greece

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_II_of_Greece

 

[BillyT]

April 2, 2013 – Milo O'Shea, Irish-American actor died.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo_O'Shea

 

[unloadonme]

3 April 1986 - Death of Sir Peter Pears

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pears

 

[BillyT]

January 20, 1942 – Billy Joe Royal, American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born.

 

[unloadonme]

4 April 1953 - Death of King Carol II of Romania

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_II_of_Romania

 

[BillyT]

April 4, 1963 – Graham Norton, Irish actor and talk show host was born.

 

[unloadonme]

5 April 1923 - Death of George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Herbert,_5th_Earl_of_Carnarvon

 

[BillyT]

April 5, 1916 – Gregory Peck, American actor, political activist, and producer was born.

 

[unloadonme]

6 April 1199 - Death of King Richard I of England.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England

 

[BillyT]

April 6, 1975 – Zach Braff, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter was born.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Braff

 

[unloadonme]

7 April 1770 - Birth of William Wordsworth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wordsworth

 

[BillyT]

April 7, 1954 – Jackie Chan, Hong Kong martial artist, actor, stuntman, director, producer, and screenwriter was born.

 

[unloadonme]

8 April 1973 - Death of Pablo Picasso

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso

 

[BillyT]

April 8, 1954 – Dennis Quaid, American actor is born.

 

[unloadonme]

9 April 1413 - Coronation of King Henry V of England.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_V_of_England

 

[BillyT]

April 9, 1865. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, effectively ending the Civil War.

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[unloadonme]

11 April 2001 - Death of Sir Harry Secombe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Secombe

 

[BillyT]

April 11, 1932 – Joel Grey, American actor, singer, and dancer was born.

 

[unloadonme]

12 April 1792 - Birth of John Lambton, 1sr Earl of Durham.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lambton,_1st_Earl_of_Durham

 

[BillyT]

April 12, 1999 – Boxcar Willie, American singer-songwriter died.