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April 1934
The following events occurred in April 1934: April 1, 1934 (Sunday) *Turkish authorities removed fugitive businessman Samuel Insull from his ship docked at Istanbul, brought him to court for a 15-minute hearing and then confined him to a hotel under guard. *John Bosco was canonized as a saint by Pope Pius XI. *The ''Major Bowes Amateur Hour'' premiered on the New York radio station WEPN (AM)#WHN, WHN. *Two Texas Highway Patrol officers are killed by Clyde Barrow and Henry Methvin of the Barrow Gang in Grapevine, Texas. *Born: Jim Ed Brown, country singer, in Sparkman, Arkansas (d. 2015); Don Hastings, actor, singer and writer, in Brooklyn, New York (state), New York; Rod Kanehl, baseball player, in Wichita, Kansas (d. 2004); Vladimir Pozner Jr., Vladimir Posner, journalist, in Paris, France *Died: Barney Gilligan, 78, American baseball player April 2, 1934 (Monday) *The Turkish government put Samuel Insull in jail to ensure his presence when American agents arrived to extradite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April 1
Events Pre-1600 * 33 – According to one historian's account, Jesus Christ's Last Supper is held. * 527 – Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne. *1081 – Alexios I Komnenos overthrows the Byzantine emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates, and, after his troops spend three days extensively looting Constantinople, is formally crowned on April 4. *1572 – In the Eighty Years' War, the ''Watergeuzen'' capture Brielle from the Seventeen Provinces, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic. 1601–1900 *1789 – In New York City, the United States House of Representatives achieves its first quorum and elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first Speaker. * 1833 – The Convention of 1833, a political gathering of settlers in Mexican Texas to help draft a series of petitions to the Mexican government, begins in San Felipe de Austin. * 1865 – Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |