| 1945 - | Hitlers minister, Heinrich Himmler, comitted suicide |
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| 1934 - | Bonnie & Clyde, the American bank robbers, were shot dead by Texas Rangers |
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| 1927 - | Charles Linbergh, the US aviator, was awarded the Legion Of Honour by the French |
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| 1926 - | The Lebanon, in the Middle East, became a republic |
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| 1923 - | The Belgian airline 'Sabena' was formed |
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| 1911 - | NY Public Library building at 5th Avenue dedicated by Pres Taft |
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| 1908 - | Dirigible explodes over SF Bay, 16 passengers fall, none die |
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| 1908 - | Part of Great White Fleet arrives in Puget Sound, Wash |
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| 1904 - | European ministers were stoned by mobs, in the Haiti capital Port-Au-Prince |
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| 1903 - | 1st automobile trip across US from SF to NY, ended April 1 |
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| 1903 - | 1st direct primary election law in US adopted, by Wisconsin |
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| 1903 - | Rome and Paris were linked by telephone for the first time |
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| 1901 - | 35th Belmont |
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| 1901 - | Indians score 9 runs after 2 outs in 9th to beat Senators 14-13 |
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| 1901 - | Ottawa Mint Act receives Royal Assent |
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| 1901 - | US captures leader of Philippine rebels, Emilio Aguinaldo |
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| 1900 - | Associated Press News Service forms in NY |
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| 1887 - | The French crown jewels were sold off for six million francs |
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| 1886 - | Henrik Ibsen, the Norwegian playwright, died |
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| 1733 - | Friedrich Mesmer, Austrian physician, was born |
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| 1718 - | William Hunter, Scottish anatomist and obstetrician, was born |
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| 1618 - | The Thirty Years War began |
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