CAD - April 4 Traditional Cache
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Cache A Day – April 4th
April 4th is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 270 days remaining until the end of the year.
The entire month of April is Celbrate Diversity and Couple Awareness Month. Now there’s a combination for you!
This first week of the month of April is Medication Safety Week. This weekend is Alcohol Free Weekend! (I am convinced this is not recognized by everyone. We went out to eat last night and the restaurant completely ignored the holiday and insisted on charging me for my adult beverage!)
Today is National International Mine Awareness Day, Victims of Violence Wholly Day, and, of course… EASTER! Happy Easter to one and all.
Historical events occurring on April 4th include:
0896 - Formosus ended his reign as pope.
1541 - Ignatius of Loyola became the first superior-general of the Jesuits.
1581 - Francis Drake completed the circumnavigation of the world.
1687 - King James II ordered that his declaration of indulgence be read in church.
1812 - The territory of Orleans became the 18th U.S. state and will become known as Louisiana.
1818 - The U.S. flag was declared to have 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars and that a new star would be added for the each new state.
1841 - U.S. President William Henry Harrison, at the age of 68, became the first president to die in office. He had been sworn in only a month before he died of pneumonia.
1850 - The city of Los Angeles was incorporated.
1887 - Susanna M. Salter became mayor of Argonia, KS, making her the first woman mayor in the U.S.
1902 - British Financier Cecil Rhodes left $10 million in his will that would provide scholarships for Americans to Oxford University in England.
1914 - The first known serialized moving picture opened in New York City, NY. It was "The Perils of Pauline."
1917 - The U.S. Senate voted 90-6 to enter World War I on the Allied side.
1932 - After five years of research, professor C.G. King, of the University of Pittsburgh, isolated vitamin C.
1945 - During World War II, U.S. forces liberated the Nazi death camp Ohrdruf in Germany.
1949 - Twelve nations signed a treaty to create The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
1967 - Johnny Carson quit "The Tonight Show." He returned three weeks later after getting a raise of $30,000 a week.
1968 - Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the age of 39.
1969 - Dr. Denton Cooley implanted the first temporary artificial heart.
1971 - Veterans stadium in Philadelphia, PA, was dedicated this day.
1974 - Hank Aaron tied Babe Ruth's major league baseball home-run record with 714.
1981 - Henry Cisneros became the first Mexican-American elected mayor of a major U.S. city, which was San Antonio, TX.
1984 - U.S. President Reagan proposed an international ban on chemical weapons.
1986 - Wayne Gretzky set an NHL record with his 213th point of the season.
1994 - Netscape Communications (Mosaic Communications) was founded.
1999 - The Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres played the first major league season opener to be held in Mexico. The Rockies beat the Padres 8-2.
Born on April 4th
Dorothea Dix 1802
Linus Yale 1821 - Inventor (Yale Infallible Bank Lock and cylinder lock)
Isoroku Yamamoto 1884
Arthur Murray (Moses Teichman) 1895 - Dancer
John Cameron Swayze 1906 - Newsman
Frances Langford (Frances Newbern) 1914 - Radio singer, actress ("Born to Dance", "Yankee Doodle Dandy")
Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) 1915 - Blues singer, guitarist ("Closet to You", "Honey Bee")
Elizabeth W. Wilson 1921 - Actress (TV: "The Addams Family", Movie: "The Graduate")
Elmer Bernstein 1922 - Composer of film scores
William Manchester 1922
Gil (Gilbert Raymond) Hodges 1924 - Baseball player
Maya Angelou 1928 - Author, poet
Clive Davis 1932 - Record company executive
Anthony Perkins 1932 - Actor (Movies: "Psyco" series)
Norro Wilson 1938 - Singer, composer, producer
Michael Parks 1938
Angelo Giamatti 1938
JoAnne Carner 1939 - Golfer
Hugh Masekela 1939 - Musician, band leader
Ernie Terrell 1939 - Boxer
Major Lance 1941
Jim (James Louis) Fregosi 1942 - Baseball player
Kris Jensen 1942 - Singer
Kitty Kelley 1942 - Author
Mike (Michael Peter) Epstein 1943 - baseball player
Craig T. Nelson 1944 - Actor (Movies: "Turner and Hooch", "Stir Crazy", "Poltergeist")
Walter Charles 1945 - Actor
Caroline McWilliams 1945 - Actress
Ray (Raymond Earl) Fosse 1947 - Baseball catcher
Ed White 1947 - Football player
Barry Oakley 1948 - Musician, bass player (Allman Brothers)
Christine Lahti 1950 - Actress
Steve Gatlin 1951 - Singer (The Gatlin Brothers)
Dave Hill 1952 - Musician, guitar player (Slade)
Jerry Shirley 1952 - Musician (Humble Pie)
Peter Haycock 1952 - Musician (Climax Blues Band)
David E. Kelley 1956 - Writer, producer ("Ally McBeal", "The Practice")
Graeme Kelling 1957 - Musician (Deacon Blue)
Phil Morris 1959 - Actor
Lorraine Toussaint 1960 - Actress ("Crossing Jordan," "Any Day Now")
Craig Adams 1962 - Musician (The Cult)
David Gavurin 1963 - Musician (Sundays)
Robert Downey, Jr. 1965 - Actor (Movie: "U.S. Marshals")
Frank Black 1965 - Musician (Pixies)
Nancy McKeon 1966 - Actress (TV: "The Facts of Life")
Mike Starr (Michael Christopher Starr)
1966 - Musician (Alice in Chains) –
Barry Pepper 1970 - Actor
Clay Davidson 1971 - Country Singer
Jill Scott 1972 - Singer
Magnus Sveningsson 1972 - Musician (The Cardigans)
Kelly Price 1973 - Singer
David Blaine 1973 - Magician
Andre Dalyrimple 1974 - Singer (Soul for Real)
Scott Rolen 1975 - Baseball player
Natasha Lyonne 1979 - Actress
Heath Ledger 1979 - Actor
This Cache a Day Series will run all year for 2010. Caches will remain active for one year from date of placement (unless the site becomes otherwise unsuitable for a cache prior to that time).
Bonus points for finding the cache on the day it is released.
Double bonus points if it is your birthday! (Send me a note with your date of birth and I will include it in the cache listing.)
Triple bonus points for finding the entire series. (Ok, so that should be worth a lot more. We’ll figure out some suitable award for any survivors left at the end of the year)
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