April 7th, a day of note...
Birthday of, amongst others, Billie Holiday, Freddie Hubbard, Russell Crowe, Francis Ford Coppola, William Wordsworth, Ravi Shankar, Jackie Chan, Posh Spice, Buddha...
National Alcohol Screening Day in the US...
On this day in 30 A.D., scholars estimate Jesus was crucified by the Romans...
In 1348, Charles IV granted privileges to central Europe's first university, in Prague...
In 1724, J.S. Bach's St. John Passion was performed for the first time...
According to some records, in 1739, Dick Turpin was hanged for murder, at York (though others say his execution took place on April 19th)...
In 1805, old Ludwig van himself conducted the first performance of the Eroica symphony...
In 1888, the Sherlock Holmes adventure Yellow Face began...
In 1926, Mussolini's Irish wife broke his nose...
In 1933, in the US, the State of Utah ratified the 21st amendment, heralding the end of prohibition...
In 1965, Bev Congdon made a stumping as 12th man for New Zealand against Pakistan...
Oh, and in 1993 the Boy Wonder emerged blearily into the world, 19 days later than anticipated. The PO has been proud of him ever since.
Happy 12th Birthday, BW !!
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