April1976

April 1976 in History

Events in History

Apple Macintosh Personal Computer

Apr 1 Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs found Apple Computer in the garage of Jobs' parents house in Cupertino, California

Apple's revolutionary personal computer

Apr 2 Cambodia Khieu Sampan succeeds Prince Sihanouk as Premier
Apr 2 Portuguese constitution assumed
Apr 3 France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll
Apr 4 Seni Pramoj's Democratic Party wins elections in Thailand

Election of Interest

Apr 5 Harold Wilson resigns as James Callaghan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

James Callaghan — British Prime Minister James Callaghan

Harold Wilson — British Prime Minister Harold Wilson

Event of Interest

Apr 7 Chinese Politburo fires vice-premier Deng Xiaoping

Deng Xiaoping — Paramount Leader of China Deng Xiaoping

Apr 9 US & Russia agreed on size of nuclear tests for peaceful use

Event of Interest

Apr 11 The Apple I computer, created by Steve Wozniak is released

Steve Wozniak — Co-founder of Apple Steve Wozniak

Historic Publication

Apr 12 Anne Rice's debut novel "Interview with a Vampire" is published by Knopf

Anne Rice — Author Anne Rice

Apr 12 India set 403 to win by WI They get them, 6 wkts 7 overs spare
Apr 13 US Federal Reserve begins issuing $2 bicentennial notes
Apr 21 Swine Flu vaccine, for non-epidemic, enters testing
Apr 21 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
Apr 25 Cub centerfielder Rick Monday rescues US flag from 2 fans trying to set it on fire
Apr 25 Elections in Vietnam for a National Assembly to reunite the country
Apr 25 India all out for 97 v West Indies
Apr 25 Portugal adopts new constitution
Apr 26 Pan Am begins non-stop flights NYC-Tokyo
Apr 27 Arabic Monetary Fund established in Abu Dhabi
Apr 29 Minister Irene Vorrink begins fluoridating Dutch drinking water
Apr 30 Royal Canadian Mint opens a branch in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Apr 30 The Betsy Ross Bridge, spanning the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Pennsauken, New Jersey opens

Birthdays in History

Apr 2 Evan McMullin, American independent candidate for President (2016), born in Provo, Utah
Apr 9 Nikole Hannah-Jones, American journalist (Pulitzer Prize - The 1619 Project), born in Waterloo, Iowa
Apr 16 Dan Kellner, American fencer, born in Livingston, New Jersey

Andrew Ng (46 years old)

Apr 18 British-born American computer scientist (Google Brain, Baidu, Stanford), born in United Kingdom

Andrew Ng

Apr 18 Justin Ross, American politician (Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 22nd district 2003-12), born in Bowie, Maryland

Deaths in History

Apr 1 Max Ernst, German-French surrealist painter and sculptor (founded surrealism), dies at 85
Apr 1 S Constantine Timoshenko, Russian marshal, dies at 75
Apr 4 Harry Nyquist, Swedish-American physicist and electronic engineer who contributed to communication theory (Nyquist–Shannon sampling theorem; Nyquist rate), dies at 87
Apr 5 Wilder Penfield, Canadian surgeon (b. 1891)
Apr 6 Ruth Plumly Thomson, American children's writer (Oz series), dies at 84
Apr 6 Sidney Franklin, American bullfighter (b. 1903)
Apr 14 José Revueltas, Mexican write and political activist, dies after a heart attack at 61
Apr 15 Gerald Smith, American antisemite (Nationalist Christian Crusade), dies at 78
Apr 17 Henrik Dam, Danish biochemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1895)
Apr 17 Jean-Jacques Gailliard, Belgian painter, dies at 85
Apr 18 Mahmoud Younis, Suez Canal nationalization engineer, dies at 65
Apr 24 Mark Tobey, US abstract painter, (Broadway Norm), dies at 85
Apr 28 Eugen Roth, German poet, dies at 81
Apr 28 Richard Hughes, English writer (Fiction as Truth), dies at 76

Historical Figures

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