Today in History for 1st April 2025
Historical Events
1857 – Herman Melville publishes the novel “The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade” on April Fool’s Day in New York
1946 – Tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo, Hawaii
1946 – Van Acker forms Belgian government (without CVP)
1947 – 1st Jewish immigrants to Israel disembark at Port of Eilat
1948 – Fast bowler Hines Johnson has match figures of 10-96 on debut in West Indies 4th cricket Test win v England in Kingston, Jamaica; first fast bowler to take 10 wickets in a single Test for West Indies
1986 – Ranji Trophy Men’s Cricket, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi: Delhi beats Haryana by innings and 141; Manoj Prabhakar 113, Kirti Azad 107, Mohinder Amarnath 194, Ajay Sharma 110
Famous Birthdays
1643 – Christian Demelius, German composer and kapellmeister, born in Schlettau, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1711)
1917 – Leon Janney (Ramon), American actor (Charly, Stolen Paradise, Hawk), born in Ogden, Utah (d. 1980)
1946 – Manfred Stengl, Austrian luger (Olympic gold men’s doubles 1964), born in Salzburg, Austria (d. 1992)
1964 – John Morris, English cricket batsman (3 Tests, 8 x ODIs; Derbyshire CCC, Durham CCC, Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Crewe, England
1974 – Hugo Ibarra, Argentine soccer right back (11 caps; Colón, Boca Juniors), born in El Colorado, Formosa, Argentina
1982 – Taran Killam, American comedian, actor, and writer (Saturday Night Live, 2010-16; Single Parents), born in Culver City, California
Famous Deaths
1993 – Wayne Mack, American sportscaster (New Orleans Saints, Tulane University) and actor (Storyville), dies of cancer at 68
2000 – Alexander Mackenzie Stuart, Baron Mackenzie-Stuart, Scottish jurist, dies at 75
2001 – Olivia Barclay, British astrologer (revival of traditional forms of astrology in the late 20th century), dies at 81
2007 – Hans Filbinger, German politician (CDU), dies at 93
2018 – Steven Bochco, American TV producer and co-creator of Hill Street Blues, LA Law and NYPD Blue, dies at 74
2024 – Joe Flaherty, American-Canadian Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and actor (SCTV; Freaks and Geeks), dies at 82
