Philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63 , gestorben

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gestorben (in Wittenberg): Der deutsche Humanist und Theologe Philipp Schwarzert alias Philipp Melanchthon (*16.2.1497, in Bretten in Baden). Der Begründer der protestantischen Neuscholastik und enger Freund von Martin Luther schuf die erste protestantische Dogmatik. 

This marathon attracts world-class, and some not so world-class, runners from around the world. Previous runners who have claimed 1st place in the 26-mile marathon through the streets of Boston include Rosie Ruiz who, apparently, didn’t run the race at all, but merely joined in a short distance from the finish line and claimed first place! Another participant supposedly took a taxi cab around the course and waited until the right time to join in -- and won! The prizes were, however, taken away from those who didn’t run the Boston Marathon fair and square. 

A fine example of the tireless men and women who train to run in this premier event is Shigeki Tanaka, a survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing, who won the Boston Marathon in 1951. 

Many thousands of runners participate in marathon races such as the Boston Marathon, making these events colorful and exciting to witness. Hundreds of thousands of spectators turn out to cheer the runners in these grueling tests of strength and stamina. 

Renato Chiantoni (94), Filmschaffende/R, geboren

On this day in 1935 British cabaret star Dudley Moore was born in London, England. The diminutive performer, whose films include '10' and 'Arthur', received Tony Awards in 1969 and 1974. 
 1935 - Dudley Moore
actor: Arthur, Arthur 2, 10, Crazy People, Parallel Lives, Bedazzled, The Hound of the Baskervilles, geboren

 1943 - Czeslaw Bartkowski

1951 - Shigeki Tanaka, who survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, Japan in World War II, won the Boston Marathon. 

1956 - Actress Grace Kelly became Princess Grace of Monaco on this day. The beloved U.S. actress from Philadelphia married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in a storybook wedding. More than 1,500 radio, TV, newspaper and magazine reporters were on hand for the event in Monaco, as were most of the citizens of the tiny country. 

1956 - Major-league baseball came to New Jersey for the first time as the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. Walter O’Malley’s Dodgers played several games in New Jersey during the 1956 season, taking a major step toward vacating Ebbets Field and moving to LA. The Dodgers broke the hearts of many in Flatbush who rallied around the team. Many still talk about the team like it was just yesterday when they played in Brooklyn. Ebbets Field was named for Charles Ebbets and was built, beginning in 1912, on a plot of land he purchased for $500. 

Konrad Adenauer (91), Filmschaffende/R, gestorben
1967 - Konrad Adenauer, deutscher Politiker (CDU), Bundeskanzler 1949-1963, geb. 1876, gestorben
gestorben (in Rhöndorf bei Bonn): Der deutsche Berufspolitiker, Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Köln (1917-1933 und 1945), 1945 Mitgründer und Parteivorsitzende (bis 1966) der CDU Christlich Demokratischen Union, erste Bundeskanzler (1949-1963) und 1951-1955 in Personalunion auch Außenminister der BRD, Konrad Adenauer (*5.1.1876, in Köln). 
1967 - Konrad Adenauer, deutscher Politiker (CDU), Bundeskanzler 1949-1963, geb. 1876, gestorben

Freisprüche im Majdanek-Prozeß
Die 17. Schwurgerichtskammer des Düsseldorfer Landgerichts spricht am 19. April 1979 vier der Beihilfe zum Mord im Konzentrationslager Majdanek angeklagte ehemalige SS-Angehörige frei. Die Angeklagten hatten an Selektionsmaßnahmen zum Tod in der Gaskammer teilgenommen, eine aktive Beteiligung an Mordtaten konnte ihnen aber nicht nachgewiesen werden. Das Urteil löst im In- und Ausland Proteste aus.

Robert Webber (I), Filmschaffende/R, gestorben (64), Filmschaffende/R, gestorben
Daphne Du Maurier (81), Filmschaffende/R, gestorben

South Africa defeat Pakistan to win the Pepsi Cup in Sharjah
Rangers scores 16 in 8th vs Orioles

SD Padres & St Louis Cards play at Aloha Stadium Hawaii
Renee Slaughter, crowned 14th Miss Hawaiian Tropic Intl

wins City of Hope Golf Classic
59th PGA Seniors Golf Championship:

Daniel Dunkley (27), britischer Brandstifter, hat vor Gericht selbst eine Haftstrafe für sich beantragt, damit er in aller Ruhe Shakespeare lesen kann
2000 - “The empty chairs are a simple yet powerful portrayal of someone’s absence. Like an empty chair at a dinner table, we are always aware of the presence of a loved one’s absence,” said architects Hans and Torrey Butzer and Sven Berg, explaining their inclusion of 168 bronze and stone chairs, each inscribed with a victim's name and mounted on a glass base, the focus at the opening of the Oklahoma City National Memorial. This memorial marks the place where 168 people died in 1995 in the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history. A new expanse of green lawn was once the site of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, and a 320-foot-long reflecting pool lined with black stone has replaced the bombed-out street. The chairs, symbolic of tombstones, are also placed in symbolic positions: Nine rows representing the nine floors of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, with each victim's chair placed in the row according to the floor on which he or she worked or was visiting at the time of the blast. 19 of the chairs are smaller, representing the children who were murdered in the attack. Ironically, A 70-year-old elm tree survived the bombing. “The Survivor Tree” is now protected by the Rescuer's Orchard: Fruit trees symbolic of the many rescue workers who pulled survivors from the rubble. 
19 2000 19.04.2000: Philippinen - Eine Maschine vom Typ Boeing 737-200 der Air Philippines zerschellt auf der Insel Samal, 900 Kilometer südlich der Hauptstadt Manila. Alle 131 Insassen kommen ums Leben.