- Apr 1 10°F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in April
Music History
Apr 1 John Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years
- Apr 1 Military coup in Brazil by General Castello Branco ousts President João Goulart
- Apr 1 Robert Lowell's "Benito Cereno" premieres in NYC
- Apr 2 USSR launches Zond 1 to Venus; no data returned
- Apr 3 Beatles hold top 6 spots on Sydney Australia record charts
- Apr 3 US & Panama agree to resume diplomatic relations
- Apr 4 Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks
- Apr 4 Deposed President João Goulart leaves Brazil under threat of arrest, moves into life of exile in Uruguay, and later Argentina
Anyone Can Whistle
Apr 4 Stephen Sondheim's musical "Anyone Can Whistle" opens at Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 9 performances
High Spirits
Apr 7 Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray's musical "High Spirits", based on Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit", opens at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for 375 performances
- Apr 7 IBM announces the System/360 mainframe computer
- Apr 8 Unmanned Gemini 1 launched
- Apr 10 Demolition begins in Upper Manhattan, New York City on Polo Grounds sports stadium (home to MLB Giants, 1891-1957, Mets, 1962-63, and NFL Jets, 1960-63) to clear way for housing project
- Apr 10 Iranian motor launch catches fire & sinks killing 113 (Persian Gulf)
- Apr 11 Stephen Sondheim's musical "Anyone Can Whistle" closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 9 performances
US Masters Golf
Apr 12 28th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Arnold Palmer wins by 6 shots from Dave Marr and Jack Nicklaus to become the first 4-time winner of the Masters; his 7th and final major victory
Academy Awards
Apr 13 36th Academy Awards: "Tom Jones" (Best Film), Patricia Neal (Hud) and Sidney Poitier (Lilies Of The Field) win; Poitier first Black actor in a leading role to win a competitive Oscar
- Apr 13 Ian Smith becomes Prime Minister of Rhodesia
- Apr 13 New Zealander Colin Bosher shears a record 565 sheep in 1 work day
Sports History
Apr 14 LA Dodgers' future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax throws his 9th complete game without allowing a walk in 4-0 Opening Day win over St. Louis Cardinals
- Apr 15 Chesapeake Bay Bridge opens (world's longest)
- Apr 16 9 men sentenced 25-30 years for Britain's 1963 "Great Train Robbery"
- Apr 17 1st game at Shea Stadium, NY Mets lose to Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3
- Apr 17 Albert Hague and Marty Brill's musical "Cafe Crown", starring Theodore Bikel, opens at Martin Beck Theater, NYC; runs for 3 performances
- Apr 17 Ford Mustang formally introduced ($2,368 base)
- Apr 17 Jerrie Mock becomes 1st woman to fly solo around the world
- Apr 18 Albert Hague and Marty Brill's musical "Cafe Crown", starring Theodore Bikel, closes at Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after 3 performances
- Apr 18 Artisans strike in Belgium ends
- Apr 18 LA Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax strikes out the side on 9 pitches, for major league best third time in his career
Foxy
Apr 18 Robert Emmett Dolan and Johnny Mercer's musical "Foxy", starring Bert Lahr, closes at Ziegfeld Theater. NYC. after 72 performances and a Tony Award win for Lahr
- Apr 19 Rightist coup in Laos, Suvanna Phuma remains premier
Montezuma
Apr 19 Roger Sessions' opera "Montezuma" premieres in West Berlin, Germany
- Apr 20 68th Boston Marathon won for second straight year by Aurele Vandendriessche of Belgium in 2:19:59
- Apr 20 86% of black students boycott Cleveland schools
- Apr 21 Pirates & Cubs combine for 9 HRs, Pirates win 8-5
- Apr 22 World's Fair at Flushing Meadow, Corona Park, NY opens
- Apr 23 Houston Colt 45s Ken Johnson becomes 1st major league pitcher to lose a 9 inning no-hitter, Reds win 1-0
Blues for Mister Charlie
Apr 23 James Baldwin's stage drama "Blues for Mister Charlie", directed by Burgess Meredith, opens at the ANTA Playhouse, NYC; runs for 148 performances
- Apr 23 New York State Theater opens
Film & TV History
Apr 24 Gene Roddenberry registers his Star Trek series with the Writers Guild of America
- Apr 24 Mexico becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty
Television Finale
Apr 25 "New Phil Silvers Show" last airs on CBS-TV
- Apr 25 11th National Film Awards (India): "Shehar Aur Sapna" wins the Golden Lotus
- Apr 25 Stanley Cup Final, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: 3-peat for the Toronto Maple Leafs with a 4-0 Game 7 win over Detroit Red Wings for a 4-3 series victory
- Apr 26 18th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat SF Warriors, 4 games to 1
LPGA Titleholders Championship
Apr 26 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Marilynn Smith retains title; beats Mickey Wright by 1 stroke
- Apr 26 Tanganyika & Zanzibar form The United Republic of Tanganyika & Zanzibar
- Apr 27 John Lennon's book of poetry and sketches "In His Own Write" is published in US
- Apr 28 Japan joins the OECD
- Apr 29 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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