Events Date 1996 April | History by KabAstro

10 Song Demo

Apr 2 Capitol Records releases "10 Song Demo", the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash. co-produced by Cash and husband John Leventhal

Country Singer and Songwriter Rosanne Cash

Apr 2 Detroit Tigers slugger Cecil Fielder steals 1st base in 1,097th career game, a 10-6 win at Minnesota Twins; longest duration in MLB history without a stolen base

Cricket Record

Apr 2 Sri Lankan cricket batsman Sanath Jayasuriya hits century in 48 balls (134 off 65), in 34 run win over Pakistan in Singapore; world ODI record

Apr 2 Vancouver Grizzlies beat Minnesota Timberwolves, 105-103 at General Motors Place Arena to end their NBA single-season record 23-game consecutive loss streak

Cricket Debut

Apr 3 Cricketer Rahul Dravid makes his international debut for India in an ODI against Sri Lanka

Apr 3 South Australia grab exciting draw vs W A to win Sheffield Shield
Apr 3 St Francis Fighting Saints scores college baseball run record 71-1
Apr 4 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Austin, Texas on KJFK 98.9 FM

Film & TV History

Apr 4 Revival of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's stage drama "Inherit the Wind", starring George C. Scott and Charles Durning, opens at Royale Theater, NYC; runs for 45 performances

Apr 5 John Bobbitt is put under house arrest in Las Vegas for 120 days

Film & TV History

Apr 6 American actor Marlon Brando makes anti-Semitic remarks about Hollywood on "Larry King Live", stating that the 'Jews control Hollywood'

Apr 6 American baseball player Albert Belle shows off his arm by hitting Sports Illustrated photographer Tony Tomsic in the hand prior to a game
Apr 7 Pakistan beats Sri Lanka to win Cricket's Singer Cup in Singapore
Apr 7 Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya hits fastest ODI fifty off 17 balls v Pakistan, Singapore

Golf Tournament

Apr 7 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Defending champion Jack Nicklaus wins his 4th event title by 3 strokes from Hale Irwin

Apr 10 Fastest wind speed ever recorded (not a tornado) 408 km/h (220 kn; 253 mph; 113 m/s) during tropical cyclone Olivia on Barrow Island, Australia
Apr 11 Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season
Apr 11 Revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical "The King & I", starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Donna Murphy, premieres at Neil Simon Theater, NYC; runs for 781 performances

Music Concert

Apr 12 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Don Henley, Diana Ross, Robin Williams, Branford Marsalis, and Kenny Kirkland

Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist James Taylor

Apr 13 En route to NHL record 62 victories Detroit Red Wings win #61
Apr 13 Ottawa Senators eliminate Stanley Cup Champs NJ Devils from playoff

US Masters Golf

Apr 14 60th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Englishman Nick Faldo wins his 3rd Masters and 6th and final major title, 5 strokes ahead of Greg Norman of Australia

Golfer and Six-Time Major Championship Winner Nick Faldo

Apr 14 Detroit Red Wings win NHL record 62 games

Apple Doesn't Fall..

Apr 14 Trish Vradenburg's play "Apple Doesn't Fall.." directed by Leonard Nimoy opens and closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 1 performance

Boston Marathon

Apr 15 100th Boston Marathon: Moses Tanui of Kenya takes centenary men's title in 2:09:15.9; 3-peat for Uta Pippig of Germany in women's race in 2:27:12

Apr 15 Boston Athletic Association officially recognizes Bobbi Gibb's three Boston Marathon wins (1966, 1967, and 1968) in era prior to women being sanctioned for the race
Apr 18 In Lebanon, at least 106 civilians are killed when the Israel Defense Forces accidentally shell the UN compound at Quana.

A Funny Thing

Apr 18 Second successful revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical comedy "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", starring Nathan Lane, opens at St James Theater NYC for 715 performances

Apr 19 Rangers scores 16 in 8th vs Orioles
Apr 19 South Africa defeat Pakistan to win the Pepsi Cup in Sharjah
Apr 20 1996 NFL Draft: Keyshawn Johnson from USC first pick by New York Jets
Apr 20 Chicago Bulls win record 72 games in a season
Apr 21 "Delicate Balance" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC
Apr 21 Chicago Bulls win NBA record 72 games (72-8)
Apr 21 Matabeleland beat Mashonaland Country Dist to win Logan Cup

Senior PGA Championship

Apr 21 Senior PGA Championship, PGA National GC: Hale Irwin beats Japan’s Isao Aoki by 2 strokes for his first of 4 Senior PGA Championships

Apr 21 Wayne James scores 99 & 99 & ct 11 stp 2 in Logan Cup Final
Apr 23 42nd British Academy Television Awards: "Father Ted" Best Comedy, "Cracker" Best Drama
Apr 23 49th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs): "Sense and Sensibility" Best Film, Michael Radford Best Director
Apr 23 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Reno NV on KRZQ 96.5 FM
Apr 23 Sotherby begins 4 day auction of Jackie O stuff-take in $34.5 million
Apr 23 US docuseries "Forensic Files" (Medical Detectives) premieres on TLC Network
Apr 24 "Jack-Night on Town with John Barrymore" opens at Belasco for 12 performances

Academy of Country Music Awards

Apr 24 31st Academy of Country Music Awards: Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson, and Patty Loveless win

Apr 24 Highest scoring baseball game in 17 years - Twins 24, Tigers 11
Apr 24 The UN and Iraq end a third round of negotiations over Iraq's possible sale of $1 billion of oil for 90 days for a 180-day trial period
Apr 25 "Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk" opens at Ambassador Theater NYC
Apr 26 Shaun Pollock takes 4 wkts in 4 balls for Warwickshire in B&H
Apr 26 Sotherby ends 4 day auction of Jackie O stuff-take in $34.5 million
Apr 27 Brunswick World Tournament of Champions won by Dave D'Entremont
Apr 28 "Big" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 193 performances
Apr 28 In Australia's worst massacre in modern history, Martin Bryant shoots and kills 35 in Port Arthur, Tasmania. Leads to a compulsory gun buy back program and major changes to gun control laws.
Apr 29 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Fresno, California on KFRR 104.1 FM

Music History

Apr 29 Jonathan Larson's rock musical "Rent", loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera "La Bohème", starring Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel, opens at the Nederlander Theatre, NYC; runs for 5,123 performances, and wins 4 Tony Awards, 7 Drama Desk Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Apr 30 "Buried Child" opens at Atkinson Theater NYC for 77 performances
Apr 30 Dutch Itallian Beppo-SAX launches from Cape Canaveral
Apr 30 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Grand Rapids MI on WKLQ 94.5 FM

Event of Interest

Apr 30 US President Clinton approves the sale of $227 million of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; US gas prices are at their highest levels in 5 years