April 3
1043 Edward the Confessor was crowned King of England.
1783 Washington Irving, American author of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, was born in New York City.
1823 William M Tweed, American politician & leader of corrupt Tammany Hall organization in New York City was born.
1860 The Pony Express began service between St. Joseph, Mo., and Sacramento, Calif.
1882 Outlaw Jesse James was shot to death in St. Joseph, Mo., by Robert Ford, a member of his gang.
1922 Doris Day, actress & singer, was born.
1924 Actor Marlon Brando was born in Omaha, Nebraska.
April 4
1581 Francis Drake was knighted for completing a circumnavigation of the world.
1648 Grinling Gibbons, English wood carver and decorator of St. Paul`s Cathedral, London, England, was born.
1895 Arthur Murray, American ballroom-dancing instructor and entrepreneur, was born.
1949 Twelve nations, including the United States, signed the North Atlantic Treaty.
1968 Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was shot to death in Memphis, Tenn.
1975 Microsoft was founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is responsible for Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew, Prescott and Russell Counties. Our mission is “To encourage, assist and bring together all those interested in the pursuit of family history.” If you want to discover more about your family origins, or how and where to locate information about your ancestors, our members will be there to help you.
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