Anniversaries and commemorations come and go daily. Most of us, even the best historians, miss most occasions. If we think of history as events then we are faced with a continually showering in the grains of sand. Nevertheless, we do pick out certain patterns in the remembrance of historical dates. The blog here reminds us of some dates where the local, state, national, and global perspectives entwine.
What Time is It? It is flow of a sandstorm that will on each day compress somewhere into a structure – sandstone, selected and only remembered in the longue durée.
Friday, 22 April 1921 | Vivian Dandridge born, African-American actress (d. 1991) |
Monday, 22 April 1946 | Paul Davies born, English physicist |
Monday, 22 April 1946 | John Waters born, American film director |
Monday, 22 April 1946 | Harlan F. Stone died, Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1872) |
Monday, 22 April 1946 | Lionel Atwill died, British actor (b. 1885) |
Saturday, 22 April 1961 | Algiers putsch: Four French generals who oppose de Gaulle’s policies in Algeria fail in a coup attempt. |
Thursday, 22 April 1971 | Daisuke Enomoto born, first Japanese space tourist |
Thursday, 22 April 1971 | Charles Portal died, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford died, Marshal of the Royal Air Force (b. 1893) |
Wednesday, 22 April 1981 | Ken Dorsey born, American football player |
Wednesday, 22 April 1981 | Buckskin Girl died, Unidentified murder victim (b. 1954–1963) |
Monday, 22 April 1991 | The Social Democratic Party of Albania is founded. |
Monday, 22 April 1991 | The 7.7 Mw Limon earthquake affected Costa Rica and Panama with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing 47–87 deaths and 109–759 injuries. |
Monday, 22 April 1996 | Wendy Sulca born, Peruvian singer |
Monday, 22 April 1996 | Erma Bombeck died, American humorist and writer (b. 1927) |
Monday, 22 April 1996 | Jug McSpaden died, American professional golfer (b. 1908) |
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Neville Buch
Professional Historian at Professional Historians Association (Queensland) Inc.
Neville Buch (Pronounced Book) Ph.D. is a certified member of the Professional Historians Association (Queensland). Since 2010 he has operated a sole trade business in history consultancy. He was a Q ANZAC 100 Fellow 2014-2015 at the State Library of Queensland. Dr Buch was the PHA (Qld) e-Bulletin, the monthly state association’s electronic publication, and was a member of its Management Committee. He is the Managing Director of the Brisbane Southside History Network.
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