2023-04-21 22:49:10
Under Saturday, April 22, the book of history records, among other things:
1418: The Council of Constance, which opened on November 5, 1414, ends after more than three years.
1513: On a voyage of discovery, the Spanish sailor Juan Ponce de León noticed a strong ocean current in the waters around Florida, which decades later was given the name “Gulf Stream”.
1793: President Washington proclaims the neutrality of the United States in the European coalition’s war against France.
1833: The first regular service with a steam-powered bus is opened between London and the suburb of Paddington.
1888: Opening performance of the Ronacher Theater in Vienna.
1928: An earthquake with its epicenter near Corinth makes about 200,000 people homeless.
1938: The German Nazi authorities initiate high treason proceedings against Otto Habsburg, the son of the last Austrian Emperor Karl.
1958: Laying of the foundation stone for the large refinery of the Austrian Mineral Oil Administration (ÖMV) in Schwechat near Vienna.
1968: Great Britain converts its coins to the decimal system.
1993: The “Holocaust Memorial” is opened in Washington to commemorate the persecution of the Jews.
2003: British and Thai scientists identify the protein in the malaria pathogen that makes it resistant to new drugs.
2003: Six weeks after the assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjić, the Serbian government lifted the state of emergency.
2013: The referendums for more democracy and against church privileges clearly fall short of the 100,000 signatures required for treatment in the National Council. The “Democracy Now” initiative supported by the “Mein OE” initiative is supported by 69,740 people, and the “Against Church Privileges” initiative, supported by PR specialist Niko Alm, by 56,673 people. These are the two weakest referendums of all.
2018: For the first time, Vienna imposes a ban on alcohol in public spaces – namely at the Praterstern. The designated mayor, Michael Ludwig (SPÖ), finds the situation there to be “unsatisfactory” despite the intensive efforts of many involved.
birthdays: Giuseppe Torelli, Italian violin virtuoso/composer (1658-1709); Ivan Antonovich Yefremov, Russian writer (according to other sources 1907) (1908-1972); Paula Fox, US writer (1923-2017); Bettie Page, US pin up model (1923-2008); Franz Küberl, President of Caritas Austria 1995-2013 (1953).
days of death: Leopold Anton Dismas Schrotter Ritter v. Kristelli, East laryngologist and social medicine doctor (1837-1908); Sir Frederick Henry Royce, British motor vehicle designer (1863-1933); Earl Hines, US jazz musician (1905-1983); Felice Bryant, US songwriter (1925-2003); Richie Havens, US folk singer (1941-2013).
name days: Wolfhelm, Cajus, Soter, Albrecht, Alfried, Leonidas, Alfred, Fred, Adalbert, Theodor.
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