April 7th in History

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April 7th in History

0: Jesus crucified (scholar's estimates) or not (some scholars disagree)
1652: Dutch establish settlement at Cape Town, South Africa White Dutch, that is
1827: Matches go on sale for the first time, produced by John Walker in Stockton, England
1906: Italian volcano 'Versuvius' erupts
1933: Prohibition ends as Utah becomes 38th state to ratify 2 Amendment Everyone celebrates with a toast
1939: Italy invades Albania
1948: World Health Organisation (WHO) established
1963: Yugoslavia proclaimed a Socialistic republic Balkan crisis is considered settled once and for all

April 7th birthdays

1770: William Wordsworth, English Poet
1915: Billy Holiday, American jazz singer
1928: James Garner, American actor
1939: Francis Ford Coppola, American director