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Today In History. What Happened This Day In History

A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History

A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.

Today in History
July 22

1298



King Edward I defeats Scots under William Wallace at Falkirk.

1515



Emperor Maximillian and Vladislav of Bohemia forge an alliance between the Hapsburg and Jagiello dynasties in Vienna.

1652



Prince Conde's rebels narrowly defeat Chief Minister Mazarin's loyalist forces at St. Martin, near Paris.

1789



Thomas Jefferson becomes the first head of the U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs.

1812



A British army under the Duke of Wellington defeats the French at Salamanca, Spain.

1814



Five Indian tribes in Ohio make peace with the United States and declare war on Britain.

1881



The first volume of The War of the Rebellion: A compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, is published.

1894



The first automobile race takes place between Paris and Rouen, France.

1934



American gangster John Dillinger is shot dead by FBI officers outside a Chicago cinema.

1938



The Third Reich issues special identity cards for Jewish Germans.

1943



Palermo, Sicily surrenders to General George S. Patton's Seventh Army.

1966



B-52 bombers hit the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Vietnam for the first time.

Born on July 22

1822



Gregor Johann Mendel, Austrian botanist, genetics pioneer.

1849



Emma Lazarus, American poet.

1881



Margery Williams Bianco, author (The Velveteen Rabbit).

1882



Edward Hopper, painter (Nighthawks).

1887



Gustav Hertz, German physicist.

1888



Selman Abraham Waksman, biochemist.

1893



Karl Menninger, American physiscian, founder of the Menninger Foundation.

1898



Stephen Vincent Benet, poet and short-story writer (John Brown's Body).

1898



Alexander Calder, sculptor.

1908



Amy Vanderbilt, American journalist, etiquette authority.

1923



Robert Dole, U.S. Senator and presidential candidate.

1932



Megan Terry, playwright (Calm Down Mother, Goona Goona).

1936



Tom Robbins, novelist (Another Roadside Attraction, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues).

1946



Paul Schrader, screenwriter and film director (Taxi Driver).

I want one.

Quote from rikjaard-real

tendra150 wifi bridge !£23 delivered from sponsor works a treat

Very good advice

I would imagine you need to store the final position or at least OK it. I may be wrong as i use a separate positioner.

I want one :))

Hi cazuela, i didn't get back to it last night but at least i now know
to try a different channel setting. Thanks again.

Thanks again caz, i did as you said and now the sat. names are coming up different
than they were and i cant work at it just now but will look at it later tonight.

Cheers.

Thanks caz but when i go into menu,TSpanel then addons where after that?

I was trying to get my ultimo going again and i went into TSpanel, Tools-1 and then satellites manager and whatever

i done when i select a channel now a message comes on stating--Service available! Check tuner configeration!

What have i done wrong?

(Hope this is in the correct section)

Its being reported *** UK will add the 48 BBC Olympic channels to the epg around July 24th. They will be getting slots 450-497

Good times indeed, had numerous rigs myself as well as a Sigma 4.

My cable is in place just over 8 years now and still performing as good as ever.

There's a bargain for someone.

Thats bad, i would make them redo it.

All ok guys found one at Amazon, 5 inputs-- 1 output with remote. £29.95.

Does anyone know if there is a HDMI hub,( well we'll call it that) with 3 or 4 inputs
going to one output. My TV has two hdmi connections and i would need four.

No problem Pheonix i'll leave it to you.

Most recent updates: 2012-04-29 08:54 CET
Orbital position,Satellite - Frequency,Polarisation - Transponder - Beam Standard Modulation Symbol Rate - FEC - Provider, Bitrate - Network ID - Transponder ID

Name Country Category Packages Encryption SID VPID Audio PMT PCR TXT Last updated

4.8°E Astra 4A 12379.60 H B35 Europe DVB-S QPSK 27500 3/4 Sirius, 38.0 Mbps NID:85 TID:2

Kanal 75 Sweden Racing NSAB Clear 260 4141 4142 eng
4143 ger
4144 pol 260 4141 266 2012-04-27 +
ATG Live Sweden Various NSAB Clear 210 4130 4131
4132 210 4130 4133 2012-04-27 +

0.8°W Thor 6 11977.00 H 14 K2 Europe DVB-S QPSK 28000 7/8 45.2 Mbps NID:4369 TID:7

Canal M Film
Norway Movies Canal Digital Nordic
Focus Sat Clear 1065 7165 7265 aac nor 7065 7165 2012-04-26 +

28.2°E Eutelsat 28A 11261.00 H C1 Fixed DVB-S QPSK 27500 2/3 33.8 Mbps NID:2 TID:2301

Africa Channel United Kingdom General *** Digital Clear 52112 2340 2341 eng 257 2340 2012-04-20 +

28.2°E Eutelsat 28A 12560.00 V F2 Fixed DVB-S QPSK 27500 2/3 33.8 Mbps NID:2 TID:2602

SAB TV India General *** Digital Clear 54107 2316 2317 hin 259 2316 2012-04-19 +

7.0°W Nilesat 201 12111.00 H 21 Middle-East DVB-S2 QPSK 27500 5/6 HD SYSTEM, 45.5 Mbps NID:700 TID:566

Name Country Category Packages Encryption SID VPID Audio PMT PCR TXT Last updated
Abu Dhabi Sport 8 HD Abu Dhabi Sport ADTV Clear 1 106 206 ara
306 eng 600 106 2012-04-08 +

14.0°W Express A4 3625.00 R 6 C DVB-S QPSK 16200 3/4 22.4 Mbps NID:8835 TID:1

Karusel Russia Children Clear 1180 1181 1182 rus 1180 1181 1183 2012-04-07 +

28.2°E Eutelsat 28A 11546.00 H D5 Fixed DVB-S QPSK 27500 2/3 33.8 Mbps NID:2 TID:2405

Zee Punjabi India General *** Digital Clear 50475 2311 2310 pun
2312 271 2311 2309 2012-04-07 +

55.5°W Intelsat 805 3879.00 H 23 Hemi DVB-S QPSK 5860 3/4 8 100 Kbps NID:0 TID:0

TeleAmazonas Internacional Ecuador General Clear 2 101 250 eng
256 esp 32 101 2012-04-01 +

16.0°E Eutelsat 16A 11283.00 V C04 Europe B DVB-S QPSK 27500 5/6 42.2 Mbps NID:366 TID:360

Folk Plus Albania Music Tring Digital Clear 125 1512 1612 alb 1511 1512 2012-03-24 +

55.5°W Intelsat 805 4111.00 H 26 Hemi DVB-S2 8PSK 4000 3/5 6 958 Kbps NID:1 TID:4

Name Country Category Packages Encryption SID VPID Audio PMT PCR TXT Last updated
Canal 4 (Costa Rica) Costa Rica General Clear 401 110 111 esp 101 110 2012-03-16 +
Canal 11 (Costa Rica) Costa Rica General Clear 403 130 131 esp 103 130 2012-03-16 +
Canal 6 (Costa Rica) Costa Rica General Clear 402 120 121 esp 102 120 2012-03-16 +

12.5°W Eutelsat 12 West A 12744.00 V F8 Europe DVB-S QPSK 3214 3/4 NET, 4 443 Kbps NID:4369 TID:1

Nautical Channel
undefined Sport PRVDR Clear 1 257 258 eng
259 fra
260 ger 256 257 2012-03-14 +

55.5°W Intelsat 805 3777.00 H 21 Hemi DVB-S2 8PSK 8000 3/4 17.4 Mbps NID:5 TID:1

ATV+ HD Peru General Grupo ATV Clear 613 5664 5665 esp 5632 5670 2012-03-10 +
ATV+ Peru General Grupo ATV Clear 611 5152 5153 esp 5120 5155 2012-03-10 +
Andina TV HD Peru General Grupo ATV Clear 603 4640 4641 esp
4642
4643
4644 4608 4646 2012-03-10 +
LaTele (Peru) Peru General Clear 503 130 131 esp
132 aac esp 103 130 2012-03-10 +

55.5°W Intelsat 805 4084.00 H 26 Hemi DVB-S2 8PSK 10560 3/5 18.4 Mbps NID:1 TID:1

Canal 3 El Super Canal Guatemala General Clear 1 111 112 esp 110 111 2012-03-10 +
Trecevision Guatemala General Albavision Clear 4 141 142 esp 140 141 2012-03-10 +
TeleOnce Guatemala General Clear 3 131 132 esp 130 131 2012-03-10 +
Televisiete Guatemala General Clear 2 121 122 esp 120 121 2012-03-10 +

55.5°W Intelsat 805 3777.00 H 21 Hemi DVB-S2 8PSK 8000 3/4 17.4 Mbps NID:5 TID:1

Global TV Peru Peru General Clear 502 120 121 esp
122 esp 102 120 2012-03-10 +
Andina TV Peru General Clear 501 110 111 esp 101 110 2012-03-10 +

0.8°W Thor 5 11862.00 H C8 Europe DVB-S QPSK 28000 7/8 Telenor, 45.2 Mbps NID:70 TID:49

Name Country Category Packages Encryption SID VPID Audio PMT PCR TXT Last updated
*** News International
United Kingdom News Canal Digital Nordic
Focus Sat
UPC Direct Clear 1013 520 672 eng 264 8190 2012-03-05 +

16.0°E Eutelsat 16A 10762.25 H A03 Europe B DVB-S QPSK 27500 3/4 DigitALB Satellite, 38.0 Mbps NID:366 TID:30401

Top News Albania News Digit Alb Clear 902 1711 1712 alb
1713 902 1711 1707 2012-02-28 +

58.0°W Intelsat 9 (IS-9) 4120.00 V 21 Americas DVB-S QPSK 27500 3/4 Network 65535, 38.0 Mbps NID:65535 TID:1

Yes Italia Italy General ProviderName Clear 140 516 690 ita 265 8190 2012-01-31 +

39.0°E Hellas Sat 2 12688.00 H 23 F1 DVB-S QPSK 30000 7/8 48.4 Mbps NID:1 TID:3

Skat TV Bulgaria General Bulsatcom Clear 18 1104 1105 bul 1129 1104 2012-01-30 +

26.0°E Badr 6 11823.00 V 6 Badr6-BSS DVB-S2 QPSK 27500 5/6 HD SYSTEM, 45.5 Mbps NID:702 TID:564

Abu Dhabi Sport 8 HD Abu Dhabi Sport ADTV Clear 1 106 206 ara
306 eng 600 106 2011-11-20 +

30.5°E Arabsat 5A 3908.00 R 5 MEA DVB-S QPSK 7200 3/4 NID:65535 TID:2

Name Country Category Packages Encryption SID VPID Audio PMT PCR TXT Last updated
Reuters World News Service United Kingdom News Clear 1 3551 3552 eng 256 3551 2011-11-20 +

40.5°W NSS 806 3681.00 R 10 Hemi DVB-S2 8PSK 5834 3/4 Multiplexer, 13.0 Mbps NID:0 TID:0

TV Centro Colombia General Telmex Clear 4 104 204 esp 38 104 2011-11-19 +
Radiola TV Colombia Music Telmex Clear 3 103 203 esp 37 103 2011-11-19 +
K Music Colombia Music Telmex Clear 2 102 202 esp 36 102 2011-11-19 +

58.0°W Intelsat 9 (IS-9) 3720.00 H 2 Americas DVB-S2 8PSK 21000 2/3 MVS 1, 41.6 Mbps NID:1 TID:1

Farmacias del Ahorro Mexico Health Farmacias del Ahorro Clear 177 384 385 esp 394 384 2011-11-12 +

5.0°W Eutelsat 5 West A 4154.00 L C5 Panatlantic DVB-S QPSK 2289 7/8 3 692 Kbps NID:177 TID:176

ORTB Benin General Clear 2 308 256 fra
300 32 33 2011-10-21 +

19.2°E Astra 1H 12692.25 H 117 Astra 1H DVB-S QPSK 22000 5/6 33.8 Mbps NID:1 TID:1117

ORF 2 Wien
19h-19h15 Austria Regional ORF Digital Clear 13003 510 511 ger 1011 510 505 2011-09-04 +

34.5°W Intelsat 903 4045.00 L 55 NE Zone DVB-S2 QPSK 13500 2/3 KAL, 17.9 Mbps NID:4115 TID:10

Name Country Category Packages Encryption SID VPID Audio PMT PCR TXT Last updated
KNR TV Greenland General KNR Clear 1 501 601 den 256 501 701 2011-08-28 +

4.8°E Astra 4A 11766.00 H 3 Europe DVB-S QPSK 27500 3/4 SIRIUS, 38.0 Mbps NID:85 TID:12

2+2 Ukraine General 2+2 Clear 6120 6121 6122 ukr
6123 6120 6121 2011-08-18 +

43.0°W Intelsat 11 3828.00 V AE5C Americas+Europe DVB-S QPSK 3300 3/4 CANAL 7 , 4 562 Kbps NID:1 TID:1

Teletica Canal 7 Costa Rica General TELETICA Clear 1 4096 4097 esp 5001 4096 2011-08-02 +

26.0°E Badr 6 12476.00 V 40 Badr6-BSS DVB-S QPSK 27500 3/4 ALMAJD, 38.0 Mbps NID:1296 TID:559

Almajd Kids Saudi Arabia Children AL MAJD Clear 8 385 386 ara 40 385 2011-06-06 +

55.5°W Intelsat 805 4106.00 H 26 Hemi DVB-S2 8PSK 5360 3/5 ALBIVISION, 9 325 Kbps NID:1 TID:3

Canal 8 (Nicaragua) Nicaragua General ALBAVISION Clear 4 4897 4896 aac esp 1280 4897 2011-05-27 +
Canal 4 (Nicaragua) Nicaragua General ALBAVISION Clear 1 35 4129 aac esp 50 4131 2011-05-27 +

26.0°E Badr 6 12476.00 V 40 Badr6-BSS DVB-S QPSK 27500 3/4 ALMAJD, 38.0 Mbps NID:1296 TID:559

Name Country Category Packages Encryption SID VPID Audio PMT PCR TXT Last updated
Al Majd Islamic Scince Jordan Religious AL MAJD Clear 4 321 322 ara 36 321 2011-01-15 +

68.5°E Intelsat 10 (IS-10) 4184.00 H 12 C DVB-S QPSK 20000 3/4 NDTV, 21.7 Mbps NID:1 TID:3

NDTV Hindu India General NDTV Clear 4 1460 1420 hin
1440 83 1460 2010-12-29 +

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DVB-S DVB-S2 PAL / SECAM / NTSC Clear Encrypted MPEG-4 High Definition Sporadic or full 3DTV broadcast Stereo
Displays a screenshot LIVE video broadcasts Professional 4:2:2 transmission 525 lines - 30 frames per second Sporadic or full 16/9 transmission + Change Log

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Eutelsat is renaming its satellites from March 1st 2012. New names are now displayed. URL to satellite charts remain unchanged for the time being, in order to allow smooth transition.

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Zapping

Wedding TV Italia

MZE TV

Ertsulovneba

Akhali Arkhi

Style TV Georgia

Sakartvelo

2012-04-28

Astra 1G, 31.5°E
(00h16) A new channel has started in DVB-S2 Clear: Wedding TV Italia (Italy) on 11914.00MHz, pol.H SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:4 PID:1026/1027 Italian.

Astra 4A, 4.8°E
(09h39) New frequency for KRT: 12284.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:6940 PID:6941/6942 Ukrainian- Clear).

Hot Bird 13A, 13°E
(09h40) New frequency for PDF TV: 11662.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:16945 PID:945/946 Farsi- Clear).

Thor 6, 0.8°W
(09h57) Focus Sat: M Sat is now encrypted in Conax (11977.00MHz, pol.H SR:28000 FEC:7/8 SID:1055 PID:7155/7255 Bulgarian).

Turksat 2A, 42°E
(00h01) A new channel has started in DVB-S2 Clear: MZE TV (Georgia) on 11888.00MHz, pol.V SR:12500 FEC:3/4 SID:7690 PID:928[MPEG-4]/929 Georgian.
(00h04) A new channel has started in DVB-S2 Clear: Ertsulovneba (Georgia) on 11888.00MHz, pol.V SR:12500 FEC:3/4 SID:7691 PID:896[MPEG-4]/897 Georgian.
(00h06) A new channel has started in DVB-S2 Clear: Enki Benki (Georgia) on 11888.00MHz, pol.V SR:12500 FEC:3/4 SID:7693 PID:976[MPEG-4]/977 Georgian.
(00h08) A new channel has started in DVB-S2 Clear: Abkhazetis Khma (Georgia) on 11888.00MHz, pol.V SR:12500 FEC:3/4 SID:7695 PID:1008[MPEG-4]/1009 Georgian.
(00h06) A new channel has started in DVB-S2 Clear: Akhali Arkhi (Georgia) on 11888.00MHz, pol.V SR:12500 FEC:3/4 SID:7697 PID:1040[MPEG-4]/1041 Georgian.
(00h11) A new channel has started in DVB-S2 Clear: Style TV Georgia (Georgia) on 11888.00MHz, pol.V SR:12500 FEC:3/4 SID:7698 PID:1056[MPEG-4]/1057 Georgian.
(00h08) A new channel has started in DVB-S2 Clear: Sakartvelo (Georgia) on 11888.00MHz, pol.V SR:12500 FEC:3/4 SID:7699 PID:1072[MPEG-4]/1073 Georgian.
(00h02) A new channel has started in DVB-S2 Clear: Perviy Kavkazskiy (Georgia) on 11888.00MHz, pol.V SR:12500 FEC:3/4 SID:7700 PID:1088[MPEG-4]/1089 Georgian.
(00h09) A new channel has started in DVB-S2 Clear: 1 Arkhi (Georgia) on 11888.00MHz, pol.V SR:12500 FEC:3/4 SID:7701 PID:1104[MPEG-4]/1105 Georgian.
(00h12) Denge (Batman) has left 11741.75MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SID:1803 PID:288/272 Turkish), it is no longer transmitted by satellite in Europe.

2012-04-27

Astra 1KR, 19.2°E
Canal+ (Astra): Motors TV (France) broadcasts in DVB-S Mediaguard 2 & Nagravision 3 on 11626.50MHz, pol.V SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:30706 PID:166/104 Spanish,105 original audio.
Canal+ (Astra): Canal+ Acción +30 has left 11685.50MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SID:30203 PID:163/92 Spanish,93 original audio), it is no longer transmitted by satellite in Europe.
A testcard identified N24 AUSTRIA has started in Clear on 11243.75MHz, pol.H SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:13224 PID:2240/.

Astra 1L, 19.2°E
A new channel has started in DVB-S2 Clear: Juwelo HD (Germany) on 12574.25MHz, pol.H SR:22000 FEC:2/3 SID:5403 PID:1023[MPEG-4] /1027 German.
Astra 3D Demo has left 12574.25MHz, pol.H (DVB-S2 SID:5403 PID:1023[MPEG-4] /1024 German,1027 German)

Astra 4A, 4.8°E
New frequency for Kanal 5 Ukraine: 12284.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:6930 PID:6931/6932 Ukrainian- Clear).
ATG Live (Sweden) is now transmitted Free To Air (12379.60MHz, pol.H SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:210 PID:4130/4131,4132).
Kanal 75 (Sweden) is now transmitted Free To Air (12379.60MHz, pol.H SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:260 PID:4141/4142 English,4143 German,4144 Polish).

Badr 4, 26°E
New frequency for MBC Drama: 11919.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:29 PID:429/629 English- BISS).
New frequency for BBC Arabic: 12073.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:23 PID:2360/2320 Arabic- Clear).
New frequency for France 24 (en Français): 12073.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:31 PID:3160/3120 French- Clear).
New frequency for France 24 (in English): 12073.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:32 PID:3260/3220 English- Clear).
New frequency for DW-TV Arabic (Deutsche Welle): 12073.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:33 PID:3360/3320 Arabic- Clear).
New frequency for France 24 (in Arabic): 12073.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:317 PID:3017/3117 Arabic- Clear).

Badr 6, 26°E
New frequency for TV5 Monde Maghreb Orient: 11785.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:706 PID:726/737 French- Clear).

Eutelsat 3C, 3°E
KTO has left 12716.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SID:42 PID:33/34 French,35)

Eutelsat 7 West A, 7°W
A new channel has started in DVB-S Clear: Mekha TV (Syria) on 10891.80MHz, pol.H SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:36 PID:566/1334 Arabic.
New frequency for LBC Sat: 10776.72MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:4007 PID:1012/1013 Arabic- Clear).
New frequency for Rotana Aflam: 11295.97MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:5609 PID:5625/5626 Arabic- Clear).
New frequency for Al Arabiya: 12322.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S2 SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:1 PID:401/601 Arabic- Clear).
New frequency for MBC USA: 12322.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S2 SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:27 PID:427/627 English,827 English- BISS).
New frequency for MBC Persia: 12322.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S2 SR:27500 FEC:3/4 SID:4110 PID:410/610 Farsi- BISS).
New SID for MBC 1 on 12322.00MHz, pol.V FEC:3/4 SR:27500: SID:2 ( PID:402/602 Arabic - Clear).
New SID for MBC 2 on 12322.00MHz, pol.V FEC:3/4 SR:27500: SID:3 ( PID:403/603 English - Clear).
New SID for MBC 3 on 12322.00MHz, pol.V FEC:3/4 SR:27500: SID:4 ( PID:404/604 Arabic - Clear).
New SID for MBC 4 on 12322.00MHz, pol.V FEC:3/4 SR:27500: SID:5 ( PID:405/605 English - Clear).
New SID for MBC Action on 12322.00MHz, pol.V FEC:3/4 SR:27500: SID:6 ( PID:406/606 English - Clear).
New SID for MBC Max on 12322.00MHz, pol.V FEC:3/4 SR:27500: SID:8 ( PID:408/608 English - Clear).
New SID for Wanasah on 12322.00MHz, pol.V FEC:3/4 SR:27500: SID:9 ( PID:409/609 Arabic - Clear).
New SID for MBC Drama on 12322.00MHz, pol.V FEC:3/4 SR:27500: SID:28 ( PID:428/628 Arabic - Clear).
Rotana Aflam has left 10776.72MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SID:4007 PID:1012/1013 Arabic)
LBC Sat has left 11295.97MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SID:5609 PID:5625/5626 Arabic)

Thor 5, 0.8°W
Canal Digital Nordic: Canal+ Extra HD has left 11785.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S2 SID:3809 PID:514[MPEG-4] /648 Sweden,649 English), it is no longer transmitted by satellite in Europe.

Thor 6, 0.8°W
UPC Direct: Animax is now encrypted in Cryptoworks & I***** 2 & Nagravision 3 (11804.00MHz, pol.V SR:28000 FEC:7/8 SID:30309 PID:501/510 Hungarian,511 Czech). Nights
UPC Direct: Minimax Hungary is now encrypted in Cryptoworks & I***** 2 & Nagravision 3 (11804.00MHz, pol.V SR:28000 FEC:7/8 SID:30309 PID:501/510 Hungarian,511 Czech). Daytime
Focus Sat: M Sat (Bulgaria) is now transmitted Free To Air (11977.00MHz, pol.H SR:28000 FEC:7/8 SID:1055 PID:7155/7255 Bulgarian).

Turksat 2A, 42°E
A new channel has started in DVB-S2 Clear: Real TV (Georgia) on 11888.00MHz, pol.V SR:12500 FEC:3/4 SID:7689 PID:912[MPEG-4]/913 Georgian.
A new channel has started in DVB-S2 DVB Scrambling: Enki Benki (Georgia) on 11888.00MHz, pol.V SR:12500 FEC:3/4 SID:7693 PID:976[MPEG-4]/977 Georgian.
New frequency for Rustavi 2: 11888.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S2 SR:12500 FEC:3/4 SID:7696 PID:1024[MPEG-4]/1025 Georgian- Clear).
Digitürk: MovieMax Speed has left 11887.25MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SID:603 PID:2105/2205 Turkish,2206 original audio)
Digitürk: Discovery Channel Mediterranean has left 11887.25MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SID:5360 PID:2160/2260 Turkish,2261 original audio)
Digitürk: National Geographic Turk has left 11887.25MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SID:7307 PID:2106/2207 Turkish,2209 original audio)
Nurs Lokman Hekim TV has left 11887.25MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SID:5362 PID:2162/2362), it is no longer transmitted by satellite in Europe.

Birthdates which occurred on April 27:
1410 John Van Lannoy Flemish Governor of Holland/Zealand/West Frisia
1623 Johann Adam Reincken composer
1701 Charles Emanuel I King of Sardinia
1707 John Burman Dutch botanist/director botanical gardens
1724 Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz composer
1737 Edward Gibbon England, historian (Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire)
1759 Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin England, writer/feminist (Female Reader)
1767 Andreas Jakob Romberg German violinist/composer (Song of the Clock)
1791 Samuel Finley Breece Morse US painter/inventor (telegraph)
1802 Abraham Louis Niedermeyer composer
1803 Alfred Julius Becher composer
1812 Friedrich von Flotow composer
1820 Herbert Spencer Derby England, Victorian philosopher (Social Statics)
1822 [Hiram] Ulysses S[impson] Grant Point Pleasant OH, 18th US President (1869-77, Republican)
1824 William Richard Bexfield composer
1828 Gerben Colmjon Dutch Frisian linguist/publisher
1835 John Murray Corse Pittsburgh PA, Brevet Major General (Union volunteers)
1840 Edward Whymper 1st to climb Matterhorn (1865)
1861 Georgy L'vovich Catoire composer
1861 Johan M Skjoldborg Danish writer (Dynaes-Digte)
1865 Emile Erens Dutch Hagiographer (Pastor of Ars)
1869 William Victor Harris composer
1871 Arthur Finlay Nevin composer
1873 Harry M O'Connor Chicago IL, actor (Stranger than Fiction)
1875 André Baillon Belgian/French author (Un homme si simple)
1875 Freddie Fane cricketer (Hobbs' 1st Test opening partner)
1875 Lumsden Hare Ireland, actor (Oregon Trail, Desert Fox, Young Bess)
1883 Hubert Harrison St Croix Virgin Island, writer/freedom fighter
1884 Louis de Bree [Louis C Davids] actor (Bluejackets)
1891 Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev composer
1892 Louis Victor de Broglie physicist (studied electrons)
1893 Norman Bel Geddes Adrian MI, theatrical designer (Rivals, Dead End)
1894 Nicolas Slonim*** composer
1896 Rogers Hornsby Winters TX, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cardinals)
1896 Wallace Hume Carothers inventor (nylon)
19-- Ellen Regan Long Island NY, actress (Irma-Ted Knight Show, Me & Mrs C)
1900 Walter Lantz animator (Woody Woodpecker's creator)
1902 Kitty Kelly New York NY, actress (Ladies of the Jury, Behind Office Doors)
1903 Frank Belknap Long American writer (Rim of the Unknown)
1903 Hans Walter Kosterliz biochemist
1904 Arthur F Burns economist/chairman (Federal Reserve Board)
1904 Cecil Day-Lewis England, poet laureate/detective (Nicholas Blake)
1904 Ragnar Skrede Norwegian poet (Lauvfall)
1905 Julian Stryjkowski writer
1905 Philip Radcliffe composer
1906 Mark Alexander Abrams market researcher
1909 Muriel C Bradbrook English writer (That Infidel Place)
1911 Colin Gordon Ceylon, actor (John-The Baron)
1911 Georges Dargaud French publisher (Asterix, Tintin)
1912 Franz Weyergans Belgian literary (Les Gens Heureux)
1912 Frederick Rand Weissman philanthropist
1912 Renato Rascel actor (7 Hills of Rome, Secrets of Santa Vittoria)
1914 Albert Soboult French historian
1916 Jan Rychlik composer
1918 John Alfred Scali journalist/correspondant (ABC)
1918 Kirby Stone New York NY, jazz combo leader (Baubles Bangles & Beads)
1918 Willem N "Pim" Koot pianist of Concert building (Oh, Lady! Lady!)
1919 Walter Ritchie sculptor
1922 Jack Klugman Philadelphia PA, actor (Oscar-Odd Couple, Quincy, Goodbye Columbus)
1922 Daphne Anderson London, actress (Beggar's Opera, Hobson's Choice)
1927 Connie Kay jazz drummer
1927 Coretta Scott King Marion AL, civil rights leader
1927 John Joseph Moakley (Representative-Democrat-MA, 1973- )
1929 Nina Ponomareva Romaschk*** USSR, discus thrower (Olympics-gold-1952, 60)
1930 Roelof F "Pik" Botha South African minister of Foreign affairs
1931 Robert Donner New York NY, actor (Yancy-The Waltons, Exidor-Mork & Mindy)
1931 Igor Oistrach Russian violinist/son of David Oistrach
1931 Krzystzof Komeda composer
1932 Anouk Aimee [Françoise Dreyfus] Paris France, actress (8½, La Dolce Vita)
1932 Casey Kasem Detroit MI, radio personality (American Top 40)
1932 Charles Adkins US, welterweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1952)
1932 Chuck Knox NFL coach (Rams, Bills, Seahawks)
1932 François Bayle composer
1932 Maxine Brown rocker (Browns)
1932 Petar Ozgijan composer
1936 Khalid Wazir cricketer (son of S Wazir Ali 2 Tests for Pakistan 1954)
1937 Phil Jones newsman (CBS)
1937 Sandy Dennis Hastings NE, actress (Honey-Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)
1938 Earl Anthony bowler (PBA money champion 1974-6, 1981-3)
1939 Judy Carne Northhampton England, comedienne (Laugh-in, Fair Exchange)
1939 Jerry Mercer Montréal Québec Canada, rock drummer (April Wine)
1941 Judith Blegen Missoula MT, opera singer (Papagena-Magic Flute)
1941 Friedrich Goldmann composer
1941 Jan D Blaauw Dutch MP (VVD)
1942 Gordon Roddick English cosmetic manufacturer (Body Shop)
1942 Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-6, TM-18)
1943 Helmut Marko auto racer (Le Mans Grand Prix)
1943 Eugene Polyakov dancer
1944 Michael Fish British TV weatherman
1944 Cuba Gooding US singer (Everybody Plays the Fool)
1944 Herb Pedersen Berkley CA, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)
1945 August Wilson US, playwright (Fences, Pulitzer 1987)
1946 John Maclean cricketer (Australian wicket-keeper 1978-79)
1947 Ann Peebles St Louis MO, soul singer (I Can't Stand the Rain)
1947 Jim Ryun middle distance runner/world's outstanding athlete (1966)
1947 Pete Ham Swansea South Wales, rock guitarist/pianist/vocalist (Badfinger-Come & Get It)
1947 Herbie Murrell US singer (Stylistics-You are My Everything)
1947 Peter Gena composer
1948 Kate Pierson Weehawken NJ, vocals/guitarist (B-52's-Rock Lobster, Love Shack)
1949 Douglas Sheehan Santa Monica CA, actor (Ben-Knots Landing, Joe Kelly-General Hospital)
1949 Yoshiaki Fujiwara wrestler (NJPW/PWF/UWF)
1951 Ace Frehley Bronx NY, heavy metal rocker (Kiss-Beth, Frehley's Comet)
1951 Boris Kinberg rock percussionist (Mink Deville)
1953 Dr Ellen L Shulman Baker Fayetteville NC, MD/astronaut (STS 34, 50, 71)
1955 Cora Ann Mahalick New Jersey, news anchor (WNYW-TV)
1956 Dennie Shupryt-Knoop Chicago IL, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96)
1958 Keith Denunzio rocker
1959 Marco Pirroni London, rock guitarist (Adam & The Ants)
1959 Sheena [Shirley Orr] Easton Belshill Scotland, singer (Morning Train, For Your Eyes Only)
1962 Denise Baldwin Atlanta GA, LPGA golfer (1991 Futures Salisbury Classic)
1962 Grant Show Detroit MI, actor (Jake-Melrose Place, Rick-Ryan's Hope)
1962 Patricia Susan Plumer Levere Covina CA, 1.5k/3K/5k runner
1963 Schae Harrison [Deborah Schaeffer] Anaheim Hills CA, actress (Darla-The Bold & Beautiful)
1963 Arther van Dijk drummer (Ivy Green)
1964 Paul Osbaldiston CFL kicker (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1965 Courtenay Becker-Dey Greenwich CT, Europe yachter (Olympics-bronze-1996)
1966 Peter McIntyre cricketer (Australian leg-spinner 1995)
1967 Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Dutch crown prince/son of Queen Beatrix of Netherlands/heir apparent
1967 Bridgette Gordon WNBA forward (Sacramento Monarchs, Olympics-gold-88)
1968 Adrian Cooper NFL tight end (Minnesota Vikings)
1969 Mica Paris rocker (So Good)
1969 Brett Steven Bermuda, New Zealand tennis player (Olympics-96)
1969 Francine "Frankie" McRae Australian softball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-96)
1969 Tyrone Rodgers CFL defensive linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
1970 Mikiko Hagiwara WNBA guard (Sacramento Monarchs)
1970 Tim Hanshaw NFL guard (San Francisco 49ers)
1971 Hayley Barr [Sparks] Salzburg Austria, actress (Courtney-As the World Turns)
1971 Craig Keith NFL tight end (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1971 James Burton cornerback (Chicago Bears)
1971 Ricky Sutton WLAF defensive end (Barcelona Dragons)
1972 Alison McKnight Bakersfield CA, 100 meter hurdler/heptathlete
1972 David Lascher New York NY, actor (Josh-Clueless, Kidz in the Wood)
1972 Ethan Brooks NFL/WAFL tackle (Atlanta Falcons, Rhein Fire)
1972 Silvia Farina Milan Italy, tennis star (1995 Maria Lankowitz doubles)
1972 Tim Ruddy NFL center (Miami Dolphins)
1972 Tommy Thompson NFL punter (San Francisco 49ers)
1973 André Gower Culver City CA, actor (Monster Squad, Baby Makes 5, Fathers & Sons, Mr President)
1973 Sébastien Lareau Montréal Québec Canada, tennis player (Olympics-96)
1974 Carlos Fortes soccer player (Sparta)
1974 Pete Chryplewicz tight end (Detroit Lions)
1975 Kenny Harris safety (Arizona Cardinals)
1975 Michael Booker cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
1992 James Duke Mason son of singer Belinda Carlisle & Morgan Mason

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Deaths which occurred on April 27:
1076 Willem bishop of Utrecht (1054-76), murderer of earl Floris I, dies
1124 Alexander I king of Scotland (1107-24), dies
1404 Philip the Stout, Duke of Burgundy, dies at 62
1521 Ferdinand Magellan world traveler, killed by Filipino natives at 50
1605 Leo XI [Alessandro O de' Medici] Italian Pope (1605), dies at 69
1656 Gerard van Honthorst painter, dies at 65
1656 Jan J van Goyen Dutch landscape painter, dies at 60
1682 Theodorus III czar of Russia (1676-82), dies
1694 Johan Georg IV elector of Saxony (1691-94), dies at 25
1695 Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz [Asbaje] Mexican poetress/nun, dies at 44
1702 Jean Bart French captain/sea hero (Escape out of Plymouth), dies at 51
1758 Jan Francisci composer, dies at 66
1764 Jaime de Casellas composer, dies at 73
1794 William Jones British Orientalist/jurist, dies at 47
1806 Amalia Fürstin Gallitzin Prussian daughter of Golitsyn, dies at 57
1813 Zebulon M Pike US explorer (Pike's Peak), dies in battle at 34
1871 Sigismond Fortune François Thalberg composer, dies at 59
1872 Ion Heliade-Radulescu Romanian politician/author, dies at 70
1881 Ludwig A Benedek Austrian General, dies at 76
1882 Ralph Waldo Emerson US poet (Representive Men), dies
1893 John Murray Corse US General (Union), dies on his 58th birthday
1901 Richard Redhead composer, dies at 81
1902 Julius Sterling Morton who started Arbor Day, dies at 72
1915 Alexander N Skriabin Russian pianist/composer (Prometheus), dies at 43
1932 Harold "Heart" Crane US poet (Bridge), commits suicide by jumping from a steamer while sailing from México to New York at 32
1936 Frederik A Stoett linguist (Dutch Proverbs), dies at 72
1936 Karl Pearson mathematician, dies
1937 Antonio Gramsci Italian philosopher/marxist theorist, dies at 46
1938 Edmond Rubbens Belgian minister to Colonies, dies at 44
1950 Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski composer, dies at 70
1950 Karl Straube German organist/conductor, dies
1951 Philip Albert Myburgh Hands cricketer (7 Tests for South Africa), dies
1957 Mario A Gianini creator of the maraschino cherry, dies
1959 Gordon Armstrong inventor of baby incubator, dies
1961 Roy Del Ruth director (About Face, Folies Bergere), dies at 67
1964 Georg Britting writer, dies at 73
1965 Alan Bunce actor (Albert-Ethel & Albert), dies at 61
1965 Edward R Murrow newscaster (Person to Person), dies at 57
1969 Dino Terran*** actor (Young Dillinger), dies at 65
1970 Arthur Shields actor (Your Show Time), dies at 73
1972 Kwame Nkrumah President of Ghana, dies at 62
1972 Phil King rock (Blue Oyster Cult), shot in head at 24 while gambling
1973 Jim Sims cricketer (England leg-spinner in 4 Tests 1935-37), dies
1973 Libbe de Wal founder of Humanistic Covenant, dies at 72
1975 Nicholas Soussanin actor (Last Command), dies at 86
1977 Stanley Adams actor (Lillies of the Field, Thunder Alley), dies at 61
1978 Mohammed Daud premier/President of Afghánistán, murdered
1982 Tom Tully actor (Line-up, Shane), dies at 85
1984 Piet Kraak Dutch soccer player, dies at 63
1991 Ken Curtis actor (Lost, Freckles, California Gold Rush), dies at 74
1991 Marcus Heeresma writer/poet (Anna, Son of a Whore), dies
1992 Olivier Messiaen French composer, dies at 83
1993 Hans Sahl German/US writer (Tie Exil im Exil), dies at 90
1994 Jerome Lejeune physiologist, dies at 69
1994 John Preston US writer (Gay House, Big Gay Book), dies at 48
1994 Lynne Frederick Unger actress (Trail of Pink Panther), dies at 39
1996 Joan Sterndale Bennett actress (Elizabeth-Dark Shadows), dies at 86
1996 William Egan Colby CIA Director, dies at 76
1997 Paul Lambert actor (Tom-Executive Suite), dies at 73

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1967 BENTON JAMES AUSTIN DAISY TN 1967 CASTRO REINALDO ANTONIO PACIFIC GROVE CA 1967 DALLAS RICHARD H. MEMPHIS TN 1967 DYER BLENN COLBY STANDISH ME 1967 OSBORNE SAMUEL WILLIAM JR CHARLESTON SC 1967 PENNINGTON RONALD KEITH HAMBLETON WV 1969 DIEHL BERNHARD GERMANY RELEASED 1973 ALIVE AND WELL 98 1969 SCHWINN MONICA GERMANY RELEASED 1973 ALIVE AND WELL 98 1970 HILL JOHN R. WAYNESBORO PA 1971 KRUPA FREDERICK SCRANTON PA 1972 MOLINARE ALBERT R. SAN DIEGO CA 03/28/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98 1972 SOUDER JAMES B. ELIZABETHTOWN TN 03/28/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98

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On this day...
4977 -BC- Johannes Kepler's date for creation of universe
1509 Pope Julius II excommunicates Italian state of Venice
1518 Treaty of St Truiden anti-French Trapdoors/Bourgondisch covenant
1522 Battle at Bicacca Charles I & Pope Adrianus VI beat France
1526 Mogol King Babur beats sultan of Delhi
1565 1st Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms
1576 Peace of Beaulieu & Paix de Monsieur
1643 Tirso de Molina's "Bellaco Sois, Gomez", premieres in Madrid
1646 King Charles I flees Oxford
1650 Scottish General Montrose defeated
1662 Netherlands & France sign military covenant
1694 Frederik August I "the Strong" becomes monarch of Saksen
1746 Battle at Culloden Moor Duke of Cumberland beats "James VIII & III"
1773 British Parliament passes the Tea Act (eventually leads to Boston Tea Party on December 16)
1805 US Marines attack shores of Tripoli
1813 Americans under General Pike capture Toronto; Pike is killed
1828 Zoological Gardens at Regent's Park London, opens
1838 Fire destroys half of Charleston
1841 Imakita Kosen, 1st Zen teacher of D T Suzuki, found the awakening
1857 Establishment of Jewish congregations in Lower Austria prohibited
1859 "Pomona" sinks in North Atlantic drowning all 400 aboard
1860 Thomas J Jackson is assigned to command Harpers Ferry
1861 President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus
1861 West Virginia secedes from Virginia after Virginia secedes from US
1863 Battle of Streight's raid Tuscumbia to Cedar Bluff AL
1865 1450 of 2000 paroled Union POWs on their way home are killed when river steamer "Sultana" explodes on the Mississippi River
1865 Cornell University (Ithaca NY) is chartered
1867 The opera "Roméo et Juliette" is produced (Paris France)
1870 Heinrich Schliemann discovers Troi
1874 White League, Paramilitary white supremacist organization, forms
1877 The opera "Le Roi de Lahore" is produced (Paris France)
1877 President Rutherford Hayes removes Federal troops from Louisiana, Reconstruction ends
1881 Pogroms against Russian Jews start in Elisabethgrad
1890 French troops under Captain Archinard occupy Oussébougou West Sudan
1897 Grant's Tomb (famed of song & legend) dedicated
1903 1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out, Philadelphia A's win 6-0
1903 Long Island's Jamaica Race Track opens
1905 World Exposition opens in Luik
1908 4th modern Olympic games open in London
1909 Sultan of Turkey Abdul Hamid II is overthrown
1910 Belgian parliament rejects socialist motion for general voting rights
1912 Relief laws replaces those of 1854, in Netherlands
1918 Brooklyn Dodgers get 1st victory after worst major league start (0-9)
1920 Pogrom leader Petljoera declares Ukraine Independence
1921 Hadjememaar, [Corn de Gelder] elected in Amsterdam
1922 Yakut ASSR formed in Russian SFSR
1922 Fritz Langs "Dr Mabuse, der Spieler" premieres in Berlin
1923 Mussolini government italian place in South Tirol/Alto Adige
1924 Antwerp soccer tie Belgium-Netherlands 1-1
1926 In the Giants' 9-8 win over Phillies, Mel Ott, 17, 1st appearance
1931 100º F (38º C), Pahala HI (state record)
1933 Karl Jan*** reports reception of cosmic radio signal in Washington DC
1935 Yankees pull a 1st inning triple-play & beat Philadelphia A's 9-8
1935 Brussel's World Expo opens
1937 US Social Security system makes its 1st benefit payment
1940 Himmler orders establishment of Auschwitz Concentration Camp
1941 German troops occupy Athens Greece
1942 Tornado destroys Pryor Oklahoma killing 100, injuring 300
1942 Belgium Jews are forced to wear stars
1943 Lou Jansen & Jan Dieters arrested, lead illegal CPN party in Holland
1943 Soviet Union breaks contact with Polish government exiled in London
1944 Boston Brave Jim Tobin no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 2-0
1945 2nd Republic of Austria forms
1945 Italian partisans capture Mussolini prisoner
1945 US 5th army enters Genua
1946 1st radar installation aboard a commercial ship installed
1947 Babe Ruth Day celebrated at Yankee Stadium & through the US
1948 Arab legion attacks Gesher bridge on Jordan River
1950 South Africa passes Group Areas Act segregating races
1950 "Tickets, Please" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 245 performances
1951 Mohammed Mossadeq chosen premier of Persia
1952 "4 Saints in 3 Acts" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 15 performances
1953 Wrestler Freddie Blassie coins the term "Pencil neck geek"
1953 1st general elections in British Guyana, won by Jagans PPP
1956 Heavyweight champion, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing
1956 Burma Premier U Nu's Volksliga voor Vrijheid loses election
1959 "Today" show goes abroad for the 1st time (Paris France)
1959 Liu Sjau-chi elected President of People's Rebublic of China
1960 1st atomic powered electric-drive submarine launched (Tullibee)
1960 France grants Togo independence (National Day)
1960 South Korean President Syngman Rhee resigns
1961 NASA launches Explorer 11 into Earth orbit to study gamma rays
1961 NFL officially recognizes Hall of Fame in Canton OH
1961 Sierra Leone declares independence from UK
1962 Arnold Wesker's "Chips with Everything", premieres in London
1962 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1963 "Jopie" Pengel forms government in Suriname
1963 Cuban premier Fidel Castro arrives in Moscow
1964 John Lennon's "In His Own Write" is published in the US
1965 RC Duncan patents "Pampers" disposable diaper
1965 "I'm Solomon" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 7 performances
1966 Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 2nd cello concert
1967 Expo '67 opens in Montréal
1967 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1968 Baltimore Oriole Tom Phoebus no-hits Boston, 6-0
1968 Jimmy Ellis beats Jerry Quarry for heavyweight boxing title
1968 "Education of Hyman Kaplan" closes at Alvin NYC after 28 performances
1968 Congress of Political Party Radicals (PPR) forms in Netherlands
1969 Carol Mann wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies Golf Invitational
1971 Curt Flood resigns Senators after 13 games & departs for Denmark
1972 Apollo 16 returns to Earth
1972 NYC Mayor John Lindsay appeals that John Lennon not be deported
1973 Kansas City Royal Steve Busby no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0
1974 Pan Am 707 crashes into mountains of Bali, killing 107
1975 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Charity Golf Classic
1975 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
1976 "So Long 174th St" opens at Harkness Theater NYC for 16 performances
1976 Arabic Monetary Fund established in Abu Dhabi
1977 Bloody riots in Soweto South Africa
1977 HCC, Hobby Computer Club, forms in Netherlands
1978 14th Mayor's Trophy Game, New York Yankees beat New York Mets 4-3 in 11
1978 Accident at nuclear reactor Willow Island, Charleston WV, kills 51
1978 Afghánistán revolution (National Day), pro-Russian military coup
1979 George Harrison releases "Love Comes to Everyone"
1980 Barbara Barrow wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic
1981 1st female soccer official is hired by the NASL
1981 Beatle Ringo Starr marries actress Barbara Bach [Goldbach]
1982 Québec Nordiques 1-New York Islanders 4-Semifinals-Islanders hold 1-0 lead
1982 Trial of John W Hinckley Jr, attempted assassin of President Ronald Reagan, begins
1983 Nolan Ryan becomes strikeout king (3509), passing Walter Johnson
1984 Cleveland Indians beat Detroit Tigers, 8-4, in 19 innings
1984 Over 70 inches of snow falls on Red Lake MT
1986 Captain Midnight (John R MacDougall) interrupts HBO
1986 "Sweet Charity" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 368 performances
1986 Pat Bradley wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic
1987 US Justice Department bars Austrian Chancellor Kurt Waldheim from entering US, due to his aid of Nazi Germany during WWII
1989 Beijing students take over Tiananmen Square in China
1989 Mandatory seatbelt law goes into effect in Italy
1989 "Starmites" opens at Criter Center Theater NYC for 60 performances
1989 Hurricane in Bangladesh, kills 500
1990 50th annual barbershop quartet singing convention held (Michigan)
1990 Los Angeles Dodger Orel Hershiser undergoes career-threatening shoulder surgery
1990 Villan***'s women set a 6,000 meter relay world record of 17:18:10
1991 "Lucifer's Child" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 28 performances
1991 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by David Ozio
1992 "Small Family Business" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 48 performances
1992 New York Jets finish perfect 5-0 pre-season for 1st time
1992 New York Mets trade David Cone to Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Kent
1993 Afghan Antonov AN-32 crashes at Tashqurgan, kills 76
1994 "Inspector Calls" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 454 performances
1994 29.0ºC in Genevad Sweden (Swedish April high temperature record)
1994 7th longest NHL game New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres (125 minutes 43 seconds)
1994 Graeme Obree bicycles world record time (52,713 km)
1994 Minnesota Twins righty Scott Erickson no-hits Brewers 6-0
1994 President Richard Nixon buried in Nixon Library in California
1995 "Indiscretions" opens at Ethel Barrymore Theater NYC for 221 performances
1995 Coors Field in Colorado opens - Denver Rockies beats Mets 11-9 in 14
1996 Brunswick World Tournament of Champions won by Dave D'Entremont
1997 "Little Foxes" opens at Vivian Beaumont NYC for 56 performances
1997 "Stanley" closes at Circle in Square Theater NYC
1997 Frank Nobilo wins Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic at Forest Oaks
1997 Las Vegas Senior Golf Classic by TruGreen-ChemLawn
1997 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Championship

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Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"

Austria : 2nd Republic Day (1945)
Sierra Leone-1961, Togo-1960 : Independence Day
Alabama, Florida, Mississippi : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday )
US-Utah : Arbor Day-plant a tree (1872) - - - - - ( Friday )

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Religious Observances
Roman Catholic : Commemoration of St Peter Canisius, confessor/doctor/apostle of Germany
Roman Catholic : Commemoration of St Turibius of Mogrovejo, bishop/confessor
Jewish : Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) (Nisan 27, 5755 AM)

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Religious History
1537 Geneva's first Protestant catechism was published. Based on Calvin's "Institutes," it was compiled by John Calvin, 27, and/or by fellow French reformer, Guillaume Farel, 48.
1667 English poet John Milton, 58, sold the copyright to his religious epic "Paradise Lost" for ten English pounds (less than $30).
1775 Death of Moravian missionary Peter Bohler, 63. Commissioned by Count Zinzendorf in 1737, Bohler encountered the as-yet-unsaved John Wesley, no doubt imprinting within him the later Methodist characteristics of crisis conversion, joyful assurance of God's acceptance and a Christian lifestyle of self- surrendering faith.
1832 The American Baptist Home Mission Society was formed in New York City. During its first 15 years, $1.66 million in contributions were raised, 14,426 churches were organized and 1,116 missionaries were sent out.
1950 The modern state of Israel was officially recognized by the British government.

Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987.
Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com)
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Thought for the day :
" No man can serve two masters, yes-men can serve hundreds