^B{^#!16!6 April^N! Feast day of St Elstan, St Irenaeus of Sirmium, St Celestine I, pope, St Marcellinus of Carthage, St Prudentius of Troyes, St Eutychius of Constantinople, and St William of EskilsoΦ.
^B{1580^B} In Britain, an earth tremor damaged several London churches, including the old St Paul's Cathedral. ^B{1830^B} Joseph Smith founded the Mormon Church in New York State. ^B{1896^B} The first modern Olympic Games began in Athens. ^B{1909^B} US explorer Robert Peary became the first person to reach the North Pole. ^B{1917^B} The US declared war on Germany. ^B{1965^B} Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite, was launched by the US.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Gustave Moreau, French painter, ^B{1826^B}; Harry Houdini, US escapologist, ^B{1874^B}; John Betjeman, English poet, ^B{1906^B}; James Watson, US biologist, ^B{1928^B}; AndrΘ Previn, US conductor, ^B{1929^B}; Paul Daniels, English magician and entertainer, ^B{1938^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}King Richard I, 'the Lion-Hearted', ^B{1199^B}; Albrecht Dⁿrer, German painter, ^B{1528^B}; Francis Walsingham, English politician, ^B{1590^B}; Jules Bordet, Belgian bacteriologist, ^B{1961^B}; Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer, ^B{1971^B}; Isaac Asimov, US scientist, ^B{1992^B}.
