Daily Calendar for Thursday, April 3, 2025
Born
- Washington Irving (author) –
- John Burroughs (naturalist) –
- Leslie Howard (actor) –
- Doris Day (actress & singer) –
- Marlon Brando (actor) –
- Wayne Newton (singer) –
- Alec Baldwin (actor) –
- David Hyde Pierce (actor) –
- Eddie Murphy (actor) –
- Amanda Bynes (actress) –
Died
- Jesse James (outlaw) –
- Johannes Brahms (composer) –
- Sarah Vaughn (jazz singer) –
- Graham Greene (writer) –
Events
- James Carrington patented a coffee mill–
- The Pony Express began postal service–
- The outlaw Jesse James was shot and killed by Robert Ford, a member of James’ gang–
- During the gold rush, a deadly avalanche occurred along Chilkoot Pass in Alaska–
- Writer F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre were married–
- Bruno Hauptmann was executed for the kidnap-murder of the Lindbergh baby–
- The first national issue of TV Guide was published–
- First mobile phone call made–
- Woody Allen’s film Annie Hall won four Academy Awards, including that for Best Picture–
- A French train broke the world speed record for conventional rail trains, reaching 357.2 mph–
- The Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement with Canada and British Columbia went into effect–
Weather
- A little more than 10 inches of snow fell in New York City–
- On this day and into April 4, 148 tornadoes touched down in a total of 13 U.S. states.–
- Boston, Massachusetts, was soaked with 2.91 inches of rain. Steuben County in New York State got half a foot of snow.–
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