April 4 in History

• 1460

  April 4, 1460:

  University of Basel is officially established in Switzerland, with 4 faculties namely jurisprudence, medicine, arts, and theology.

• 1859

  April 4, 1859:

  Giacomo Meyerbeer’s opera titled “Dinorah" is performed for the first time.

• 1929

  April 4, 1929:

  An Operetta by Sigmund Romberg dubbed "New Moon" musical is introduced in London.

• 1949

  April 4, 1949:

  Faisal II is crowned as the king of a country in the western Asia, officially known as Republic of Iraq.

• 1969

  April 4, 1969:

  American heart and cardiothoracic surgeon called Dr. Denton Cooley makes his first artificial heart implants.

• 1973

  April 4, 1973:

  The large complex of seven buildings, which replaced the Empire State Building as the tallest building in the world, known as ‘World Trade Center’ is officially opened in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York.

• 1975

  April 4, 1975:

  American multinational technology company headed in Redmond, Washington known as Microsoft is founded by American philosopher Bill Gates and business magnate Paul Allen.

• April 4, 1975:

  The British sitcom titled "The Good Life" appears for the first time on BBC One.

• 1988

  April 4, 1988:

  The retired American drag racer, Eddie Hill sets a world record of becoming the only driver to cover 1.609 kilometers in just 5 seconds.

• 2009

  April 4, 2009: American hip hop group from Hollis known as the Run-DMC is formally introduced into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame by songwriter, record producer and rapper Eminem.

• 2019

  April 4, 2019:

  Renowned American TV presenter and songwriter Kathie Lee Gifford quits hosting NBC's "Today" show after hosting it for over a decade.