April 3rd
1882
Jesse James, the famous outlaw, is shot and killed by a member of his own gang to collect his reward of $10,000.
1888 The first of 11 brutal
murders of women occurred in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London. The crimes remain unsolved to this day. At various points some or all of the killings were ascribed to the notorious, unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper.
1895 The trial of the libel case instigated by
Oscar Wilde began, eventually resulting in his imprisonment on charges of homosexuality.
1924
Marlon Brando was born today. He was a legendary actor who was respected for his acting prowess from his early work as a young actor including "The Wild One", "On the Waterfront" and "A Streetcar Named Desire". He continued to make movies over the next fifty years including Mutiny on the Bounty, Last Tango in Paris, Superman, and Apocalypse Now . Possibly his best known role was as Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather which won him his second Oscar which he declined. (1st was for On the Waterfront 1959)
1933
Everest was conquered for the first time by plane when 2 specially built British planes made aviation history by flying over the summit. The pilots were the Marquis of Douglas and Clydesdale and Flight Lieutenant David McIntyre.
1987 The jewels of the late
Duchess of Windsor, (the former Mrs Wallis Simpson who married Edward VIII of England after his abdication in 1936), fetched more than £31 million at auction, six times more than the expected figure.
1993
The Grand National was declared void after a series of events at the start reduced the world-famous horse race to a shambles. 30 of the 39 riders failed to realise a false start had been called and set off around the racetrack, completing both laps of the course and passing the finish line before they realised their mistake.
1996 Theodore John Kaczynski was arrested by the FBI accused of being
the Unabomber, the elusive terrorist blamed for 16 mail bombs that killed three people and injured 23 during an 18-year period.
2000 A controversial plan to give
asylum seekers vouchers instead of cash comes into force.
And Finally.
2014 A 25 year old student was fined and given
penalty points after he was caught driving a car with all 4 doors removed, along with the headlights, front and rear indicators, bonnet, grille, and rear brake lights which he had removed to sell on-line. He had been attempting to take the car to a recycling centre five miles from his home in Nottinghamshire, to sell for scrap.
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