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2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been hospitalized with COVID-19.

1997

Steve Irwin’s “The Crocodile Hunter” premieres on television.

1994

Kurt Cobain, lead singer of the band Nirvana, takes his own life at his home in Seattle.

1984

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers becomes the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain’s previous record of 31,419 points.

1971

The Gentilly nuclear power plant, near Trois-Rivières, begins operations.

1955

Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

1954

Elvis Presley records his first song, “That’s All Right.”

1923

Firestone Tire and Rubber Company begins production of pneumatic tires.

1904

The first international rugby league match is played between England and the other nations (Scotland and Wales) at Central Park, Wigan, England.

1842

Canada’s first public museum (the New Brunswick Museum) opens in Saint John, New Brunswick.

0456

St. Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop.

It happened on… April 5

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