THRONG AT AIRPORT SEES CLIPPER OFF, OPENING CITY BASE; Crowds, Clipper and Passengers at Opening of New York $7,500,000 Sea Airport
Date: 01 April 1940
Takes part in LaGuardia Field seaplane terminal opening
Wangari Maathai Birthday, Date of Birth
Wangari Muta Maathai (Nyeri, Kenia; 1 de abril de 1940 - Nairobi, Kenia; 25 de septiembre de 2011) fue una política y ecologista keniana.
Fue la primera mujer africana en recibir el Premio Nobel de la Paz en 2004 por «su contribución al desarrollo sostenible, la democracia y la paz». En 1977 fundó el Movimiento Cinturón Verde (Green Belt Movement), por el que obtuvo en 1986 el Premio al Sustento Bien Ganado. Fue elegida miembro del Parlamento de Kenia (Cámara Baja de la Asamblea Nacional) donde ejerció como ayudante del ministro de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales durante el gobierno del presidente Mwai Kibaki entre enero de 2003 y noviembre de 2006. También formó parte del Consejo de Honor del Consejo para el futuro del mundo. Maathai fue también la primera mujer de África Oriental en obtener un doctorado.
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- Monday, April 1, 1940
- Place of Birth
- نيري
- Age
- 85
- Star Sign
- ♈
The April 1, 1940 was a Monday under the star sign of ♈. It was the 91 day of the year. President of the United States was Franklin D. Roosevelt.
If you were born on this day, you are 85 years old. Your last birthday was on the Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 217 days ago. Your next birthday is on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in 147 days. You have lived for 31,263 days, or about 750,316 hours, or about 45,019,011 minutes, or about 2,701,140,660 seconds.
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1st of April 1940 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on April 1, 1940
NEWS OF THE STAGE; Evans Returns Tonight in a Revival of 'Richard II' --Homolka Vehicle Due Week of April 22
Date: 01 April 1940
Appointed Commander Of New Liner America
Date: 02 April 1940
Capt G C Stedman apptd comdr; por; other officers apptd
CENSUS ON TODAY; MAYOR ISSUES PLEA; La Guardia Urges Cooperation With Enumerators--Labor Chiefs Give Similar Advice
Date: 02 April 1940
LaGuardia proclamation; text; local N Y C problems discussed
NEWS OF MARKETS IN EUROPEAN CITIES; Transactions in London Bring Higher Quotations, Although Turnover Is Small PARIS HAS WIDE UPTURN Advances in Prices Are Shown Also by Securities Listed in Amsterdair and Berlin
Date: 02 April 1940
Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES
E.M. HYDEMAN DIES PHILANTHROPIST, 70; Was Host to Half Million Poor and Handicapped Children at Circus and Ball Games GOT A MEDAL FOR WORK Received Annual Award of the Boys Clubs of New YorkA Retired Importer
Date: 01 April 1940
THE FINANCIAL WEEK; Irregular Stock Market, Recovery, on Unexpected "Steel-Common" Dividend--Sterling Falls Further
Date: 01 April 1940
By ALEXANDER D. NOYES
London reaction to common stock divd
BLASTS AMID FLOOD JAR WILKES-BARRE; FLOOD AND FIRE STRIKE ALONG THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER
Date: 02 April 1940
By BYRON DARNTON Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.Wired Photo--Times Wide World
Byron Special
N J: Del River passes flood stage, Trenton; roads blocked, Belvidere
AIR BATTLES RAGE IN THE WEST AGAIN; Fliers Provide Chief Fighting, Though Artillery Action Continues on Saar REPORTS ON LOSSES VARY French Admit 2 Planes Shot Down, but Nazis Say 7-- British Fly Over Reich Nazis Report Seven Downed Germans Describe Battles British Fly Over Reich
Date: 02 April 1940
Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Air forces active