31 March 1980 – death of four gold medalist Olympic athlete Jesse Owens (actually J. C. Owens). He only won his... fb.me/MZeRzndn

1 April 2013 – sale of the one millionth copy of ‘Assassination – the Royal Family’s 1000 year curse’.

On 2nd April 1502, Prince Arthur, oldest child of Henry VII died. Arthur’s widow, Catherine of Aragon, later... fb.me/22YDPjRv4

On 3rd April 1366, Henry IV was born. Having been born on Maundy Thursday, at the age of 15 he started the... fb.me/1CHn9TnKB

Taking office on 4th April 1721, Prime Minister Robert Walpole was the real Mack the Knife. His reputation for... fb.me/1vqMwP2HD

Sir Humphrey started in Dad's Army. 5th April 1929 - birth of Oscar winning actor Sir Nigel Hawthorne: Sir... fb.me/13DcEHSwU

6 April 1199 - death of Richard I, killed by an archer. King for 10 years, he spent less than 6 months of his... fb.me/N0ik5lYv

7 April 1827 - first recorded sale of a friction match, invented by John Walker. He did not make a penny.... fb.me/PddEU2je

On 8th April 217 Roman Emperor Caracalla was assassinated whilst relieving himself at the roadside. He was... fb.me/1TPIIK6HB

On 9 April 1867 the US Senate approved the purchase of Alaska from Russia by a single vote. Why did the Russians... fb.me/EKHRuiJ1

On 10 April 1929 Formula 1 world champion Mike Hawthorn was born. He had 3 years to live when he was killed in a... fb.me/TQCNYBjA

11 April 2001 - death of, as he called himself after he was knighted, Sir Cumference. In fact the rotund... fb.me/HAHbOpPH

12 April 1555 - death of Queen Joanna of Castile, also known as Joanna the Mad. The widowed Henry VII considered... fb.me/2KATmbjsb

13 April 1899 - birth in Poughkeepsie,NY, of the inventor of Scrabble, Alfred Mosher Butts. He called the game... fb.me/1iDMLlKUD

At 11.40pm on 14 April 1912, Titanic hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Captain Edward Smith is believed to... fb.me/2OIapQOlA

5 April 1982 - death of actor Arthur Lowe (Captain Mainwaring). His wife actress Joan Cooper ( she played Private... fb.me/vQdyNtEo

16 April 1889 -birth in London of Charlie Chaplin. With his alcoholic father absent and his mother in a lunatic... fb.me/1XuvthRFH

17 April 1882 - death of George Jennings, the inventor of the flushing toilet. They were installed at the Great... fb.me/GeGpkwej

18 April - birth in 1985 of Arsenal and Poland goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, and in 1990 of his replacement as... fb.me/2sq8w6oQH

Sorry, that should be 'Szczesny'.