It happened on a… April 5

2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted to hospital suffering from COVID-19

1997

Steve Irwin’s “The Crocodile Hunter” debuts.

1994

Kurt Cobain committed suicide by shooting himself in the head at his home in Seattle.

1984

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers) became the all-time NBA regular season scoring leader when he broke Wilt Chamberlain’s record of 31,419 career points.

1971

Gentilly nuclear power station starts service near Trois-Rivières; world’s first reactor fueled by natural uranium, cooled by ordinary water.

1955

Winston Churchill resigned as British prime minister.

1954

Elvis Presley records his debut single “That’s All Right”

1923

Firestone Tire and Rubber Company starts producing inflatable tires.

1904

The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh & Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.

1842

Opening in Saint John, NB, of the first public museum in Canada (New Brunswick Museum).

0456

Saint Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop.