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Home On This Day On This Day in History – April 3

What Happened on April 3?1996 – The Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, is arrestedThe mathematician who was driven by anarchist ideas sent out 16 letter bombs between 1978 and 1995, killing 3 people and injuring 23.1973 – The first public mobile telephone call is placed on a Manhattan sidewalkMotorola's Martin Cooper called Joel Engel of Bell Labs. He later told the BBC that his first words were “Joel, I'm calling you from a 'real' cellular telephone. A portable handheld telephone.”1948 – Harry S. Truman signs the Marshall Plan$12.4 billion was allocated to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II and prevent communists from seizing control.1940 – Soviet troops murder about 22,000 Polish nationalsThe Katyn massacre is considered the worst massacre of prisoners of war in history. The order to execute all captive members of the Polish Officer Corps was signed by Joseph Stalin.1885 – Gottlieb Daimler patents his engine designThe German engineer's so-called “grandfather clock engine” was lighter than previous four-stroke engines and is considered a milestone for the invention of the automobile.

Births on April 31961 – Eddie MurphyAmerican actor, director, screenwriter1958 – Francesca WoodmanAmerican photographer1958 – Alec BaldwinAmerican actor, producer1930 – Helmut KohlGerman politician, Chancellor of Germany1924 – Marlon BrandoAmerican actor

Deaths on April 31991 – Graham GreeneEnglish author, playwright, critic1990 – Sarah VaughanAmerican singer1950 – Kurt WeillGerman/American composer1897 – Johannes BrahmsGerman pianist, composer1882 – Jesse JamesAmerican criminal, murdererChange Date:
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- Children's Day Holiday, Taiwan
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- Passover (Day 2), Israel
- Second Day of Passover, Argentina
- Second Day of Passover, Germany

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