April 1, 2002 64th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: at Georgia Dome Atlanta April 1, 2001 20th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at St. Louis April 1, 1998 World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Minn April 1, 1997 69 year old Gordie Howe begins playing AHL game with Syracuse Crunch April 1, 1997 Comet Hale-Bopp Perihelion (0.914 AU) April 1, 1997 Jolie Gabor, mother of Zsa Zsa & Eva, dies at 97 April 1, 1997 Nancy Woodhull, news editor (USA Today), dies of cancer at 52 April 1, 1996 58th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Syracuse 76-67 April 1, 1996 Alfredo Nobre Coast, PM of Portugal (1978), dies April 1, 1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Boston MA on WBCN 104.1 FM (morn) April 1, 1996 John Alwyne Kitching, zoologist, dies at 87 April 1, 1996 John McSheery, dies of heart attack while umpiring a game, at 51 April 1, 1996 Mario Viegas, actor (The Jew, Divine Comedy), dies at 47 April 1, 1995 Carlson Wagonlit Travel Agency begins charging $15 service fee April 1, 1995 Cheryl Waltz, author/film producer, dies at 50 April 1, 1995 Francisco Moncion, dancer, dies at 73 April 1, 1995 Johnny Nicholss, footballer, dies at 63 April 1, 1995 Lucie Rie, potter, dies at 93 April 1, 1995 New York Islanders retire Bobby Nystrom's uniform #23 April 1, 1995 Richard Pool, naval Officer, dies at 75