April 1, 1952 Rey Robinson, U.S., 100m sprinter (Olympic-1972) April 1, 1952 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 1, 1951 Clement D'Hooghe, composer, dies at 51 April 1, 1950 Charles R Drew, surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45 April 1, 1950 Ed[uardus] HTM Nijpels, Dutch minister of Environment (VVD) April 1, 1950 Leonard van Spirit, Dutch/British fruit/food magnate April 1, 1949 Gill Scott-Heron, U.S., writer/poet/singer (Whities on the Moon) April 1, 1948 H H H Johnson bowls WI to win v England 10-96 match on debut April 1, 1948 Jimmy Cliff, Reggae singer April 1, 1948 Simon Crowe, rock drummer (Boomtown Rats-Maxinguaye) April 1, 1948 Y Y Williams, Welsh rugby player April 1, 1947 1st Jewish immigrants to Israel disembark at Port of Eilat April 1, 1947 David Eisenhower, grandson of President Dwight, married Julie Nixon April 1, 1947 George II, king of Greece, dies at 56 April 1, 1946 400,000 U.S. mine workers strike April 1, 1946 Arthur Conley, U.S. soul singer (Sweet Soul Music) April 1, 1946 John Barbata, drummer (Turtles-Happy Together, Eleanor) April 1, 1946 Noah Beery, actor (Beau Geste, Cimarron Kid, Mammy), dies at 62 April 1, 1946 Tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo Hawaii April 1, 1946 Van Acker forms Belgian government (without CVP)