April 1, 1946 Weight Watchers forms April 1, 1946 William Frederick Fisher, Dallas Texas, MD/astronaut (STS 51-I) April 1, 1945 1st edition of Indonesia Merdeka publishes April 1, 1945 Canadian troop free Doetinchem, Enschede, Borculo & Eibergen April 1, 1945 Heather Young, Bremerton Wash, actress (Betty-Land of Giants) April 1, 1945 Ruhrgebied sealed off by U.S. 1st & 9th army April 1, 1945 Sons of Elburger Soccer team forms in Elburg April 1, 1945 U.S. forces invade Okinawa during WW II April 1, 1944 Carol White, England, actress (Daddy's Gone a Hunting) April 1, 1944 German Abwehr ends England spiel, after 132 killed April 1, 1944 Japanese troops conquer Jessami, East-India April 1, 1942 Alan Blakley, rocker (Brian Poole & The Tremeloes) April 1, 1942 Allied air raid on harbor city Kupang Timor April 1, 1942 Danny Brooks, rocker (Dovells) April 1, 1942 Mexico changes from 3 time zones to 2 April 1, 1942 Phil Margo, Bkln, rock vocalist (Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight) April 1, 1942 Samuel R[ay] Delany Jr, U.S., sci-fi author (Towers of Toron, Neveryona) April 1, 1941 Ajit Wadekar, cricketer (stalwart Indian batsman & capt) April 1, 1941 Hippolyte Delehaye, Flemish historian, dies at 81 April 1, 1941 Navy takes over Treasure Island (SF Bay)