April 1, 1988 Jim Jordan, actor (Fibber McGee), dies from a blod clot at 91 April 1, 1988 Marius W Holtrop, economist/president (Netherlands Bank), dies at 85 April 1, 1986 Delhi beat Haryana by innings & 141 to win Ranji Trophy April 1, 1986 U.S. submarine Nathaniel Green runs aground in Irish Sea April 1, 1986 World oil prices dip below $10 a barrel April 1, 1985 47th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Villanova beats Georgetown 84-75 April 1, 1984 14th Easter Seal Telethon raises $24,600,000 April 1, 1984 3rd NCAA Womens Basketball Championship: Southern Cal beats Tenn 72-61 April 1, 1984 8 men record longest distance (13 miles) rowed in 24 hours April 1, 1984 Marvin Gaye, shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr in LA at 44 April 1, 1983 Anti-nuke demonstrators link arms in 14-mile human chain in England April 1, 1983 NY Isle Mike Bossy becomes 1st to score 60 goals in 3 cons seasons April 1, 1982 Anguilla (dependent territory of UK) adopts constitution April 1, 1982 Sam Huntington, actor (Jungle 2 Jungle) April 1, 1982 US formally transfers Canal Zone to Panama April 1, 1981 CNN airs a videotape that shows that Tamara Rand predicted that Reagan is in danger from someone named Jack Humley (a hoax) April 1, 1981 D[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65 April 1, 1980 Baseball Players Association votes to cancel 92 remaining exhibition games April 1, 1980 Bryan Buffinton, Ridgewood NJ, actor (Bill Lewis Jr-Guiding Light) April 1, 1980 Failed assassination attempt on Iraqi vice-premier Tariq Aziz