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April 3, 1950 (Monday) The standard ratio for the dimensions of television receivers was set at 4:3 (with the length of the screen being 4/3 of the height) after originally having been 5:4, and that would remain the standard for nearly half a century. With the advent of digital television, the ratio would be changed to the wider 16:9 dimensions.
April 17, 1971 (Saturday) The People's Republic of Bangladesh was declared by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, at Baidyanathtala, a city on the border with India, where the leaders of the rebellion had relocated. [63] A provisional government for Bangladesh was sworn in, with Mujibur as the first President and Tajuddin Ahmad as the first Prime Minister.
The 1970 Quebec general election was held on April 29, 1970, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec. The former Legislative Assembly had been renamed the "National Assembly" in 1968. The Quebec Liberal Party, led by Robert Bourassa, defeated the incumbent Union Nationale, led by Premier Jean-Jacques Bertrand .
Pantograph. Braking system (s) Regenerative dynamic braking, pneumatic brake. Track gauge. Fixed gauge (1,435 mm, 1,520 mm or 1,668 mm) and variable gauge. Talgo Avril is a high-speed train that Talgo is developing. It stands for "Alta Velocidad Rueda Independiente Ligero" (roughly translated as "Light High-Speed Independent Wheel").
1970 – Dero Goi, German singer-songwriter and drummer; 1970 – Margreth Olin, Norwegian filmmaker; 1970 – Walt Williams, American basketball player; 1971 – Cameron Blades, Australian rugby player; 1971 – Selena, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer (d. 1995) 1971 – Seigo Yamamoto, Japanese racing driver
1970 – Dimitris Basis, Greek singer ; 1970 – Greg Garcia, American director, producer, and screenwriter; 1970 – Barry Pepper, Canadian actor and producer; 1970 – Jason Stoltenberg, Australian tennis player; 1970 – Josh Todd, American singer-songwriter and actor; 1970 – Yelena Yelesina, Russian high jumper
1970 – Andre Agassi, American tennis player; 1970 – Uma Thurman, American actress; 1975 – Garrison Starr, American singer-songwriter and producer; 1975 – April Telek, Canadian actress; 1976 – Micol Ostow, American author, editor and educator; 1976 – God Shammgod, American basketball player and coach
