Events on April 4 in history

John Heinz (April 4, 1991)

Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania and six others are killed when a helicopter collides with their airplane over an elementary school in Merion, Pennsylvania.

Henry John Heinz III (October 23, 1938 – April 4, 1991) was an American businessman and Republican politician from Pennsylvania. Heinz represented the Pittsburgh suburbs in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1977 until he was killed in a plane crash in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, in 1991.

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Events on 1991

15 Jan

Gulf War
The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm.
16 Jan

Gulf War
Coalition Forces go to war with Iraq, beginning the Gulf War.
17 Jan

Operation Desert Storm
Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning. Iraq fires eight Scud missiles into Israel in an unsuccessful bid to provoke Israeli retaliation.
9 Apr

Soviet Union
Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union
5 Oct

Jakarta
An Indonesian military transport crashes after takeoff from Jakarta killing 137.

Events on April 4 in history

John Heinz (April 4, 1991)

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