Event:
A power blackout in Northern England causes as many as 50,000 homes to have a power blackout after heavy winds, snow and ice bring down electricity cables
More Notable Events on April 4:
1994 Netscape Communications founded as Mosaic Communications
1989 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's last NBA game in Seattle
1972 1st electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating
1949 Israel and Jordan sign armistice agreement
1850 City of Los Angeles incorporated
