Historical Events In April - 04

1908  Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, author (Cheaper by the Dozen) on April - 04.   

1908  On April - 04 josef Sucher, composer, dies at 64   

1910  Agnes Patrick, campaigner on April - 04.   

1911  On this day in history hugh Chalmers, automaker, suggests idea of baseball MVP   

1912  Army fires on striking mine workers at Lena-gold fields Siberia on this day in history.   

1912  On April - 04 chinese republic proclaimed in Tibet   

1913  The Greek aviator Emmanuel Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot victim of the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes on April - 04.   

1913  On this day in history frances Langford, Lakeland Fla, singer (Armed Forces Hour, Star Time)   

1914  On this day in history "The Perils of Pauline" shown for 1st time in Los Angeles CA   

1914  On this day in history "The Perils of Pauline" shown for first time in LA   

1914  The birth of Marguerite Duras, French writer on this day in history.   

1914  "Perils of Pauline" shown for 1st time in LA on April - 04.   

1914  On April - 04 gustave Camus, Belgian painter   

1915  On April - 04 the birth of Muddy Waters, Chicago blues singer   

1915  Jan Drda, Czech writer (Nema Barikada, Mestecko Na Dlani) on this day in history.   

1916  US Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WWI on April - 04.   

1916  On this day in history uS Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WW I   

1916  On April - 04 david White, actor (Larry Tate-Bewitched)   

1917  On this day in history british Columbia gives women the provincial vote.   

1917  On this day in history joseph Ortiz, French-Algerian extremist (barricade uprising)   

1918  Battle of Somme ends on April - 04.   

1918  Battle of Somme, ends on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history cabinet passes wartime order-in-council stipulating that every male between 16 and 60 be regularly employed.   

1918  Food riot in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history hMS Bittern, a British 'C' Class destroyer, built by Vickers at Barrow in Furness and completed in 1897, sunk in collision off Portland Bill, Dorset after colliding with the SS Kenilworth.   

1918  On this day in history earl Jellicoe, chancellor (U of Southhampton)   

1919  On this day in history antony Tudor, England, choreographer (Metropolitan Opera 1957)   

1919  William Crookes, English chemist/physicist (Crookes-pipe), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history arabs attack Jews in Jerusalem   

1920  On April - 04 eric Rohmer, Nancy France, actor (6 in Paris, Collector, Perceval)   

1921  Stanley Cup Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2 on this day in history.   

1921  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2 on April - 04.   

1921  Willem J "Wim" the Villiers, S Afr minister of Administration on this day in history.   

1922  WAAB (Baton Rouge LA) becomes 1st US radio station with "W" calls on April - 04.   

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0186  Caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217) was born on April - 04.   

1492  Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564) was born on April - 04.   

1527  On April - 04 birth of abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer   

1572  On this day in history birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)   

1593  On this day in history birth of edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669)   

1646  Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715) was born on April - 04.   

1648  On this day in history birth of grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver   

1688  On this day in history birth of joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)   

0397  On April - 04 ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies   

0636  On this day in history death of saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560)   

0896  On April - 04 formosus, Pope (891-96), dies   

1229  Hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies on this day in history.   

1284  Alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62 on April - 04.   

1292  Nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies on this day in history.   

1305  Death of Jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217) on this day in history.   

1393  Floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies on April - 04.