Historical Events In April - 05

1919  Heavyweight Jess Willard KOs Jack Johnson in Havana on this day in history.   

1919  Polish Army executes 35 young Jews on this day in history.   

1919  Douglas Henley, British auditor-general on April - 05.   

1920  On April - 05 the birth of Arthur Halley, British author   

1920  Arthur Hailey, Luton England, novelist (Hotel, Airport) on this day in history.   

1921  Lady Fisher, founder (British Women Caring Trust) on this day in history.   

1921  Alphonsus J M Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (Missa), dies at 58 on April - 05.   

1922  KOB-AM in Albuquerque NM begins radio transmissions on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history wDZ-AM in Decatur IL begins radio transmissions   

1922  Gale Storm, Bloomington Tx, actr (My Little Margie, Gale Storm Show) on April - 05.   

1922  Charles F A Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1923  Firestone Company puts their inflatable tires into production on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history firestone Co put their inflatable tires into production   

1923  On April - 05 ernest Mandel, Belgian philosopher/economist   

1924  K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #2235 Vittore on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history belgian Workers Party wins parliamentary election   

1925  On April - 05 yankees whip Dodgers in exhibition 16-9 but Babe Ruth collapses in North Carolina due to an ulcer   

1927  Johnny Weissmuller set records in the 100 & 200 meter freestyle on April - 05.   

1927  On April - 05 johnny Weissmuller set records in 100 & 200 m free style   

1928  On April - 05 jane Ellen Harrison, scholar/archaeologist, dies   

1929  C Jackson discovers asteroid #1116 Catriona on April - 05.   

1929  Lithuania signs Litvinov-pact on this day in history.   

1930  England out for 849 vs West Indies Kingston, Sandham out for 325 on April - 05.   

1930  On April - 05 england out for 849 v WI Kingston, Sandham out for 325   

1932  On April - 05 dutch textile strike broken by trade unions   

1934  Salvatore Di Giacomo, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1935  Croatian Farmers Party wins Yugoslavian election on April - 05.   

1935  Emil Mlynarski, composer, dies at 64 on April - 05.   

1936  On April - 05 tupelo Mississippi virtually annihilated by a tornado, 216 die   

1938  On this day in history anti-Jewish riots break out in Dabrowa Poland   

1938  On April - 05 h Alikoski discovers asteroid #2714 Matti   

1939  Membership in Hitler Youth becomes obligatory on April - 05.   

1939  William Cooper, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1882-84), dies on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history in San Francisco, Castro & Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses   

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on this day in history.   

1472  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

1523  On this day in history birth of blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596)   

1588  Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on April - 05.   

1595  John Wilson, composer was born on April - 05.   

1598  On this day in history birth of laurentius Erhard, composer   

1604  Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675) was born on April - 05.   

1622  On April - 05 birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)   

0582  On this day in history death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512)   

0828  On April - 05 nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77   

1168  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on April - 05.   

1258  On April - 05 julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies   

1270  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on April - 05.   

1419  Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on this day in history.   

1531  Death of Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on April - 05.   

1605  Death of Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) on April - 05.