Historical Events In April - 09

1924  Harald Heilmann, composer on this day in history.  

1925  Babe Ruth rushed to hospital on April - 09.  

1927  On April - 09 italy & US anarchists Sacco & Vanzetti given death sentences  

1928  On April - 09 mae West's NYC debut in a daring new play "Diamond Lil"  

1928  Eugene O'Neill's "Lazarus Laughed," premieres in Pasadena on this day in history.  

1929  On April - 09 canadian Ambassador Vincent Massey 1887-1967 protests against sinking of Canadian schooner I'm Alone; crew released; case of rum-runner to go to arbitration  

1931  "White Horse Inn" opens in London on April - 09.  

1931  On April - 09 k Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1180 Rita  

1931  On this day in history chicago Cy Wentworth beats Mont Canadiens at 13:50 of 6th period  

1931  Paul Antonin Vidal, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1932  Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep NY Rangers in 3 games on April - 09.  

1933  The birth of Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor on April - 09.  

1933  Sigfrid Karg-Elert, composer, dies at 55 on April - 09.  

1935  On this day in history works Progress Administration approved by Congress  

1935  Stanley Cup: Montreal Maroons sweep Toronto Maple Leafs in 3 games on this day in history.  

1938  On April - 09 h Alikoski discovers asteroid #1715 Salli  

1939  On April - 09 marian Anderson sings before 75,000 at Lincoln Memorial  

1939  On this day in history emilio Serrano y Ruiz, composer, dies at 89  

1940  On this day in history german forces invade Denmark and Norway during World War 2  

1940  Germany invades Norway and Denmark during WW II on April - 09.  

1940  On this day in history y Vaisala discovers asteroid #2639 Planman  

1940  German cruiser Blucher torpedoed/capsizes in Oslofjord, 1,000 die on this day in history.  

1940  Mrs Patrick Campbell, English actress (Outcast Lady, Riptide), dies on April - 09.  

1941  On April - 09 commissioning of USS North Carolina, which carried 9 16-inch guns  

1941  On April - 09 pGA establishes Golf Hall of Fame  

1942  Battle of Bataan-US-Filipino forces overwhelmed by Japs at Bataan on this day in history.  

1942  HMS HERMES sunk in the Indian Ocean off south east coast of Ceylon by Japanese carrier dive-bombers on April - 09.  

1943  Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya convicted of involvement with Mau Mau on this day in history.  

1943  On this day in history re-establishment of Commodore rank in the U.S. Navy  

1944  On this day in history pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Orientals Ecclesiae  

1944  On this day in history boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, composer, dies at 59  

1945  On April - 09 liberty ship at Bari Italy carrying aerial bombs explodes, kills 360  

1945  Battleship Admiral Scheer sinks British aircraft carrier on this day in history.  

1945  On April - 09 dietrich Bonhoeffer, German theologist/antifascist, hanged  

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1336  Tamerlane (Timur), Central Asian, Turkic conqueror (d. 1405) was born on April - 09.  

1498  On April - 09 birth of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (d. 1550)  

1597  John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670) was born on this day in history.  

1611  On April - 09 birth of giacomo Maria Predieri, composer  

1627  Johann Kaspar Kerll, composer was born on this day in history.  

1634  Albertine Agnes, princess of Orange-Nassau was born on April - 09.  

1648  Henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720) was born on this day in history.  

1649  James Scott, duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II was born on April - 09.  

0093  On this day in history death of yuan An, Minister over the Masses of the Han dynasty  

0491  On this day in history death of zeno, Byzantine Emperor  

0715  On April - 09 constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies  

1024  On this day in history benedict VIII, [Theophylactus van Tusculum], Pope (1012-24), dies  

1137  On April - 09 death of william X, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 1099)  

1483  On this day in history edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) dies at 38  

1484  Death of Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (b. 1473) on this day in history.  

1492  On this day in history lorenzo de' Medici, Florentine statesman, dies