Historical Events In April - 21

1898  On April - 21 phillies' pitcher Bill Duggleby hits a grand slam on 1st at bat  

1898  Steve Owen, NFL tackle, coach (NY Giants) on this day in history.  

1898  Louis Theodore Gouvy, composer, dies at 78 on April - 21.  

1899  Clement D'Hooghe, composer on April - 21.  

1899  Heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1900  On this day in history heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55  

1901  On April - 21 l Carnera discovers asteroid #470 Kilia  

1901  Julian Bautista, composer on April - 21.  

1902  Bernard J H "Ben" Stroman, recensent/writer (Jomtof & Blue Beard) on this day in history.  

1903  On April - 21 hans Hedtoft, premier Denmark (1947..55)  

1904  Ty Cobb makes his pro debut for Augusta (South Atlantic League) on this day in history.  

1904  On April - 21 gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67)  

1905  On this day in history edmund G "Pat" Brown, (Gov-D-Calif)  

1906  Commander Robert Peary discovered supposed Arctic Continent did not exist on this day in history.  

1906  On April - 21 tom Burns, editor  

1907  Antoni Szalowski, composer on April - 21.  

1908  Frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (NOT) on this day in history.  

1908  Frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (He didn't) on this day in history.  

1908  On April - 21 louis Hostin, France, Light Heavyweight, Olympic-gold-1932, 36)  

1909  On this day in history rollo May, US, psychologist, Love & Will)  

1910  On April - 21 mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens], author, dies in Redding Conn  

1910  Cleve Naps play 1st game at League Park, lose to Det Tigers 5-0 on this day in history.  

1910  Mark Twain, [Samuel Clemens], auther (Huckleberry Finn), dies at 74 on April - 21.  

1911  On April - 21 leonard Warren, NYC, baritone, Met 1939-60) died on stage  

1912  On April - 21 feike P Asma, Dutch organist  

1913  German passenger ship Imperator runs aground on April - 21.  

1913  Choh Hao Li, bio-chemist professor, isolated growth hormones) on April - 21.  

1914  On this day in history uS marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico, stay 6 months  

1915  The birth of Anthony Quinn, American actor on this day in history.  

1915  On April - 21 andor Kovach, composer  

1916  Sidney Clute, Brooklyn NY, actor, Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey) on April - 21.  

1917  On April - 21 foundation of Imperial War Graves Commission, later Commonwealth War Graves Commission The purpose of the commission was to erect and maintain war memorials and cemeteries  

1917  Emanuel Vardi, Jerusalem Israel, violist, SD Symph 1978-82) on this day in history.  

1918  On April - 21 "Red" Baron Manfred von Richtofen, killed in WW I  

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1488  On this day in history birth of ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot  

1546  On this day in history birth of arcangelo Crivelli, composer  

1555  Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619) was born on this day in history.  

1619  John A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony) was born on April - 21.  

1651  On April - 21 birth of blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711)  

1652  Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.  

1671  On April - 21 birth of john Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729)  

1672  Johann Philipp Kafer, composer was born on this day in history.  

1073  Alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies on April - 21.  

1109  Anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies on April - 21.  

1142  On this day in history death of pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079)  

1329  On April - 21 death of frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)  

1509  On April - 21 henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52  

1551  Death of Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510) on this day in history.  

1552  On April - 21 peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50  

1557  On this day in history death of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495)