Historical Events In April - 04

1882  Mary Howe, composer on this day in history.  

1884  Isoroku Yamamoto, admiral/supreme commander of Japanese fleet on April - 04.  

1887  Susanna Medora Salter elected 1st US woman mayor (Argonia KS) on April - 04.  

1887  On April - 04 susanna Medora Salter elected 1st US woman mayor (Argonia, KS)  

1888  Tris Speaker, baseball great, hit more doubles than Pete Rose on April - 04.  

1889  On this day in history thomas T H Jorissen, historian, dies at 56  

1892  On April - 04 cyril Smith, Peterhead Scotland, actor (Adv of Sir Lancelot)  

1893  Alphonse LPP de Candolle, Swiss botanist, dies at 86 on April - 04.  

1895  Arthur Murray, NYC, dancer (Arthur Murray Dance Party) on April - 04.  

1896  Announcement of Gold in the Yukon on April - 04.  

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1896  News of the Yukon's Klondike gold strike reaches the outside world on this day in history.  

1896  On this day in history the birth of Tristan Tzara, French poet  

1896  On this day in history announcement of Gold in Yukon  

1896  Robert Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Idiot's Delight) on April - 04.  

1897  On this day in history pierre Fresnay, Paris France, actor (Grand Illusion)  

1898  On April - 04 appointment of first Civil Engineering Corps officer, Mordecai Endicott, as Chief, Bureau of ards and Docks  

1899  South Africa all out 35 vs England (Trott 4-19, Haigh 6-11) on this day in history.  

1899  The birth of Duke Ellington, American band leader on April - 04.  

1899  On this day in history william Brann, cricketer (South African batsman v England 1922-23)  

1900  On this day in history assassination attempt on prince of Wales/king Edward VII  

1900  British garrison of Reddersberg surrenders to Boer General De Wet on this day in history.  

1900  On this day in history edward VII, King, assassinated  

1901  On April - 04 carmel Myers, SF Calif, actress (Carmel Myers Show)  

1902  British financier Cecil Rhodes leaves $10 million in his will to provide scholarships for Empire and American students at Oxford University on this day in history.  

1902  Cecil Rhodes scholarship fund established with $10 million on this day in history.  

1902  On this day in history cecil Rhodes scholarship fund forms with $10 million  

1902  Louise L de Vilmorin, French poetess/author (Lutin Sauvage) on this day in history.  

1905  On this day in history earthquake in Kangra India, kills 370,000  

1905  On April - 04 in Kangra, India a 8.6 earthquake resulted in 19,000 deaths  

1905  On this day in history earthquake in Kangra India, kills 20,000  

1905  Eugene Bozza, composer on this day in history.  

1905  On this day in history constantin Meunier, Belgian painter/sculptor, dies at 73  

1906  Bea Benaderet, NYC, actress (Kate-Petticoat Junction) on April - 04.  

1907  Nathan M Pusey, Iowa, educator (Natl Ass for Social Sciences-1963) on April - 04.  

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

1492  On April - 04 birth of ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564)  

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

1572  William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.  

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

1646  On April - 04 birth of antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715)  

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

1688  On April - 04 birth of joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)  

0397  Ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies on this day in history.  

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

0896  Formosus, Pope (891-96), dies on April - 04.  

1229  Hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies on April - 04.  

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

1292  On this day in history nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies  

1305  On April - 04 death of jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217)  

1393  On this day in history floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies