Historical Events In April - 04

1908  Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, author (Cheaper by the Dozen) on this day in history.  

1908  Josef Sucher, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1910  Agnes Patrick, campaigner on April - 04.  

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

1912  On April - 04 army fires on striking mine workers at Lena-gold fields Siberia  

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 this day in history.  

1913  Frances Langford, Lakeland Fla, singer (Armed Forces Hour, Star Time) on this day in history.  

1914  "The Perils of Pauline" shown for 1st time in Los Angeles CA on April - 04.  

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  On this day in history "Perils of Pauline" shown for 1st time in LA  

1914  Gustave Camus, Belgian painter on this day in history.  

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  On April - 04 uS Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WWI  

1916  US Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WW I on this day in history.  

1916  David White, actor (Larry Tate-Bewitched) on this day in history.  

1917  British Columbia gives women the provincial vote on this day in history.  

1917  Joseph Ortiz, French-Algerian extremist (barricade uprising) on April - 04.  

1918  On this day in history battle of Somme ends  

1918  On this day in history battle of Somme, ends  

1918  On April - 04 cabinet passes wartime order-in-council stipulating that every male between 16 and 60 be regularly employed.  

1918  On April - 04 food riot in Amsterdam  

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  Antony Tudor, England, choreographer (Metropolitan Opera 1957) on April - 04.  

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

1920  On April - 04 arabs attack Jews in Jerusalem  

1920  Eric Rohmer, Nancy France, actor (6 in Paris, Collector, Perceval) on April - 04.  

1921  On April - 04 stanley Cup Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2  

1921  On this day in history stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2  

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

1922  On April - 04 wAAB (Baton Rouge LA) becomes 1st US radio station with "W" calls  

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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  Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer was born on April - 04.  

1572  On April - 04 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  Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768) was born on April - 04.  

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

0636  Death of Saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560) on this day in history.  

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

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  Death of Jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217) on April - 04.  

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