Historical Events In April - 04

1908  On April - 04 ernestine Gilbreth Carey, author (Cheaper by the Dozen)  

1908  Josef Sucher, composer, dies at 64 on April - 04.  

1910  Agnes Patrick, campaigner on April - 04.  

1911  Hugh Chalmers, automaker, suggests idea of baseball MVP on April - 04.  

1912  On this day in history army fires on striking mine workers at Lena-gold fields Siberia  

1912  Chinese republic proclaimed in Tibet on this day in history.  

1913  On April - 04 the Greek aviator Emmanuel Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot victim of the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.  

1913  On this day in history frances Langford, Lakeland Fla, singer (Armed Forces Hour, Star Time)  

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

1914  "The Perils of Pauline" shown for first time in LA on April - 04.  

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1914  On April - 04 the birth of Marguerite Duras, French writer  

1914  "Perils of Pauline" shown for 1st time in LA on April - 04.  

1914  Gustave Camus, Belgian painter on April - 04.  

1915  On April - 04 the birth of Muddy Waters, Chicago blues singer  

1915  On this day in history jan Drda, Czech writer (Nema Barikada, Mestecko Na Dlani)  

1916  US Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WWI on April - 04.  

1916  On April - 04 uS Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WW I  

1916  David White, actor (Larry Tate-Bewitched) on April - 04.  

1917  British Columbia gives women the provincial vote on April - 04.  

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

1918  On this day in history battle of Somme ends  

1918  On April - 04 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  Food riot in Amsterdam on April - 04.  

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 April - 04 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 April - 04.  

1920  Arabs attack Jews in Jerusalem on this day in history.  

1920  Eric Rohmer, Nancy France, actor (6 in Paris, Collector, Perceval) on this day in history.  

1921  Stanley Cup Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2 on April - 04.  

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

1921  On April - 04 willem J "Wim" the Villiers, S Afr minister of Administration  

1922  WAAB (Baton Rouge LA) becomes 1st US radio station with "W" calls on this day in history.  

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0186  On this day in history birth of caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217)  

1492  Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1688  Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.  

0397  On April - 04 ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies  

0636  Death of Saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560) on April - 04.  

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

1229  On April - 04 hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies  

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

1292  On April - 04 nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies  

1305  Death of Jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217) on this day in history.  

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