April 04 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1911  Hugh Chalmers, automaker, suggests idea of baseball MVP.   

1912  Army fires on striking mine workers at Lena-gold fields Siberia.   

1912  Chinese republic proclaimed in Tibet.   

1913  The Greek aviator Emmanuel Argyropoulos is recorded as becoming the inaugural pilot victim of the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.   

1913  Frances Langford, Lakeland Fla, singer (Armed Forces Hour, Star Time).   

1914  "The Perils of Pauline" shown for 1st time in Los Angeles CA   

1914  "The Perils of Pauline" shown for inaugural time in LA.   

1914  Marguerite Duras, French writer is born.   

1914  "Perils of Pauline" shown for 1st time in LA   

1914  Gustave Camus, Belgian painter.   

1915  Muddy Waters, Chicago blues singer is born   

1915  Jan Drda, Czech writer (Nema Barikada, Mestecko Na Dlani).   

1916  US Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WWI   

1916  David White, actor (Larry Tate-Bewitched)   

1917  British Columbia gives women the provincial vote   

1917  Joseph Ortiz, French-Algerian extremist (barricade uprising)   

1918  Battle of Somme ends.   

1918  Cabinet passes wartime order-in-council stipulating that every male between 16 and 60 be regularly employed   

1918  Food riot in Amsterdam.   

1918  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  Earl Jellicoe, chancellor (U of Southhampton)   

1919  Antony Tudor, England, choreographer (Metropolitan Opera 1957).   

1919  William Crookes, English chemist/physicist (Crookes-pipe), dies at 86   

1920  Arabs attack Jews in Jerusalem   

1920  Eric Rohmer, Nancy France, actor (6 in Paris, Collector, Perceval)   

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

1921  Willem J "Wim" the Villiers, S Afr minister of Administration.   

1922  WAAB (Baton Rouge LA) is recorded as becoming 1st US radio station with "W" calls   

1922  Elmer Bernstein, NYC, movie music composer (Robot Monster)   

1923  Manon H E Alving, Dutch actress (Short American).   

1923  L Martov, [Joulij O Tsederbaum], Russ revolutionary, dies at 49.   

1926  Greek dictator Theodorus Pangalos elected president.   

1928  Maya Angelou was born.   

1928  Maya Angelou, American poet is born   

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0186  Caracalla: Roman emperor   

1492  Ambrosius blarer: German reformer   

1527  Abraham ortelius: [ortels/hortels], south neth geographer   

1572  William strachey: English writer   

1593  Edward nicholas: English statesman   

1646  Antoine galland: French archaeologist   

1648  Grinling gibbons: Sculptor/woodcarver   

1688  Joseph-nicolas delisle: French astronomer   

0397  Ambrosius: Gov of liguria/bishop of milan (374-97)/saint,   

0636  Death of Saint isidore of seville: Church father and the proposed patron of internet (b. cira 560)   

0896  Death of Formosus: Pope (891-96),   

1229  Death of Hugo van pierrepont: Bishop of liege,   

1284  Death of Alfonso x: "el sabio" king of castile/leon (1252-84),   

1292  Death of Nicholas iv: [girolamo masci], pope (1288-92),   

1305  Jeanne of navarre: Wife of philip iv of france (b. circa 1217)   

1393  Death of Floris van wevelinkhoven: Bishop of utrecht,