Historical Events In April - 04

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

1908  On this day in history josef Sucher, composer, dies at 64  

1910  Agnes Patrick, campaigner on April - 04.  

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

1912  On April - 04 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  Frances Langford, Lakeland Fla, singer (Armed Forces Hour, Star Time) on April - 04.  

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 April - 04.  

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

1914  Gustave Camus, Belgian painter on April - 04.  

1915  The birth of Muddy Waters, Chicago blues singer on April - 04.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1917  On this day in history joseph Ortiz, French-Algerian extremist (barricade uprising)  

1918  On April - 04 battle of Somme ends  

1918  Battle of Somme, ends on April - 04.  

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

1918  On this day in history food riot in Amsterdam  

1918  On April - 04 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  On this day in history antony Tudor, England, choreographer (Metropolitan Opera 1957)  

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  On April - 04 eric Rohmer, Nancy France, actor (6 in Paris, Collector, Perceval)  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1492  Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564) was born on April - 04.  

1527  Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer was born on this day in history.  

1572  William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born on April - 04.  

1593  Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) was born on April - 04.  

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

1648  Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver was born on April - 04.  

1688  On this day in history birth of joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)  

0397  On this day in history ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies  

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  On this day in history hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies  

1284  On this day in history alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62  

1292  Nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies on April - 04.  

1305  On this day in history death of jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217)  

1393  Floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.