The Phenomenon of April 04: A Day Filled with Surprises and Celebrations Natural Disasters & Epidemics

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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