Page 4: Historical Events In April - 05

1878  On this day in history wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87   

1879  On this day in history chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.   

1881  Transvaal regains independence under British suzerainty on this day in history.   

1882  On April - 05 don Blackie, cricketer (Australian off-spinner in 1928-29 yes, age 46)   

1884  John Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies on April - 05.   

1885  On April - 05 dimitrie Cuclin, composer   

1886  J Palisa discovers asteroid #257 Silesia on April - 05.   

1886  On April - 05 jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist (Der Toncharakter)   

1887  Anne Sullivan teaches "water" to Helen Keller on this day in history.   

1889  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of The Copper Beeches" (BG) on April - 05.   

1889  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of Copper Beeches" (BG)   

1890  Fie Carelsen, Dutch actress (Malle Gervallen) on April - 05.   

1893  Cleveland passes Park Act (forerunner of Metroparks) on April - 05.   

1893  Clas Thunberg, Finland, speed skater (Olympic-gold-1924, 28) on this day in history.   

1894  On April - 05 11 strikers killed in riot at Connellsville PA   

1894  On April - 05 start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Empty House" (BG)   

1894  11 strikers killed in riot at Connellsville, Penn on April - 05.   

1895  On April - 05 oscar Wilde loses libel case against Marquess of Queensberry, who accused him of homosexual practices   

1895  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the 3 Students" (BG) on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history writer Oscar Wylde is arrested   

1895  On this day in history writer Oscar Wylde is arrested for "Gross Behavior"   

1895  Start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of 3 Students" (BG) on April - 05.   

1896  On April - 05 1st modern Olympic Games officially open in Athens   

1896  1st modern Olympic Games officially opens in Athens on April - 05.   

1896  John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1897  The Greco-Turkish War, also called "Thirty Days' War", is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire on April - 05.   

1899  William Hornby Steer, barrister/judge on April - 05.   

1900  Attempted assassination of Prince of Wales in Brussels, fails on this day in history.   

1900  The birth of Spencer Tracy, American actor on this day in history.   

1900  On April - 05 spencer Tracy, Milwaukee, actor (Father's Little Dividend, Adam's Rib)   

1900  On this day in history comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/S African general, dies in battle   

1901  On April - 05 alexander Alexeieff, Russian/French painter/graphic artist   

1902  Maurice Ravel's "Pavane pour une infante defunte", premieres in Paris France on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history soccer match riot between Scotland & England kills 25   

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1288  On April - 05 birth of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)   

1472  On April - 05 birth of bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510)   

1523  Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596) was born on April - 05.   

1588  On April - 05 birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)   

1595  John Wilson, composer was born on April - 05.   

1598  Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)   

1622  Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703) was born on April - 05.   

0582  On April - 05 death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512)   

0828  Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77 on April - 05.   

1168  On April - 05 death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)   

1258  Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies on April - 05.   

1270  On this day in history ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies   

1419  Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on April - 05.   

1531  Death of Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on April - 05.   

1605  On April - 05 death of adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)