Page 4: Historical Events In April - 05

1879  Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific   

1881  Transvaal regains independence under British suzerainty   

1882  Don Blackie, cricketer (Australian off-spinner in 1928-29 yes, age 46).   

1884  John Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies.   

1885  Dimitrie Cuclin, composer   

1886  J Palisa discovers asteroid #257 Silesia.   

1886  Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist (Der Toncharakter)   

1887  Anne Sullivan teaches "water" to Helen Keller.   

1889  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of The Copper Beeches" (BG)   

1889  Start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of Copper Beeches" (BG)   

1890  Fie Carelsen, Dutch actress (Malle Gervallen).   

1893  Cleveland passes Park Act (forerunner of Metroparks)   

1893  Clas Thunberg, Finland, speed skater (Olympic-gold-1924, 28)   

1894  11 strikers killed in riot at Connellsville PA   

1894  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Empty House" (BG)   

1894  11 strikers killed in riot at Connellsville, Penn.   

1895  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)   

1895  Writer Oscar Wylde is arrested.   

1895  Writer Oscar Wylde is arrested for "Gross Behavior".   

1895  Start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of 3 Students" (BG).   

1896  1st modern Olympic Games officially open in Athens.   

1896  1st modern Olympic Games officially opens in Athens.   

1896  John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66.   

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

1899  William Hornby Steer, barrister/judge   

1900  Attempted assassination of Prince of Wales in Brussels, fails.   

1900  Spencer Tracy, American actor is born.   

1900  Spencer Tracy, Milwaukee, actor (Father's Little Dividend, Adam's Rib)   

1900  Comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/S African general, dies in battle.   

1901  Alexander Alexeieff, Russian/French painter/graphic artist   

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

1902  Soccer match riot between Scotland and England results in the deaths of 25   

1902  Maurice Ravel's "Pavane pour une infante defunte," premieres in Paris.   

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1288  Emperor go-fushimi of japan: Emperor go-fushimi of japan (d. 1336)   

1472  Bianca maria sforza: Wife of maximilian i, holy roman emperor   

1523  Blaise de vigenère: French cryptographer   

1588  Thomas hobbes: England, philosopher (leviathan)   

1595  John wilson: Composer   

1598  Laurentius erhard: Composer   

1604  Charles iv: Duke of lorraine   

1622  Vincenzo viviani: Italian mathematician   

0582  Death of Eutychius: Patriarch of constantinople (c. 512)   

0828  Nicephorus: Patriarch of constantinopel (806-15),   

1168  Death of Robert de beaumont: 2nd earl of leicester (b. 1104)   

1258  Julian of cornillon/liege: Flemish visionary/saint,   

1270  Ramban nachmanides: Talmudic scholar (hiddushei ha-ramden),   

1419  Death of Vincent ferrer: Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)   

1531  Richard roose: Boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop   

1605  Death of Adam loftus: English protestant archbishop in ireland (c.1513)