Page 4: Historical Events In April - 05

1878  Wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87 on April - 05.   

1879  Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific on April - 05.   

1881  On April - 05 transvaal regains independence under British suzerainty   

1882  On this day in history don Blackie, cricketer (Australian off-spinner in 1928-29 yes, age 46)   

1884  John Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies on this day in history.   

1885  Dimitrie Cuclin, composer on April - 05.   

1886  J Palisa discovers asteroid #257 Silesia on this day in history.   

1886  Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist (Der Toncharakter) on this day in history.   

1887  Anne Sullivan teaches "water" to Helen Keller on April - 05.   

1889  On April - 05 start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of The Copper Beeches" (BG)   

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

1890  On this day in history fie Carelsen, Dutch actress (Malle Gervallen)   

1893  Cleveland passes Park Act (forerunner of Metroparks) on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history clas Thunberg, Finland, speed skater (Olympic-gold-1924, 28)   

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

1894  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Empty House" (BG) on this day in history.   

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

1895  Oscar Wilde loses libel case against Marquess of Queensberry, who accused him of homosexual practices on April - 05.   

1895  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the 3 Students" (BG)   

1895  On this day in history writer Oscar Wylde is arrested   

1895  Writer Oscar Wylde is arrested for "Gross Behavior" on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of 3 Students" (BG)   

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

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

1896  John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66 on April - 05.   

1897  The Greco-Turkish War, also called "Thirty Days' War", is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire on this day in history.   

1899  William Hornby Steer, barrister/judge on this day in history.   

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

1900  The birth of Spencer Tracy, American actor on April - 05.   

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

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

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

1902  On this day in history maurice Ravel's "Pavane pour une infante defunte", premieres in Paris France   

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

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on April - 05.   

1472  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on April - 05.   

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

1588  Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on this day in history.   

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

1598  On this day in history birth of laurentius Erhard, composer   

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 this day in history 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 April - 05 ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies   

1419  On this day in history death of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)   

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

1605  Death of Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) on this day in history.