Page 4: Historical Events In April - 05

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

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

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

1882  Don Blackie, cricketer (Australian off-spinner in 1928-29 yes, age 46) on April - 05.   

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

1885  On this day in history dimitrie Cuclin, composer   

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

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

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

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

1889  Start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of Copper Beeches" (BG) on this day in history.   

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

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  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  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  Writer Oscar Wylde is arrested for "Gross Behavior" on April - 05.   

1895  On April - 05 start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of 3 Students" (BG)   

1896  1st modern Olympic Games officially open in Athens on this day in history.   

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

1896  On April - 05 john Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66   

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

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

1900  On April - 05 attempted assassination of Prince of Wales in Brussels, fails   

1900  On April - 05 the birth of Spencer Tracy, American actor   

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 April - 05.   

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

1902  On April - 05 maurice Ravel's "Pavane pour une infante defunte", premieres in Paris France   

1902  Soccer match riot between Scotland & England kills 25 on this day in history.   

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1288  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)   

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

1523  On this day in history birth of blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596)   

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

1595  John Wilson, composer was born on this day in history.   

1598  On April - 05 birth of laurentius Erhard, composer   

1604  Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1622  On April - 05 birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)   

0582  Death of Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) on April - 05.   

0828  Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77 on this day in history.   

1168  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)   

1258  On April - 05 julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies   

1270  On April - 05 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  Death of Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) on April - 05.