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 April - 05.   

1881  On April - 05 transvaal regains independence under British suzerainty   

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

1884  On April - 05 john Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies   

1885  On April - 05 dimitrie Cuclin, composer   

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

1886  On this day in history jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist (Der Toncharakter)   

1887  On April - 05 anne Sullivan teaches "water" to Helen Keller   

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 April - 05 fie Carelsen, Dutch actress (Malle Gervallen)   

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

1893  On April - 05 clas Thunberg, Finland, speed skater (Olympic-gold-1924, 28)   

1894  On this day in history 11 strikers killed in riot at Connellsville PA   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1897  On April - 05 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  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  Spencer Tracy, Milwaukee, actor (Father's Little Dividend, Adam's Rib) on April - 05.   

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

1902  Soccer match riot between Scotland & England kills 25 on April - 05.   

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1288  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1588  Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on April - 05.   

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

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

0828  On April - 05 nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77   

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 this day in history.   

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