Historical Events In April - 05

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

1903  On April - 05 thomas Baron Pitfield, composer  

1904  The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh & Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England on April - 05.  

1905  On April - 05 james Barrie's "Alice-sit-by-the-fire", premieres in London  

1905  On this day in history james Barrie's "Alice-sit-by-the-fire," premieres in London  

1905  On April - 05 bill Raisch, one armed actor (Fred Johnson-Fugitive)  

1906  St Pius X encyclical "On the Mariavites or Mystic Priests of Poland" on this day in history.  

1906  On April - 05 arthur Guy Clutton-Brock, English agronomist  

1907  A Kopff discovers asteroid #632 Pyrrha on this day in history.  

1907  On this day in history j Zeldenrust, Dutch pathologist/anatomist  

1907  On April - 05 anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman philosphy in Neth), dies at 65  

1908  British premier Henry Campbell-Bannerman resigns on April - 05.  

1908  On this day in history the birth of Bette Davis, American actress  

1908  On April - 05 bette Davis, Lowell Mass, famous eyes (Of Human Bondage, Jezebel)  

1908  Gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55 on April - 05.  

1909  Alberto Romero "Cubby" Broccoli, NYC, film producer (James Bond) on April - 05.  

1911  MCC tour match vs Jamaica finishes in a tie on this day in history.  

1911  W W Aster acquires the Daily Observer on April - 05.  

1911  On this day in history waldorf W Aster acquires the Daily Observer  

1911  On this day in history mCC tour match v Jamaica finishes in a tie  

1911  On April - 05 goddard Lieberson, Hanley Staffordshire England, recording exec  

1912  On this day in history john Le Mesurier, Bedford England, actor (Jabberwocky, Dad's Army)  

1913  On this day in history s Belyavskij and G Neujmin discovers asteroid #749 Malzovia  

1913  Alan Cheales, dominican priest on this day in history.  

1914  On this day in history frederick Angus Armstrong, journalist  

1915  French begin Wo‰vre-offensive on this day in history.  

1915  Jess Willard defeats Jack Johnson in 26 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.  

1915  French begin Woëvre-offensive on this day in history.  

1916  French troops occupy Bois de Caillette on this day in history.  

1916  The birth of Gregory Peck, American actor on this day in history.  

1916  Baroness Delacourt-Smith of Alteryn on this day in history.  

1917  On April - 05 richard Yardumian, Philadelphia, composer (Come Creator Spirit)  

1918  On this day in history paul Vidal de la Blanche, French geographer, dies at 73  

1919  Eamon de Valera becomes president of Dail Eireann on April - 05.  

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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 this day in history.  

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

1588  On this day in history birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)  

1595  On this day in history birth of john Wilson, composer  

1598  Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on April - 05.  

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 this day in history nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77  

1168  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on April - 05.  

1258  On this day in history julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies  

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  On this day in history death of richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop  

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