April 05 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1920  Arthur Hailey, Luton England, novelist (Hotel, Airport)   

1921  Lady Fisher, founder (British Women Caring Trust).   

1921  Alphonsus J M Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (Missa), dies at 58.   

1922  KOB-AM in Albuquerque NM begins radio transmissions.   

1922  WDZ-AM in Decatur IL begins radio transmissions.   

1922  Gale Storm, Bloomington Tx, actr (My Little Margie, Gale Storm Show).   

1922  Charles F A Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice, dies at 85   

1923  Firestone Company puts their inflatable tires into production   

1923  Firestone Co put their inflatable tires into production.   

1923  Ernest Mandel, Belgian philosopher/economist.   

1924  K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #2235 Vittore   

1925  In this year, Belgian Workers Party claims parliamentary election.   

1925  Yankees whip Dodgers in exhibition 16-9 but Babe Ruth collapses in North Carolina due to an ulcer   

1927  Johnny Weissmuller set records in the 100 and 200 meter freestyle   

1927  Johnny Weissmuller set records in 100 and 200 m free style.   

1928  Jane Ellen Harrison, scholar/archaeologist, dies   

1929  C Jackson discovers asteroid #1116 Catriona.   

1929  Lithuania signs Litvinov-pact   

1930  England out for 849 vs West Indies Kingston, Sandham out for 325.   

1930  England out for 849 v WI Kingston, Sandham out for 325.   

1932  Dutch textile strike broken by trade unions.   

1934  Salvatore Di Giacomo, composer, dies at 74.   

1935  In this year, Croatian Farmers Party claims Yugoslavian election.   

1935  Emil Mlynarski, composer, dies at 64   

1936  Tupelo Mississippi virtually annihilated by a tornado, 216 die.   

1938  Anti-Jewish riots break out in Dabrowa Poland   

1938  H Alikoski discovers asteroid #2714 Matti   

1939  Membership in Hitler Youth is recorded as becoming obligatory.   

1939  William Cooper, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1882-84), dies.   

1941  In San Francisco, Castro and Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses.   

1941  In SF, Castro and Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses   

1942  HMS CORNWALL And HMS DORSETSHIRE sunk in the Indian Ocean south west of Ceylon by Japanese carrier divebombers, 190 men lost from 'Cornwall', 234 from 'Dorsetshire'.   

1942  HMS TENEDOS sunk in harbour at Colombo, Ceylon - by Japanese carrier bombers   

1943  Allies bomb Mortsel   

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

1168  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  Vincent ferrer: Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)   

1531  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)