Historical Events In April - 05

1919  Heavyweight Jess Willard KOs Jack Johnson in Havana on this day in history.  

1919  Polish Army executes 35 young Jews on April - 05.  

1919  Douglas Henley, British auditor-general on this day in history.  

1920  On this day in history the birth of Arthur Halley, British author  

1920  Arthur Hailey, Luton England, novelist (Hotel, Airport) on April - 05.  

1921  On April - 05 lady Fisher, founder (British Women Caring Trust)  

1921  On April - 05 alphonsus J M Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (Missa), dies at 58  

1922  On this day in history kOB-AM in Albuquerque NM begins radio transmissions  

1922  WDZ-AM in Decatur IL begins radio transmissions on April - 05.  

1922  On April - 05 gale Storm, Bloomington Tx, actr (My Little Margie, Gale Storm Show)  

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1922  Charles F A Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice, dies at 85 on April - 05.  

1923  Firestone Company puts their inflatable tires into production on this day in history.  

1923  Firestone Co put their inflatable tires into production on this day in history.  

1923  On this day in history ernest Mandel, Belgian philosopher/economist  

1924  On this day in history k Reinmuth discovers asteroid #2235 Vittore  

1925  On April - 05 belgian Workers Party wins parliamentary election  

1925  On this day in history 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 & 200 meter freestyle on this day in history.  

1927  Johnny Weissmuller set records in 100 & 200 m free style on this day in history.  

1928  Jane Ellen Harrison, scholar/archaeologist, dies on April - 05.  

1929  C Jackson discovers asteroid #1116 Catriona on this day in history.  

1929  Lithuania signs Litvinov-pact on this day in history.  

1930  On April - 05 england out for 849 vs West Indies Kingston, Sandham out for 325  

1930  England out for 849 v WI Kingston, Sandham out for 325 on this day in history.  

1932  Dutch textile strike broken by trade unions on this day in history.  

1934  Salvatore Di Giacomo, composer, dies at 74 on April - 05.  

1935  Croatian Farmers Party wins Yugoslavian election on April - 05.  

1935  Emil Mlynarski, composer, dies at 64 on April - 05.  

1936  Tupelo Mississippi virtually annihilated by a tornado, 216 die on this day in history.  

1938  Anti-Jewish riots break out in Dabrowa Poland on this day in history.  

1938  On this day in history h Alikoski discovers asteroid #2714 Matti  

1939  Membership in Hitler Youth becomes obligatory on this day in history.  

1939  On April - 05 william Cooper, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1882-84), dies  

1941  On this day in history in San Francisco, Castro & Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses  

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on this day in history.  

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  On April - 05 birth of john Wilson, composer  

1598  On April - 05 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 this day in history.  

1168  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on this day in history.  

1258  Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies on April - 05.  

1270  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on April - 05.  

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.