Page 5: Historical Events In April - 06

1898  Bobby Gilbert, PA.   

1900  Jim Jeffries KO's Jack Finnegan in 55 seconds   

1900  James J Jeffries KOs Jack Finnegan in 1 for heavyweight boxing title   

1900  Andres Sas, composer.   

1901  Willem Pelemans, Flemish composer/music reviewer   

1902  Gertrude Short, Cincinnati OH, actress (Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus).   

1903  General railroad strike against "worgwetten" (anti-strike laws).   

1903  Harold Edgerton, foremost high-speed photographer.   

1904  Kurt G Kiesinger, German chancellor (Wherever They May Be).   

1905  P Gotz discovers asteroid #563 Suleika   

1906  The inaugural animated cartoon copyrighted.   

1906  1st animated cartoon copyrighted   

1906  John Betjeman, English Poet Laureate 1972-1984 (Mount Zion).   

1906  Alexander L Kielland, Norwegian writer (Working People), dies at 57.   

1908  J H Metcalf discovers asteroid #755 Quintilla   

1908  Vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer   

1909  Commander Robert E. Peary and Matthew Henson reports reaching the North Pole   

1909  The inaugural credit union established in US   

1909  The North Pole reached for the inaugural time, by American Robert Peary   

1909  1st credit union forms in US   

1910  Desmond Dreyer, British admiral.   

1911  Phyllis Margaret Duncan Tate, composer.   

1912  Electric starter 1st appeared in cars.   

1912  Endre Szekely, composer.   

1913  Jose Marraco y Ferrer, composer, dies on 78th birthday.   

1914  George Reeves, Ashland Ky, actor (Superman, Gone With the Wind).   

1915  SS Guernsey, went ashore on at Cap de la Hague Guernsey with a loss of seven crew while outward bound from Guernsey to Southampton   

1916  S Belyavskij discovers asteroid #857 Glasenappia.   

1916  German parliament OKs unrestricted submarine warfare.   

1917  The United States enter World War I   

1917  US declares war on Germany, enters World War I   

1917  Julian Faber, CEO (Willis Faber)   

1918  Joan Bernard, Principal (Trevelyan College, Durham).   

1919  Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi orders a General Strike.   

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1483  Raphael sanzio: Italian painter/master builder (madonna sistina)   

1613  Stjepan gradić: Croatian philosopher and scientist   

1631  Vincenzo de grandis: Composer   

1632  Maria leopoldine of austria: Holy roman empire empress   

1651  André dacier: French classical scholar   

1660  Johann kuhnau: Composer   

1664  Arvid horn: Swedish statesman   

1671  Jean-baptiste rousseau: French playwright/poet (sacred odes & songs)   

0885  Death of Methodius: Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of sirmium,   

0912  Death of Nottker "the stamelaar": Benedictine monk/poet,   

1147  Frederick ii: Duke of swabia (b. 1090)   

1199  Death of Richard i: The lion-hearted, king of england (1189-99),   

1252  Death of Peter of verona: [peter martyr], italian inquisitor/st,   

1348  Petrarch's laura:   

1362  Death of Jacques de bourbon: Count of marche, killed in battle   

1472  Pieter bladelin: Belgium, land owner (middelburg castle),