Page 4: Historical Events In April - 08

1881  On this day in history fernand Lamy, composer   

1884  The birth of Harry S.Truman, Former American President on this day in history.   

1885  Dimitrios Levidis, composer on April - 08.   

1886  William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history margaret A Barnes, writer   

1887  Walter Connolly, Cincinnati OH, actor (Good Earth, 5th Avenue Girl) on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history adrian Boult, Chester England, conductor/composer (BBC Sym Orch)   

1889  Henry Jupp, cricketer (scored 63 on Test debut for Engl in 1877), dies on April - 08.   

1890  Junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76 on April - 08.   

1892  On this day in history a Charlois discovers asteroid #331 Etheridgea   

1893  The birth of Mary Pickford, American actress on this day in history.   

1893  On April - 08 the Critic reports that ice cream soda is our national drink   

1893  On this day in history grace Cunard, Columbus OH, silent screen actress (Resurrection)   

1894  Bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55 on April - 08.   

1895  Bert I Gordon, NY on April - 08.   

1896  Karl Hermann Pillney, composer on April - 08.   

1897  Herbert Eimert, German composer/musicologist (Glockenspiel) on April - 08.   

1897  On this day in history george Garrett, composer, dies at 62   

1898  On April - 08 battle of Atbara River, Anglo-Egyptian forces crush 6,000 Sudanese   

1898  On this day in history achiel H Acker, Belgian premier (1945-46, 1954-58)   

1902  On April - 08 arthur Wellard, cricketer (big hitting Somerset & England batsman)   

1902  Sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated on this day in history.   

1903  Ilka Chase, NYC, actress (Masquerade Party, Trials of O'Brien) on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history gr Brit & France sign Cordial Entente concerning colonial matter   

1904  John Antill, composer on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history british East African Protectorate becomes colony of Kenya   

1905  George Baxter, Paris France, actor (Flying Saucer, Lili, Caged) on April - 08.   

1906  On this day in history charles J B Jonckheere, Flemish poet/writer (Mirror of the Sea)   

1907  On this day in history maurice Stacey, chemist   

1908  On this day in history lord Asquith succeeds Henry Campbell-Bannerman as British premier   

1908  On this day in history neil Lawson, British high court judge   

1909  On April - 08 george Dixon, trumpet/sax   

1910  On April - 08 dumitru Dan (Romania) completed a 62,137 mile (100,000 m) walk   

1910  On April - 08 george Musso, NFL guard (Chicago Bears)   

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1320  On April - 08 birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)   

1460  On April - 08 birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida   

1533  On April - 08 birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on April - 08.   

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on April - 08.   

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on this day in history.   

1631  On April - 08 birth of cornelis de Heem, painter   

0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on this day in history.   

0956  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on this day in history.   

1143  On April - 08 john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident   

1364  On this day in history jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44   

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on this day in history.   

1492  On April - 08 lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies   

1498  On this day in history death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

1537  On this day in history willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies