Page 4: Historical Events In April - 08

1881  On April - 08 fernand Lamy, composer   

1884  The birth of Harry S.Truman, Former American President on April - 08.   

1885  On this day in history dimitrios Levidis, composer   

1886  On April - 08 william Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.   

1886  On this day in history margaret A Barnes, writer   

1887  On April - 08 walter Connolly, Cincinnati OH, actor (Good Earth, 5th Avenue Girl)   

1889  On April - 08 adrian Boult, Chester England, conductor/composer (BBC Sym Orch)   

1889  Henry Jupp, cricketer (scored 63 on Test debut for Engl in 1877), dies on this day in history.   

1890  Junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1892  On April - 08 a Charlois discovers asteroid #331 Etheridgea   

1893  The birth of Mary Pickford, American actress on April - 08.   

1893  On this day in history the Critic reports that ice cream soda is our national drink   

1893  Grace Cunard, Columbus OH, silent screen actress (Resurrection) on April - 08.   

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

1895  Bert I Gordon, NY on this day in history.   

1896  Karl Hermann Pillney, composer on this day in history.   

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

1897  On April - 08 george Garrett, composer, dies at 62   

1898  Battle of Atbara River, Anglo-Egyptian forces crush 6,000 Sudanese on this day in history.   

1898  On April - 08 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 April - 08.   

1903  On April - 08 ilka Chase, NYC, actress (Masquerade Party, Trials of O'Brien)   

1904  On April - 08 gr Brit & France sign Cordial Entente concerning colonial matter   

1904  On this day in history john Antill, composer   

1905  British East African Protectorate becomes colony of Kenya on April - 08.   

1905  George Baxter, Paris France, actor (Flying Saucer, Lili, Caged) on this day in history.   

1906  Charles J B Jonckheere, Flemish poet/writer (Mirror of the Sea) on April - 08.   

1907  On April - 08 maurice Stacey, chemist   

1908  On April - 08 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  George Musso, NFL guard (Chicago Bears) on April - 08.   

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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on April - 08.   

1460  On this day in history birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida   

1533  On this day in history 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 April - 08.   

1605  On this day in history birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

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 April - 08.   

1143  On this day in history john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident   

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

1461  On this day in history death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)   

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

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

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on April - 08.