Page 4: Historical Events In April - 08

1881  Fernand Lamy, composer   

1884  Harry S.Truman, Former American President is born   

1885  Dimitrios Levidis, composer   

1886  William Ewart Gladstone introduces the inaugural Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.   

1886  Margaret A Barnes, writer   

1887  Walter Connolly, Cincinnati OH, actor (Good Earth, 5th Avenue Girl)   

1889  Adrian Boult, Chester England, conductor/composer (BBC Sym Orch)   

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

1890  Junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76   

1892  A Charlois discovers asteroid #331 Etheridgea   

1893  Mary Pickford, American actress is born.   

1893  The Critic reports that ice cream soda is our national drink.   

1893  Grace Cunard, Columbus OH, silent screen actress (Resurrection).   

1894  Bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55.   

1895  Bert I Gordon, NY.   

1896  Karl Hermann Pillney, composer   

1897  Herbert Eimert, German composer/musicologist (Glockenspiel)   

1897  George Garrett, composer, dies at 62   

1898  Battle of Atbara River, Anglo-Egyptian forces crush 6000 Sudanese   

1898  Achiel H Acker, Belgian premier (1945-46, 1954-58)   

1902  Arthur Wellard, cricketer (big hitting Somerset and England batsman)   

1902  Sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated.   

1903  Ilka Chase, NYC, actress (Masquerade Party, Trials of O'Brien).   

1904  Gr Brit and France sign Cordial Entente concerning colonial matter.   

1904  John Antill, composer.   

1905  British East African Protectorate is recorded as becoming colony of Kenya.   

1905  George Baxter, Paris France, actor (Flying Saucer, Lili, Caged)   

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

1907  Maurice Stacey, chemist   

1908  Lord Asquith succeeds Henry Campbell-Bannerman as British premier   

1908  Neil Lawson, British high court judge   

1909  George Dixon, trumpet/sax   

1910  Dumitru Dan (Romania) completed a 62137 mile (100000 m) walk   

1910  George Musso, NFL guard (Chicago Bears).   

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1320  King peter i of portugal: King peter i of portugal (d. 1367)   

1460  Ponce de leon: Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found florida   

1533  Claudio merulo: Organist/composer   

1541  Michele mercati: Italian physician   

1582  Phienas fletcher: Poet   

1605  Louis de vadder: Flemish painter   

1605  Philip iv: King of spain & portugal (1621-65)   

1631  Cornelis de heem: Painter   

0217  Caracalla: [marcus antoniius], roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29   

0956  Death of Gilbert of chalon: Duke of burgundy   

1143  John ii comnenus: Emperor of byzantium (1118-43),   

1364  Death of Jan ii: The good, king of france (1350-64),   

1461  Georg purbach: German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)   

1492  Lorenzo i de' medici"il magnifico": Ruler of florence (1469-92),   

1498  Charles viii: King of france (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

1537  Death of Willem aerts: Flemish architect,