Historical Events In April - 08

1881  Fernand Lamy, composer on April - 08.  

1884  On April - 08 the birth of Harry S.Truman, Former American President  

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 April - 08 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 this day in history.  

1890  On April - 08 junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76  

1892  A Charlois discovers asteroid #331 Etheridgea on this day in history.  

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

1893  On April - 08 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  On April - 08 bert I Gordon, NY  

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

1897  Herbert Eimert, German composer/musicologist (Glockenspiel) on this day in history.  

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

1898  On this day in history battle of Atbara River, Anglo-Egyptian forces crush 6,000 Sudanese  

1898  Achiel H Acker, Belgian premier (1945-46, 1954-58) on this day in history.  

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  Ilka Chase, NYC, actress (Masquerade Party, Trials of O'Brien) on April - 08.  

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

1904  John Antill, composer on April - 08.  

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

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

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

1907  On this day in history 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  George Dixon, trumpet/sax on this day in history.  

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  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on this day in history.  

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on April - 08.  

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 this day in history.  

1605  On this day in history birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter  

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

1631  On this day in history birth of cornelis de Heem, painter  

0217  On this day in history death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29  

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

1143  John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on April - 08.  

1364  On April - 08 jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44  

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on April - 08.  

1492  Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on this day in history.  

1498  On April - 08 death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27  

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on this day in history.