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 April - 08.   

1885  Dimitrios Levidis, composer on April - 08.   

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 April - 08.   

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

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

1894  On April - 08 bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55   

1895  On April - 08 bert I Gordon, NY   

1896  On this day in history karl Hermann Pillney, composer   

1897  On this day in history herbert Eimert, German composer/musicologist (Glockenspiel)   

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

1902  On this day in history 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 April - 08.   

1904  On this day in history 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  On this day in history charles J B Jonckheere, Flemish poet/writer (Mirror of the Sea)   

1907  On April - 08 maurice Stacey, chemist   

1908  Lord Asquith succeeds Henry Campbell-Bannerman as British premier on this day in history.   

1908  Neil Lawson, British high court judge on this day in history.   

1909  George Dixon, trumpet/sax on April - 08.   

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

1910  George Musso, NFL guard (Chicago Bears) on this day in history.   

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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  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on April - 08.   

1541  On this day in history birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

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

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

1605  On April - 08 birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

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

0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on April - 08.   

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

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

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

1498  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on this day in history.   

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