Historical Events In April - 08

1881  Fernand Lamy, composer on April - 08.  

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

1885  On this day in history dimitrios Levidis, composer  

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

1886  On April - 08 margaret A Barnes, writer  

1887  On this day in history walter Connolly, Cincinnati OH, actor (Good Earth, 5th Avenue Girl)  

1889  Adrian Boult, Chester England, conductor/composer (BBC Sym Orch) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1893  On April - 08 the birth of Mary Pickford, American actress  

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 this day in history.  

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

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  George Garrett, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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  Arthur Wellard, cricketer (big hitting Somerset & England batsman) on April - 08.  

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  British East African Protectorate becomes colony of Kenya on this day in history.  

1905  On April - 08 george Baxter, Paris France, actor (Flying Saucer, Lili, Caged)  

1906  On April - 08 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 April - 08.  

1908  On April - 08 neil Lawson, British high court judge  

1909  On April - 08 george Dixon, trumpet/sax  

1910  Dumitru Dan (Romania) completed a 62,137 mile (100,000 m) walk on April - 08.  

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

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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  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on this day in history.  

1541  On April - 08 birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)  

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet  

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on April - 08.  

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

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on this day in history.  

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

0956  On this day in history death of gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy  

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 this day in history 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 April - 08.  

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