Historical Events In April - 08

1881  On this day in history fernand Lamy, composer  

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

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  Margaret A Barnes, writer on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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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  On April - 08 grace Cunard, Columbus OH, silent screen actress (Resurrection)  

1894  Bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1895  On this day in history 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  George Garrett, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1898  Battle of Atbara River, Anglo-Egyptian forces crush 6,000 Sudanese on April - 08.  

1898  On April - 08 achiel H Acker, Belgian premier (1945-46, 1954-58)  

1902  Arthur Wellard, cricketer (big hitting Somerset & England batsman) on April - 08.  

1902  On April - 08 sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated  

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  On this day in history john Antill, composer  

1905  On this day in history british East African Protectorate becomes colony of Kenya  

1905  On this day in history 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 this day in history maurice Stacey, chemist  

1908  On this day in history lord Asquith succeeds Henry Campbell-Bannerman as British premier  

1908  On this day in history neil Lawson, British high court judge  

1909  On this day in history george Dixon, trumpet/sax  

1910  Dumitru Dan (Romania) completed a 62,137 mile (100,000 m) walk on this day in history.  

1910  On April - 08 george Musso, NFL guard (Chicago Bears)  

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1320  On this day in history birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)  

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 this day in history.  

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet  

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  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on April - 08.  

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

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

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  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on April - 08.  

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