Historical Events In April - 08

1881  Fernand Lamy, composer on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history the birth of Harry S.Truman, Former American President   

1885  On this day in history dimitrios Levidis, composer   

1886  William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons on April - 08.   

1886  On April - 08 margaret A Barnes, writer   

1887  On April - 08 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  Henry Jupp, cricketer (scored 63 on Test debut for Engl in 1877), dies on April - 08.   

1890  Junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1892  A Charlois discovers asteroid #331 Etheridgea on April - 08.   

1893  On this day in history the birth of Mary Pickford, American actress   

1893  The Critic reports that ice cream soda is our national drink on April - 08.   

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  Bert I Gordon, NY on April - 08.   

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

1898  Achiel H Acker, Belgian premier (1945-46, 1954-58) on April - 08.   

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  On April - 08 ilka Chase, NYC, actress (Masquerade Party, Trials of O'Brien)   

1904  Gr Brit & France sign Cordial Entente concerning colonial matter on April - 08.   

1904  On April - 08 john Antill, composer   

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

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

1906  On this day in history charles J B Jonckheere, Flemish poet/writer (Mirror of the Sea)   

1907  On this day in history maurice Stacey, chemist   

1908  On April - 08 lord Asquith succeeds Henry Campbell-Bannerman as British premier   

1908  Neil Lawson, British high court judge on April - 08.   

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 this day in history george Musso, NFL guard (Chicago Bears)   

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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on April - 08.   

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on this day in history.   

1533  On this day in history birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

1541  On this day in history 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  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  John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on April - 08.   

1364  Jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

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

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

1498  On this day in history death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

1537  On April - 08 willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies