Page 4: 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 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 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  Junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76 on April - 08.   

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

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

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

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  George Garrett, composer, dies at 62 on April - 08.   

1898  Battle of Atbara River, Anglo-Egyptian forces crush 6,000 Sudanese on this day in history.   

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 April - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1904  John Antill, composer on this day in history.   

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

1905  George Baxter, Paris France, actor (Flying Saucer, Lili, Caged) on this day in history.   

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

1907  Maurice Stacey, chemist on April - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

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  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 April - 08.   

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on April - 08.   

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

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

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

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

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  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 April - 08.   

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on this day in history.   

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 April - 08.   

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