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 this day in history.   

1885  Dimitrios Levidis, composer on April - 08.   

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

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  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  On this day in history junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76   

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

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

1893  The Critic reports that ice cream soda is our national drink on this day in history.   

1893  Grace Cunard, Columbus OH, silent screen actress (Resurrection) on April - 08.   

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

1897  George Garrett, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1898  On April - 08 battle of Atbara River, Anglo-Egyptian forces crush 6,000 Sudanese   

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

1902  Arthur Wellard, cricketer (big hitting Somerset & England batsman) on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated   

1903  On April - 08 ilka Chase, NYC, actress (Masquerade Party, Trials of O'Brien)   

1904  On April - 08 gr Brit & France sign Cordial Entente concerning colonial matter   

1904  On April - 08 john Antill, composer   

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 April - 08.   

1906  Charles J B Jonckheere, Flemish poet/writer (Mirror of the Sea) on this day in history.   

1907  Maurice Stacey, chemist on this day in history.   

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

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

1909  On April - 08 george Dixon, trumpet/sax   

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

1910  George Musso, NFL guard (Chicago Bears) on April - 08.   

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

1460  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

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

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

1605  On this day in history birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

1631  On April - 08 birth of cornelis de Heem, painter   

0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1498  On April - 08 death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

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