Page 4: 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  Dimitrios Levidis, composer on this day in history.   

1886  On April - 08 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  Walter Connolly, Cincinnati OH, actor (Good Earth, 5th Avenue Girl) on this day in history.   

1889  On April - 08 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 this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history grace Cunard, Columbus OH, silent screen actress (Resurrection)   

1894  Bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55 on April - 08.   

1895  On this day in history bert I Gordon, NY   

1896  On April - 08 karl Hermann Pillney, composer   

1897  On this day in history herbert Eimert, German composer/musicologist (Glockenspiel)   

1897  On this day in history george Garrett, composer, dies at 62   

1898  On this day in history battle of Atbara River, Anglo-Egyptian forces crush 6,000 Sudanese   

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 this day in history.   

1904  Gr Brit & France sign Cordial Entente concerning colonial matter on this day in history.   

1904  On April - 08 john Antill, composer   

1905  On April - 08 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  On this day in history maurice Stacey, chemist   

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 April - 08.   

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

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

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

1541  On April - 08 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 this day in history.   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on April - 08.   

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  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on April - 08.   

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 April - 08.   

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

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on April - 08.