Page 4: Historical Events In April - 08

1881  Fernand Lamy, composer on this day in history.   

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

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  Walter Connolly, Cincinnati OH, actor (Good Earth, 5th Avenue Girl) on April - 08.   

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

1892  A Charlois discovers asteroid #331 Etheridgea on this day in history.   

1893  The birth of Mary Pickford, American actress on April - 08.   

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

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

1894  On this day in history bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55   

1895  Bert I Gordon, NY on April - 08.   

1896  On this day in history karl Hermann Pillney, composer   

1897  On April - 08 herbert Eimert, German composer/musicologist (Glockenspiel)   

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 this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history achiel H Acker, Belgian premier (1945-46, 1954-58)   

1902  On this day in history arthur Wellard, cricketer (big hitting Somerset & England batsman)   

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

1905  George Baxter, Paris France, actor (Flying Saucer, Lili, Caged) on April - 08.   

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

1907  On April - 08 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 April - 08 george Dixon, trumpet/sax   

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 this day in history.   

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1320  On this day in history 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  On April - 08 birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

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

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of cornelis de Heem, painter   

0217  On this day in history death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29   

0956  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on April - 08.   

1143  On April - 08 john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident   

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 April - 08.   

1492  On April - 08 lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies   

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 this day in history.