Page 5: Historical Events In April - 08

1911  Douglas Hyde, socialist/Christian on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history steamers collide in Nile, drowning 200   

1912  Sonja Henie, Oslo Norway, ice skater/actress (Olympic-gold-1928,32,36) on April - 08.   

1913  On April - 08 17th amendment, requiring direct election of senators, ratified   

1913  H Ernst, bishop (Breda Neth) on April - 08.   

1914  US & Colombia sign a treaty concerning Panama Canal Zone on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history john Cameron, cricketer (brother of Jimmy WI v-capt 1939 England tour)   

1916  On April - 08 australian soldiers take up positions on the Western Front at Armentières, France   

1916  On April - 08 norway approves active & passive female suffrage   

1918  England's Royal Flying Corps replaced by Royal Air Force on this day in history.   

1918  Establishment of the Repatriation Department on this day in history.   

1918  On April - 08 betty Ford, First Lady of the United States   

1919  The birth of Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history [Douglas] Ian Smith, premier of Rhodesia (1964-..)   

1920  Church disestablished in Wales on April - 08.   

1920  On this day in history lONGA soccer team forms in Tilburg   

1920  On this day in history carmen McRae (Clark), US jazz singer/pianist (Dream of Life)   

1920  Charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1921  On April - 08 k Reinmuth discovers asteroid #950 Ahrensa   

1921  On this day in history alfie Bass, London England, actor (Moonraker, Are You Being Served)   

1921  On April - 08 earnest von Possart, German actor/stage manager, dies   

1923  Edward Mulhare, Cork Ireland, actor (Daniel Gregg-Ghost & Mrs Muir) on April - 08.   

1924  On April - 08 crown takes over Northern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co   

1924  On this day in history imperial Airways formed in Britain   

1925  On this day in history first planned night landings on a carrier, USS Langley, by VF-1   

1925  On April - 08 hebrew University, Jerusalem dedicated [see May 9, 1925]   

1927  On April - 08 automatic record changer introduced by His Master's Voice   

1929  Indian Independence Movement: At the Delhi Central Assembly, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw handouts and bombs to court arrest on April - 08.   

1930  Zawditu first reigning female monarch of Ethiopia, dies on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history jackie Mitchell became first female in professional baseball   

1931  "White Horse Inn" opens in London on this day in history.   

1931  On April - 08 eric Axel Karlfeldt, poet, dies   

1933  Nazi Germany begins persecution of Jews boycotting Jewish businesses on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history manchester Guardian warns of unknown nazi terror   

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1320  On April - 08 birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)   

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on April - 08.   

1533  On this day in history 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 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 April - 08.   

0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on April - 08.   

0956  On April - 08 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  On this day in history death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)   

1492  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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