Historical Events In April - 08

1911  On this day in history douglas Hyde, socialist/Christian  

1912  Steamers collide in Nile, drowning 200 on this day in history.  

1912  Sonja Henie, Oslo Norway, ice skater/actress (Olympic-gold-1928,32,36) on this day in history.  

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

1913  On April - 08 h Ernst, bishop (Breda Neth)  

1914  US & Colombia sign a treaty concerning Panama Canal Zone on April - 08.  

1914  On April - 08 john Cameron, cricketer (brother of Jimmy WI v-capt 1939 England tour)  

1916  On this day in history australian soldiers take up positions on the Western Front at Armentières, France  

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

1918  On this day in history england's Royal Flying Corps replaced by Royal Air Force  

1918  On this day in history establishment of the Repatriation Department  

1918  Betty Ford, First Lady of the United States on April - 08.  

1919  The birth of Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia on April - 08.  

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

1920  Church disestablished in Wales on April - 08.  

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

1920  Carmen McRae (Clark), US jazz singer/pianist (Dream of Life) on this day in history.  

1920  Charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35 on April - 08.  

1921  K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #950 Ahrensa on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1924  Crown takes over Northern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co on this day in history.  

1924  Imperial Airways formed in Britain on this day in history.  

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

1925  Hebrew University, Jerusalem dedicated [see May 9, 1925] on this day in history.  

1927  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1931  On April - 08 jackie Mitchell became first female in professional baseball  

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

1931  Eric Axel Karlfeldt, poet, dies on this day in history.  

1933  On this day in history nazi Germany begins persecution of Jews boycotting Jewish businesses  

1933  On April - 08 manchester Guardian warns of unknown nazi terror  

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

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet  

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 this day in history.  

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  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  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  On this day in history 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 April - 08.