Page 5: Historical Events In April - 08

1911  Douglas Hyde, socialist/Christian   

1912  Steamers collide in Nile, drowning 200   

1912  Sonja Henie, Oslo Norway, ice skater/actress (Olympic-gold-19283236)   

1913  17th amendment, requiring direct election of senators, ratified   

1913  H Ernst, bishop (Breda Neth)   

1914  US and Colombia sign a treaty concerning Panama Canal Zone.   

1914  John Cameron, cricketer (brother of Jimmy WI v-capt 1939 England tour)   

1916  Norway approves active and passive female suffrage   

1918  England's Royal Flying Corps replaced by Royal Air Force.   

1918  Establishment of the Repatriation Department   

1918  Betty Ford, inaugural Lady of the United States   

1919  Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia is born   

1919  [Douglas] Ian Smith, premier of Rhodesia (1964-..)   

1920  Church disestablished in Wales   

1920  LONGA soccer team forms in Tilburg   

1920  Carmen McRae (Clark), US jazz singer/pianist (Dream of Life)   

1920  Charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35.   

1921  K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #950 Ahrensa   

1921  Alfie Bass, London England, actor (Moonraker, Are You Being Served)   

1921  Earnest von Possart, German actor/stage manager, dies   

1923  Edward Mulhare, Cork Ireland, actor (Daniel Gregg-Ghost and Mrs Muir)   

1924  Crown takes over Northern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co.   

1924  Imperial Airways formed in Britain   

1925  inaugural planned night landings on a carrier, USS Langley, by VF-1.   

1925  Hebrew University, Jerusalem dedicated [see May 9, 1925]   

1927  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.   

1930  Zawditu inaugural reigning female monarch of Ethiopia, dies.   

1931  Jackie Mitchell became inaugural female in professional baseball.   

1931  "White Horse Inn" opens in London   

1931  Eric Axel Karlfeldt, poet, dies.   

1933  Nazi Germany begins persecution of Jews boycotting Jewish businesses   

1933  Manchester Guardian warns of unknown nazi terror   

1935  inaugural radio tube made of metal announced, Schenectady, NY   

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1320  King peter i of portugal: King peter i of portugal (d. 1367)   

1460  Ponce de leon: Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found florida   

1533  Claudio merulo: Organist/composer   

1541  Michele mercati: Italian physician   

1582  Phienas fletcher: Poet   

1605  Louis de vadder: Flemish painter   

1605  Philip iv: King of spain & portugal (1621-65)   

1631  Cornelis de heem: Painter   

0217  Caracalla: [marcus antoniius], roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29   

0956  Death of Gilbert of chalon: Duke of burgundy   

1143  Death of John ii comnenus: Emperor of byzantium (1118-43),   

1364  Death of Jan ii: The good, king of france (1350-64),   

1461  Death of Georg purbach: German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)   

1492  Lorenzo i de' medici"il magnifico": Ruler of florence (1469-92),   

1498  Charles viii: King of france (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

1537  Willem aerts: Flemish architect,