Page 5: Historical Events In April - 08
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
1911 On April - 08 douglas Hyde, socialist/Christian
1912 On this day in history steamers collide in Nile, drowning 200
1912 On this day in history sonja Henie, Oslo Norway, ice skater/actress (Olympic-gold-1928,32,36)
1913 17th amendment, requiring direct election of senators, ratified on April - 08.
1913 On this day in history h Ernst, bishop (Breda Neth)
1914 On this day in history uS & Colombia sign a treaty concerning Panama Canal Zone
1914 John Cameron, cricketer (brother of Jimmy WI v-capt 1939 England tour) on April - 08.
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 England's Royal Flying Corps replaced by Royal Air Force on April - 08.
1918 Establishment of the Repatriation Department on April - 08.
1918 Betty Ford, First Lady of the United States on April - 08.
1919 The birth of Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia on this day in history.
1919 On April - 08 [Douglas] Ian Smith, premier of Rhodesia (1964-..)
1920 On April - 08 church disestablished in Wales
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 this day in history k Reinmuth discovers asteroid #950 Ahrensa
1921 Alfie Bass, London England, actor (Moonraker, Are You Being Served) on April - 08.
1921 Earnest von Possart, German actor/stage manager, dies on April - 08.
1923 Edward Mulhare, Cork Ireland, actor (Daniel Gregg-Ghost & Mrs Muir) on April - 08.
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 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 On this day in history indian Independence Movement: At the Delhi Central Assembly, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw handouts and bombs to court arrest.
1930 On this day in history zawditu first reigning female monarch of Ethiopia, dies
1931 On this day in history jackie Mitchell became first female in professional baseball
1931 "White Horse Inn" opens in London on April - 08.
1931 On April - 08 eric Axel Karlfeldt, poet, dies
1933 On April - 08 nazi Germany begins persecution of Jews boycotting Jewish businesses
1933 Manchester Guardian warns of unknown nazi terror on this day in history.
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