Page 4: Historical Events In April - 09

1871  Arthur Fickenscher, composer.   

1872  Samuel R Percy patents dried milk.   

1872  Leon Blum, French premier (People's front govt)   

1874  Julius Bittner, Austrian composer (Little Violet)   

1879  WC Fields, American actor is born   

1879  Gerald Festus Kelly, artist.   

1879  Ernst Friedrich Richter, composer, dies at 70   

1882  D G Rossetti, writer, dies at 53.   

1883  Renzo Bossi, composer.   

1884  Franco Vittadini, composer.   

1886  Joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Ekkehard), dies at 60.   

1888  Florence Smith Price, US composer (Wanamaker Prize 1932).   

1889  Efrem Zimbalist, Rostov on Don Russia, composer/violinist   

1891  John Gobau, Flemish/Dutch actor (Electricity, Hostage Rights)   

1893  The critic reports that the ice cream soda is our national drink.   

1893  Disma Fumagalli, composer, dies at 66.   

1894  1st performance of Anton Bruckner's 5th Symphony in B in Graz   

1894  Ernest Kanitz, composer.   

1895  Mance Lipscomb, Texas, blues musician (Texas Sharecropper)   

1898  Battle of Atbara River, Anglo-Egyptian forces crush 6000 Sudanese   

1898  Earl "Curly" Lambeau, NFL coach (GB Packers)   

1900  Allen Jenkins, Staten Island, actor (Hey Jeannie, Top Cop, Girl Habit)   

1902  Frantisek Suchy, composer [or April 21, 1891]   

1903  Gregory Pincus, inventor (birth control pill) [or Nov 9].   

1904  Entente Cordiale signed by France and England.   

1904  Lyle Latell, IA, actor (Not of the Earth, Sky Dragon).   

1904  Isabella II, Queen of Spain (1833-68), dies at 73   

1905  J William Fulbright, (Sen-D-Ark).   

1906  3«th modern Olympic games opens in Athens (4/22 NS)   

1906  3½th modern Olympic games opens in Athens (4/22 NS)   

1906  Antal Dorati, Budapest Hungary, conductor (Dresden Opera 1928-29.   

1907  P Lowell discovers asteroid #793 Arizona.   

1908  Herbert Henry Asquith is recorded as becoming PM of England.   

1908  Victor Vasarely, Russian painter is born.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

1336  Tamerlane (timur): Central asian, turkic conqueror   

1498  John: Cardinal of lorraine, french churchman   

1597  John davenport: Connecticut pioneer   

1611  Giacomo maria predieri: Composer   

1627  Johann kaspar kerll: Composer   

1634  Albertine agnes: Princess of orange-nassau   

1648  Henri de massue: Marquis de ruvigny, 1st viscount galway, french soldier and diplomat   

1649  James scott: Duke of monmouth, bastard son of english king charles ii   

0093  Death of Yuan an: Minister over the masses of the han dynasty   

0491  Death of Zeno: Byzantine emperor   

0715  Death of Constantine i: Greek/syrian pope (708-15),   

1024  Death of Benedict viii: [theophylactus van tusculum], pope (1012-24),   

1137  William x: Duke of aquitaine (b. 1099)   

1483  Death of Edward iv: King of england (1461-70, 71-83)   

1484  Edward of middleham: Prince of wales (b. 1473)   

1492  Lorenzo de' medici: Florentine statesman,