Historical Events In April - 09

1869  Hudson Bay Company cedes it's territory to Canada on this day in history.   

1870  American Anti-Slavery Society dissolves on this day in history.   

1871  Arthur Fickenscher, composer on this day in history.   

1872  Samuel R Percy patents dried milk on this day in history.   

1872  Leon Blum, French premier (People's front govt) on this day in history.   

1874  On April - 09 julius Bittner, Austrian composer (Little Violet)   

1879  On this day in history the birth of WC Fields, American actor   

1879  Gerald Festus Kelly, artist on this day in history.   

1879  Ernst Friedrich Richter, composer, dies at 70 on April - 09.   

1882  D G Rossetti, writer, dies at 53 on April - 09.   

1883  On this day in history renzo Bossi, composer   

1884  Franco Vittadini, composer on April - 09.   

1886  Joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Ekkehard), dies at 60 on April - 09.   

1888  Florence Smith Price, US composer (Wanamaker Prize 1932) on April - 09.   

1889  Efrem Zimbalist, Rostov on Don Russia, composer/violinist on April - 09.   

1891  John Gobau, Flemish/Dutch actor (Electricity, Hostage Rights) on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history the critic reports that the ice cream soda is our national drink   

1893  Disma Fumagalli, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1894  1st performance of Anton Bruckner's 5th Symphony in B in Graz on April - 09.   

1894  Ernest Kanitz, composer on April - 09.   

1895  Mance Lipscomb, Texas, blues musician (Texas Sharecropper) on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history battle of Atbara River, Anglo-Egyptian forces crush 6,000 Sudanese   

1898  On April - 09 earl "Curly" Lambeau, NFL coach (GB Packers)   

1900  Allen Jenkins, Staten Island, actor (Hey Jeannie, Top Cop, Girl Habit) on April - 09.   

1902  On April - 09 frantisek Suchy, composer [or April 21, 1891]   

1903  On this day in history gregory Pincus, inventor (birth control pill) [or Nov 9]   

1904  On April - 09 entente Cordiale signed by France &England   

1904  On this day in history lyle Latell, IA, actor (Not of the Earth, Sky Dragon)   

1904  On April - 09 isabella II, Queen of Spain (1833-68), dies at 73   

1905  On this day in history j William Fulbright, (Sen-D-Ark)   

1906  3«th modern Olympic games opens in Athens (4/22 NS) on April - 09.   

1906  On April - 09 3½th modern Olympic games opens in Athens (4/22 NS)   

1906  On April - 09 antal Dorati, Budapest Hungary, conductor (Dresden Opera 1928-29   

1907  P Lowell discovers asteroid #793 Arizona on April - 09.   

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1336  On this day in history birth of tamerlane (Timur), Central Asian, Turkic conqueror (d. 1405)   

1498  John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (d. 1550) was born on April - 09.   

1597  John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670) was born on this day in history.   

1611  Giacomo Maria Predieri, composer was born on April - 09.   

1627  On April - 09 birth of johann Kaspar Kerll, composer   

1634  On this day in history birth of albertine Agnes, princess of Orange-Nassau   

1648  On this day in history birth of henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720)   

1649  James Scott, duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II was born on April - 09.   

0093  On April - 09 death of yuan An, Minister over the Masses of the Han dynasty   

0491  On this day in history death of zeno, Byzantine Emperor   

0715  Constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies on this day in history.   

1024  Benedict VIII, [Theophylactus van Tusculum], Pope (1012-24), dies on this day in history.   

1137  Death of William X, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 1099) on this day in history.   

1483  On April - 09 edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) dies at 38   

1484  On April - 09 death of edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (b. 1473)   

1492  On this day in history lorenzo de' Medici, Florentine statesman, dies