Historical Events In April - 09

1908  On this day in history herbert Henry Asquith becomes PM of England   

1908  The birth of Victor Vasarely, Russian painter on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history fred Lohse, composer   

1909  On April - 09 the U.S. Congress passes the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act.   

1909  On April - 09 domenico Enrici, Apostolic Nuncio   

1909  Charles Conder, artist, dies on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history abraham A Ribicoff, (Sen-D-Ct)   

1911  Albert Remy, Sevres France, actor (Grand Prix, Gigot, Train) on April - 09.   

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

1912  On April - 09 1st exhibition baseball game at Fenway Park (Red Sox vs Harvard)   

1913  On this day in history 17th amendment, requiring direct election of senators, ratified   

1913  Brooklyn Dodger's Ebbets Field opens, Phillies win 1-0 on April - 09.   

1914  First full color film shown "The World, The Flesh and the Devil" (London) on April - 09.   

1914  Grand Trunk Pacific Railway main line is completed between Winnipeg, Melville, Edmonton, Jasper and Prince Rupert on this day in history.   

1914  US &Columbia sign a treaty concerning the Panama Canal Zone on this day in history.   

1914  On April - 09 "World, the Flesh & the Devil," 1st color film, shown in London   

1914  On this day in history richard Young, CEO (Boosey & Hawkes)   

1916  On this day in history vicente Goicoechea Errasti, composer, dies at 62   

1917  Battle of Arras begins on this day in history.   

1917  On April - 09 capt. Thain Wendell MacDowell (Cdn. 38th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France   

1917  Lance-Sargent Ellis Wellwood Sifton (Cdn. 18th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history pvt. William Johnstone Milne (Cdn. 16th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France   

1917  On April - 09 vimy Ridge France stormed by Canadian troops   

1917  Johannes Bobrowski, writer on April - 09.   

1917  On this day in history edward Thomas, poet, killed in WW I   

1918  On April - 09 latvia proclaims independence   

1918  Jorn Utzon, Danish architect (Sydney Opera House) on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history john Presper Eckert, co-inventor (1st electronic computer-ENIAC)   

1920  Alexander Moulton, English bicycle designer (folding bicycle) on this day in history.   

1921  On April - 09 frankie Thomas, NYC, actor (Tom Corbett Space Cadet)   

1922  On this day in history carl Amery, writer   

1923  Sean O'Casey's "Shadow of a Gunman," premieres in Dublin on April - 09.   

1923  On April - 09 bruno Kiefer, composer   

1923  On this day in history mauritius H Binger, director/producer (Living Ladder), dies   

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1336  On April - 09 birth of tamerlane (Timur), Central Asian, Turkic conqueror (d. 1405)   

1498  On April - 09 birth of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (d. 1550)   

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  Johann Kaspar Kerll, composer was born on April - 09.   

1634  On April - 09 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  On this day in history birth of 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 on this day in history.   

0491  On April - 09 death of zeno, Byzantine Emperor   

0715  On April - 09 constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies   

1024  Benedict VIII, [Theophylactus van Tusculum], Pope (1012-24), dies on April - 09.   

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

1483  Edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1484  On this day in history death of edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (b. 1473)   

1492  Lorenzo de' Medici, Florentine statesman, dies on April - 09.