Page 4: Historical Events In April - 20

1902  Marie and Pierre Curie isolate radioactive element radium.   

1902  Marie Curie isolate radioactive element radium   

1902  Donald Wolfit, England, actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Accursed)   

1903  R S Dugan discovers asteroid #508 Princetonia.   

1903  7th Boston Marathon won by John Lorden of Mass in 2:41:29.8.   

1903  Dagmar Edqvist, Swedish author (Kamrathustru-Wife and Comrade).   

1904  Louisiana Purchase Exposition opens in St Louis   

1904  M Wolf discovers asteroid #532 Herculina.   

1904  George Bernard Shaw's "Candida," premieres in London.   

1904  Bruce Cabot, Carlsbad NM, actor (Diamonds are Forever, King Kong).   

1906  Australian wombat dies in London Zoo at 26; oldest known marsupial.   

1906  Australian wombat; oldest known marsupial, dies in London Zoo at 26   

1907  Alan Reed, actor/voice (Fred Allen Show, Fred Flintstone).   

1908  12th Boston Marathon won by Tom Morrissey of NY in 2:25:43.2   

1908  Wilhelmus M Bekkers, bishop of Hertogenbosch.   

1908  Henry Chadwick, sports reporter (baseball), dies at 85   

1909  Guido Alberti, literary patron/businessman.   

1910  Halley's Comet passes 29th recorded perihelion at 87.9 million km.   

1910  Cleve Indians Addie Joss 2nd no-hitter, beats Chicago, 1-0.   

1910  Robert F Wagner, (Mayor-D-NYC, 1954-65) [or May 15].   

1911  Kukrit Pramoj, politician.   

1912  Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens.   

1912  Fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat NY Highlanders 7-6 in 11   

1912  David Townsend, cricketer (3 Tests Eng v WI 1935)   

1912  Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies at 64   

1913  Dick Wessel, WI, actor (Dick Tracy vs Cueball, Beware of Blondie)   

1914  33 killed by soldiers during mine strike in Ludlow, Colo   

1914  F Kaiser discovers asteroid #786 Bredichina,and G Neujmin discovers asteroid #787 Moskva   

1914  In this year, In Boston, Mass., James Duffy of Canada claims the 18th Boston Marathon in 2 25 01.2   

1914  18th Boston Marathon won by James Duffy of Canada in 2:25:01.2   

1914  In this year, In Boston, Mass., James Duffy of Canada claims the 18th Boston Marathon in 2:25:01.2   

1916  Wrigley Field in Chicago opens   

1916  German-British sea battle off Belgian coast   

1917  SS Ballochbuie, torpedoed and sunk by German UC41 off the Firth of Forth Isle of May. In passage from Aberdeen to Sunderland.   

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0702  Jafar sadiq: Muslim scholar   

1442  Edward iv: King (england, 1461-83)   

1494  John agricola: [schneider], german theologist/prime minister   

1586  Saint rose of lima: Peruvian saint   

1592  John eliot: St germans cornwall, english mp/author   

1594  Matthaus apelles von lowenstern: Composer   

1633  Emperor go-komyo of japan: Emperor go-komyo of japan (d. 1654)   

1646  Charles plumier: French botanist   

1164  Victor iv: [ottaviano montecello], italian antipope (1159-64),   

1176  Richard de clare: 2nd earl of pembroke, english soldier (b. 1130)   

1314  Clement v: [bertrand got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to avignon,   

1317  Death of Agnes van montepulciano: Italian mystic/saint,   

1521  Death of Zhengde: Emperor of china (b. 1491)   

1534  Elizabeth barton: [st magd van kent], british prophet,   

1558  Johannes bugenhagen: German reformer (b. 1485)   

1632  Nicolas antione: Converted to judiasm, burned at the stake