Historical Events In April - 21

1856  The first rail train to pass over the mighty Mississippi River between Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island, IL made its journey across a newly completed bridge between the two rail centers on this day in history.  

1856  The first railroad bridge across Mississippi completed on this day in history.  

1857  A Douglas patents the bustle on this day in history.  

1857  Alexander Douglas patents the bustle on this day in history.  

1861  USS Saratoga captures slaver, Nightingale on April - 21.  

1862  On April - 21 congress establishes US Mint in Denver, Co  

1863  Declaration of Bah 'u'll h; Bah '¡ Feast of Ridv n (Jalƒl 13, 20) on April - 21.  

1863  Declaration of aha'u'llah; Baha'i Feast of Ridvan (Jalal 13, 20) on April - 21.  

1864  On April - 21 the birth of Max Weber, German sociologist  

1864  On April - 21 max Weber, German sociologist/economist/historian (Ancient Judaism)  

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1865  On this day in history abraham Lincoln's funeral train leaves Washington  

1867  On April - 21 benjamin A Jesurun, Antillian literary  

1868  On April - 21 henry James O'Farrell, Australian would-be assassin of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh  

1871  On April - 21 leo Blech, composer  

1871  On this day in history elisabeth Grube, writer, dies  

1872  GW Bitzer, [Johann Gottlob Wilhelm Bitzer], Roxbury MA on this day in history.  

1874  On this day in history j Palisa discovers asteroid #137 Meliboea  

1876  Prosper Henry discovers asteroid #162 Laurentia on April - 21.  

1878  The ship Azor leaves Charleston with 206 blacks for Liberia on this day in history.  

1878  First Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn on this day in history.  

1878  Albert Weisgerber, German painter/graphic artist on this day in history.  

1878  Temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62 on April - 21.  

1881  Jules-Marie Canneel, Flemish painter/caricaturist (Rocks of Oran) on this day in history.  

1884  On this day in history potters Field reopened as Madison Park  

1886  Charlie Naughton, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Frozen Limits) on this day in history.  

1887  On April - 21 lillian Walker, Brooklyn NY, entertainer  

1892  Black Longshoremen strike for higher wages in St Louis Mo on this day in history.  

1892  On April - 21 the first buffalo born in Golden Gate Park  

1892  Jaroslav Kvapil, composer on this day in history.  

1894  On April - 21 george Bernard Shaw's "Arms & the Man," premieres in London  

1896  On April - 21 h de Montherlant, writer  

1898  On April - 21 phillies' pitcher Bill Duggleby hits a grand slam on first at bat  

1898  On April - 21 spanish-American War begins  

1898  U.S. at war against Spain on this day in history.  

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1488  On April - 21 birth of ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot  

1546  On this day in history birth of arcangelo Crivelli, composer  

1555  On this day in history birth of ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)  

1619  John A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony) was born on April - 21.  

1651  Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711) was born on April - 21.  

1652  On this day in history birth of michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719)  

1671  John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.  

1672  Johann Philipp Kafer, composer was born on April - 21.  

1073  On April - 21 alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies  

1109  Anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies on April - 21.  

1142  On April - 21 death of pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079)  

1329  Death of Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282) on this day in history.  

1509  Henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52 on April - 21.  

1551  Death of Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510) on this day in history.  

1552  On this day in history peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50  

1557  On this day in history death of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495)