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 April - 21.  

1857  On April - 21 a Douglas patents the bustle  

1857  On April - 21 alexander Douglas patents the bustle  

1861  On this day in history uSS Saratoga captures slaver, Nightingale.  

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

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

1863  Declaration of aha'u'llah; Baha'i Feast of Ridvan (Jalal 13, 20) on this day in history.  

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

1864  On this day in history max Weber, German sociologist/economist/historian (Ancient Judaism)  

1865  On April - 21 abraham Lincoln's funeral train leaves Washington  

1867  On this day in history benjamin A Jesurun, Antillian literary  

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

1871  Leo Blech, composer on April - 21.  

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

1872  GW Bitzer, [Johann Gottlob Wilhelm Bitzer], Roxbury MA on April - 21.  

1874  J Palisa discovers asteroid #137 Meliboea on April - 21.  

1876  On April - 21 prosper Henry discovers asteroid #162 Laurentia  

1878  On April - 21 the ship Azor leaves Charleston with 206 blacks for Liberia  

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  On April - 21 jules-Marie Canneel, Flemish painter/caricaturist (Rocks of Oran)  

1884  Potters Field reopened as Madison Park on this day in history.  

1886  On April - 21 charlie Naughton, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Frozen Limits)  

1887  On this day in history lillian Walker, Brooklyn NY, entertainer  

1892  On April - 21 black Longshoremen strike for higher wages in St Louis Mo  

1892  The first buffalo born in Golden Gate Park on this day in history.  

1892  On April - 21 jaroslav Kvapil, composer  

1894  On this day in history george Bernard Shaw's "Arms & the Man," premieres in London  

1896  H de Montherlant, writer on April - 21.  

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

1898  Spanish-American War begins on April - 21.  

1898  On this day in history u.S. at war against Spain.  

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1488  Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot was born on this day in history.  

1546  Arcangelo Crivelli, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1073  On this day in history alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies  

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

1142  On this day in history death of pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079)  

1329  Death of Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282) on April - 21.  

1509  On this day in history henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52  

1551  On April - 21 death of oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)  

1552  Peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

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