Historical Events In April - 21

1898  On this day in history phillies' pitcher Bill Duggleby hits a grand slam on 1st at bat   

1898  On April - 21 steve Owen, NFL tackle, coach (NY Giants)   

1898  Louis Theodore Gouvy, composer, dies at 78 on April - 21.   

1899  On April - 21 clement D'Hooghe, composer   

1899  Heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1900  Heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55 on April - 21.   

1901  L Carnera discovers asteroid #470 Kilia on April - 21.   

1901  Julian Bautista, composer on April - 21.   

1902  Bernard J H "Ben" Stroman, recensent/writer (Jomtof & Blue Beard) on this day in history.   

1903  Hans Hedtoft, premier Denmark (1947..55) on April - 21.   

1904  Ty Cobb makes his pro debut for Augusta (South Atlantic League) on April - 21.   

1904  Gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67) on April - 21.   

1905  On April - 21 edmund G "Pat" Brown, (Gov-D-Calif)   

1906  On this day in history commander Robert Peary discovered supposed Arctic Continent did not exist.   

1906  On April - 21 tom Burns, editor   

1907  On April - 21 antoni Szalowski, composer   

1908  On April - 21 frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (NOT)   

1908  On April - 21 frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (He didn't)   

1908  On this day in history louis Hostin, France, Light Heavyweight, Olympic-gold-1932, 36)   

1909  Rollo May, US, psychologist, Love & Will) on April - 21.   

1910  On April - 21 mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens], author, dies in Redding Conn   

1910  Cleve Naps play 1st game at League Park, lose to Det Tigers 5-0 on this day in history.   

1910  Mark Twain, [Samuel Clemens], auther (Huckleberry Finn), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1911  Leonard Warren, NYC, baritone, Met 1939-60) died on stage on this day in history.   

1912  Feike P Asma, Dutch organist on April - 21.   

1913  German passenger ship Imperator runs aground on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history choh Hao Li, bio-chemist professor, isolated growth hormones)   

1914  US marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico, stay 6 months on April - 21.   

1915  On April - 21 the birth of Anthony Quinn, American actor   

1915  On April - 21 andor Kovach, composer   

1916  Sidney Clute, Brooklyn NY, actor, Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey) on April - 21.   

1917  Foundation of Imperial War Graves Commission, later Commonwealth War Graves Commission The purpose of the commission was to erect and maintain war memorials and cemeteries on this day in history.   

1917  Emanuel Vardi, Jerusalem Israel, violist, SD Symph 1978-82) on April - 21.   

1918  "Red" Baron Manfred von Richtofen, killed in WW I on April - 21.   

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

1546  On April - 21 birth of arcangelo Crivelli, composer   

1555  On April - 21 birth of ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)   

1619  On this day in history birth of john A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony)   

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

1652  On April - 21 birth of michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719)   

1671  On April - 21 birth of john Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729)   

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

1073  Alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)   

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

1551  Death of Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510) on April - 21.   

1552  On April - 21 peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50   

1557  Death of Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495) on April - 21.