Page 4: Historical Events In April - 21

1898  Phillies' pitcher Bill Duggleby hits a grand slam on 1st at bat on April - 21.   

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

1898  On this day in history louis Theodore Gouvy, composer, dies at 78   

1899  On April - 21 clement D'Hooghe, composer   

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

1900  On this day in history heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55   

1901  On April - 21 l Carnera discovers asteroid #470 Kilia   

1901  Julian Bautista, composer on April - 21.   

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

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

1904  On this day in history ty Cobb makes his pro debut for Augusta (South Atlantic League)   

1904  On this day in history gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67)   

1905  Edmund G "Pat" Brown, (Gov-D-Calif) on April - 21.   

1906  On April - 21 commander Robert Peary discovered supposed Arctic Continent did not exist.   

1906  Tom Burns, editor on April - 21.   

1907  Antoni Szalowski, composer on April - 21.   

1908  Frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (NOT) on April - 21.   

1908  Frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (He didn't) on this day in history.   

1908  Louis Hostin, France, Light Heavyweight, Olympic-gold-1932, 36) on this day in history.   

1909  On April - 21 rollo May, US, psychologist, Love & Will)   

1910  Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens], author, dies in Redding Conn on April - 21.   

1910  On April - 21 cleve Naps play 1st game at League Park, lose to Det Tigers 5-0   

1910  On this day in history mark Twain, [Samuel Clemens], auther (Huckleberry Finn), dies at 74   

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

1912  Feike P Asma, Dutch organist on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history german passenger ship Imperator runs aground   

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  The birth of Anthony Quinn, American actor on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history andor Kovach, composer   

1916  On this day in history sidney Clute, Brooklyn NY, actor, Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey)   

1917  On this day in history 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   

1917  Emanuel Vardi, Jerusalem Israel, violist, SD Symph 1978-82) on this day in history.   

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

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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  Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619) was born on this day in history.   

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  Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.   

1671  John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729) was born on April - 21.   

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

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

1109  On this day in history anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

1142  Death of Pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079) on April - 21.   

1329  On April - 21 death of frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)   

1509  On April - 21 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 April - 21 death of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495)