Page 4: Historical Events In April - 21

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

1898  On this day in history 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  On April - 21 heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80   

1900  On April - 21 heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55   

1901  L Carnera discovers asteroid #470 Kilia on this day in history.   

1901  On April - 21 julian Bautista, composer   

1902  On April - 21 bernard J H "Ben" Stroman, recensent/writer (Jomtof & Blue Beard)   

1903  Hans Hedtoft, premier Denmark (1947..55) on this day in history.   

1904  Ty Cobb makes his pro debut for Augusta (South Atlantic League) on this day in history.   

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

1905  Edmund G "Pat" Brown, (Gov-D-Calif) on this day in history.   

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

1906  Tom Burns, editor on this day in history.   

1907  Antoni Szalowski, composer on this day in history.   

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

1908  On this day in history 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  On April - 21 leonard Warren, NYC, baritone, Met 1939-60) died on stage   

1912  On this day in history feike P Asma, Dutch organist   

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

1913  Choh Hao Li, bio-chemist professor, isolated growth hormones) on this day in history.   

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

1915  On this day in history the birth of Anthony Quinn, American actor   

1915  Andor Kovach, composer on April - 21.   

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

1917  On April - 21 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  "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  Arcangelo Crivelli, composer was born on April - 21.   

1555  Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619) was born on this day in history.   

1619  On April - 21 birth of john A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony)   

1651  On April - 21 birth of blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711)   

1652  Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.   

1671  On this day in history birth of john Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729)   

1672  On April - 21 birth of johann Philipp Kafer, composer   

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

1109  On April - 21 anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

1142  Death of Pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079) on this day in history.   

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

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 April - 21.   

1552  Peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50 on April - 21.   

1557  On April - 21 death of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495)