Page 4: Historical Events In April - 21

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

1898  On this day in history steve Owen, NFL tackle, coach (NY Giants)   

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

1899  Clement D'Hooghe, composer on this day in history.   

1899  Heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80 on April - 21.   

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

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

1901  Julian Bautista, composer on April - 21.   

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

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  Commander Robert Peary discovered supposed Arctic Continent did not exist on this day in history.   

1906  On April - 21 tom Burns, editor   

1907  On this day in history antoni Szalowski, composer   

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 April - 21.   

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

1909  Rollo May, US, psychologist, Love & Will) on this day in history.   

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

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 April - 21.   

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

1912  On April - 21 feike P Asma, Dutch organist   

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

1913  On April - 21 choh Hao Li, bio-chemist professor, isolated growth hormones)   

1914  On April - 21 uS marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico, stay 6 months   

1915  The birth of Anthony Quinn, American actor on April - 21.   

1915  On this day in history andor Kovach, composer   

1916  On April - 21 sidney Clute, Brooklyn NY, actor, Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey)   

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  On this day in history emanuel Vardi, Jerusalem Israel, violist, SD Symph 1978-82)   

1918  "Red" Baron Manfred von Richtofen, killed in WW I on this day in history.   

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1488  Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot was born on April - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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 April - 21.   

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  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 this day in history death of oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)   

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

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