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

1898  Louis Theodore Gouvy, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1901  On April - 21 julian Bautista, composer   

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

1903  On April - 21 hans Hedtoft, premier Denmark (1947..55)   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history tom Burns, editor   

1907  On this day in history antoni Szalowski, composer   

1908  On this day in history frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (NOT)   

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

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

1909  On this day in history rollo May, US, psychologist, Love & Will)   

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  On April - 21 mark Twain, [Samuel Clemens], auther (Huckleberry Finn), dies at 74   

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

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

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

1913  Choh Hao Li, bio-chemist professor, isolated growth hormones) on April - 21.   

1914  On this day in history uS marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico, stay 6 months   

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

1915  Andor Kovach, composer on this day in history.   

1916  On April - 21 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  On April - 21 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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1652  On April - 21 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 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  Death of Pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079) on this day in history.   

1329  Death of Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282) on this day in history.   

1509  On April - 21 henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52   

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