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  Steve Owen, NFL tackle, coach (NY Giants) on this day in history.   

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

1899  Clement D'Hooghe, composer on April - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

1901  Julian Bautista, composer on this day in history.   

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  On April - 21 gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67)   

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 April - 21.   

1907  Antoni Szalowski, composer on April - 21.   

1908  On April - 21 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 April - 21 louis Hostin, France, Light Heavyweight, Olympic-gold-1932, 36)   

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

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  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 April - 21.   

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

1913  German passenger ship Imperator runs aground on April - 21.   

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

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  Sidney Clute, Brooklyn NY, actor, Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey) on this day in history.   

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

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

1619  John A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony) was born on this day in history.   

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

1652  Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719) was born on April - 21.   

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 April - 21 alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies   

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 April - 21 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  On April - 21 death of oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)   

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

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