Page 4: Historical Events In April - 21

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

1898  Steve Owen, NFL tackle, coach (NY Giants) on this day in history.   

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

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

1899  On April - 21 heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80   

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

1901  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67)   

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  Tom Burns, editor on this day in history.   

1907  On April - 21 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 April - 21.   

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

1910  On this day in history 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 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  On this day in history choh Hao Li, bio-chemist professor, isolated growth hormones)   

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

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

1915  Andor Kovach, composer on April - 21.   

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  On this day in history 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  Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711) was born on this day in history.   

1652  On this day in history birth of michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719)   

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

1672  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079)   

1329  On this day in history death of frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)   

1509  Henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52 on April - 21.   

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 April - 21.   

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