Historical Events In April - 21

1898  On this day in history 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  On this day in history clement D'Hooghe, composer  

1899  On this day in history heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80  

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

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

1901  On April - 21 julian Bautista, composer  

1902  Bernard J H "Ben" Stroman, recensent/writer (Jomtof & Blue Beard) on this day in history.  

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

1905  Edmund G "Pat" Brown, (Gov-D-Calif) on April - 21.  

1906  Commander Robert Peary discovered supposed Arctic Continent did not exist on this day in history.  

1906  Tom Burns, editor on April - 21.  

1907  On this day in history antoni Szalowski, composer  

1908  Frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (NOT) on this day in history.  

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

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

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  On this day in history cleve Naps play 1st game at League Park, lose to Det Tigers 5-0  

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 April - 21.  

1912  Feike P Asma, Dutch organist on April - 21.  

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  US marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico, stay 6 months on this day in history.  

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

1915  On April - 21 andor Kovach, composer  

1916  On this day in history 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  Emanuel Vardi, Jerusalem Israel, violist, SD Symph 1978-82) on April - 21.  

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 April - 21.  

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 April - 21 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  Alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies on this day in history.  

1109  On this day in history anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies  

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

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 this day in history.  

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