Page 4: Historical Events In April - 21

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

1898  Steve Owen, NFL tackle, coach (NY Giants) on April - 21.   

1898  On this day in history louis Theodore Gouvy, composer, dies at 78   

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

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

1900  On April - 21 heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55   

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

1901  Julian Bautista, composer on this day in history.   

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

1903  Hans Hedtoft, premier Denmark (1947..55) on April - 21.   

1904  Ty Cobb makes his pro debut for Augusta (South Atlantic League) on April - 21.   

1904  On April - 21 gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67)   

1905  On April - 21 edmund G "Pat" Brown, (Gov-D-Calif)   

1906  On this day in history commander Robert Peary discovered supposed Arctic Continent did not exist.   

1906  On April - 21 tom Burns, editor   

1907  Antoni Szalowski, composer on April - 21.   

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

1908  On April - 21 frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (He didn't)   

1908  Louis Hostin, France, Light Heavyweight, Olympic-gold-1932, 36) on April - 21.   

1909  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1915  Andor Kovach, composer on April - 21.   

1916  Sidney Clute, Brooklyn NY, actor, Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history "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  On April - 21 birth of john A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony)   

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

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

1671  John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

1672  On April - 21 birth of johann Philipp Kafer, composer   

1073  Alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies on this day in history.   

1109  Anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.   

1142  Death of Pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079) on April - 21.   

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

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  On this day in history peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50   

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