Page 3: Historical Events In April - 28

1878  Lionel Barrymore, American actor is born.   

1878  Lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], Phila, actor (Free Soul, Dr Kildare)   

1879  Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher.   

1881  Robert W Ollinger, US warden/last victim of Billy the Kid, dies   

1882  Alberto Pirelli, Italian industrialist.   

1886  Erich Salomon, German photographer   

1887  Carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer, dies at 67   

1888  Henry DG Crerar, Canadian general (WW I/Italy/Netherland)   

1889  Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, premier/dictator Portugal (1932-68).   

1892  1st performance of Antonin Dvorák's overture "Carneval".   

1892  Georges Antoine, composer.   

1896  Heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies   

1900  Bruno Apitz, writer.   

1901  1st soccer game between Belgium (8) and Netherlands (0).   

1901  Corry Vonk, [Cornelia D], wife of Wim Kan (ABC-cabaret)   

1902  Using the ISO 8601 standard Year Zero definition for the Gregorian calendar preceded by the Julian calendar, the one billionth minute since the start of January 1, Year Zero occurs at 10:40 AM on this date   

1903  M Wolf discovers asteroid #509 Iolanda   

1906  Bartholomeus J "Bart" Bok, Dutch/US astronomer (Milky Way).   

1908  Arnoud Breeveld, Suriname bishop.   

1910  The inaugural night air flight (Claude Grahame-White, England)   

1910  1st night air flight (Claude Grahame-White, England)   

1911  Frans Vroons, actor/tenor/director (Neth Opera).   

1912  Odette Hallowes, British classified agent in France (WW II).   

1913  G Neujmin discovers asteroid #751 Faina   

1913  J Palisa discovers asteroid #750 Oskar.   

1914  181 die in coal mine collapse at Eccles WV.   

1914  F Kaiser discovers asteroid #788 Hohensteina.   

1914  W H Carrier patents air conditioner   

1914  Skuli Halldorsson, composer   

1916  M Wolf discovers asteroid #826 Henrika.   

1917  Joop Waasdorp, Dutch writer (Naked Life).   

1919  The inaugural jump with Army Air Corp (rip-cord type) parachute (Les Irvin).   

1919  1st jump with Army Air Corp (rip-cord type) parachute (Les Irvin).   

1920  Azerbaijan SSR joins the USSR (1st time).   

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1442  Edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) was born on April - 28.   

1545  Yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (d. 1598) was born on April - 28.   

1592  On April - 28 birth of george Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/English admiral   

1630  On April - 28 birth of charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687)   

1686  Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721) was born on this day in history.   

1715  Franz Sparry, composer was born on this day in history.   

1748  Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer was born on this day in history.   

1750  Paul Ignaz Kurzinger, composer was born on April - 28.   

1089  Dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies on this day in history.   

1109  On this day in history hugo van Cluny, 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies   

1192  On April - 28 death of conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem (b. mid 1140s)   

1498  On this day in history death of henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician   

1533  On this day in history death of nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461)   

1710  On this day in history death of thomas Betterton, English actor   

1716  On this day in history death of louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673)   

1726  Death of Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653) on April - 28.