Page 5: Historical Events In 1905

Apr 04   Eugene Bozza, composer   

Apr 04   In Kangra, India a 8.6 earthquake resulted in 19000 deaths.   

Apr 05   Bill Raisch, one armed actor (Fred Johnson-Fugitive)   

Apr 05   James Barrie's "Alice-sit-by-the-fire", premieres in London.   

Apr 06   P Gotz discovers asteroid #563 Suleika.   

Apr 08   George Baxter, Paris France, actor (Flying Saucer, Lili, Caged)   

Apr 09   J William Fulbright, (Sen-D-Ark)   

Apr 10   Jan H van Roijen, diplomat/Netherland foreign minister   

Apr 12   French Dufaux brothers test helicopter   

Apr 12   Hippodrome arena opens (NYC)   

Apr 14   Frits Philips, Dutch engineer/CEO (Philips).   

Apr 16   John Lee-Barber, admiral.   

Apr 17   Arthur Lake, Corbin Ky, actor (Dagwood-Blondie)   

Apr 17   US Supreme court judges maximum work day unconstitutional.   

Apr 19   9th Boston Marathon won by Fred Lorz of NY in 2:38:25.4   

Apr 19   John S "Jimmy" Thach, US pilot/admiral (WW II).   

Apr 21   Edmund G "Pat" Brown, (Gov-D-Calif).   

Apr 22   Operations begin uniting conservatory of Nature monument Amsterdam   

Apr 23   Karel Komzak, composer, dies at 54   

Apr 23   Lord Carew, Ireland, judge (dressage).   

Apr 24   1st-class Cricket debut of Jack Hobbs, Surrey v Gentlemen (18 and 28)   

Apr 24   Robert Penn Warren, 1st US poet laureate (All the King's Men).   

Apr 25   Hugh Willatt, solicitor/public servant   

Apr 25   Jacob Olie, Dutch photographer, dies at about 70   

Apr 25   Latest day of 1st-class cricket in an Aust season (NSW v Qld).   

Apr 26   Charles K Feldman, [Gould], NYC, producer (Casino Royale).   

Apr 26   Cubs Jack McCarthy is recorded as becoming only major league player to throw out 3 runners at plate in 1 game, all were ends of a double play.   

Apr 27   Julian Stryjkowski, writer   

Apr 27   World Exposition opens in Luik   

Apr 29   2" rain falls in 10 mins in Taylor, TX   

Apr 29   Ignacio Cervantes, composer, dies at 57   

Apr 30   1st official soccer game between Belgium-Netherlands (1-4)   

May 01   Leila Hyams, NYC, actress (Big House, Ruggles of Red Gap)   

May 02   French newspapers publish lists of Jules Vernes unpublished work   

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Jan 01   Melvin price: (rep-d-il, 1945- )   

Jan 01   StanisÅ‚aw mazur: Polish mathematician    

Jan 01   Kamatari fujiwara: Japanese actor   

Jan 02   Michael kemp tippett: English composer/conductor (child of our time)   

Jan 02   Lev schnirelmann: Russian mathematician    

Jan 03   Dante giacosa: Engineer/designer   

Jan 03   Ray milland: Neath wales, actor (lost weekend-acad award 1945)   

Jan 03   Anna may wong: American actress    

Jan 10   Kārlis baumanis: Latvian composer (b. 1835)   

Jan 11   Yehudah aryeh leib alter: Hasidic rabbi (b. 1847)   

Jan 13   George thorn: Premier of queensland (b. 1838)   

Jan 14   Ernst abbe: German physicist (carl zeiss optics company),    

Jan 19   Debendranath tagore: Indian philosopher (b. 1817)   

Jan 20   Stanislaw pilinski: Composer,   

Feb 01   Oswald aschenbach: German painter,   

Feb 04   Louis-ernest barrias: French sculptor (b. 1841)