Page 5: Historical Events In April - 04

1908  On this day in history ernestine Gilbreth Carey, author (Cheaper by the Dozen)   

1908  On this day in history josef Sucher, composer, dies at 64   

1910  On April - 04 agnes Patrick, campaigner   

1911  On April - 04 hugh Chalmers, automaker, suggests idea of baseball MVP   

1912  On April - 04 army fires on striking mine workers at Lena-gold fields Siberia   

1912  Chinese republic proclaimed in Tibet on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history the Greek aviator Emmanuel Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot victim of the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.   

1913  Frances Langford, Lakeland Fla, singer (Armed Forces Hour, Star Time) on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history "The Perils of Pauline" shown for 1st time in Los Angeles CA   

1914  "The Perils of Pauline" shown for first time in LA on April - 04.   

1914  On April - 04 the birth of Marguerite Duras, French writer   

1914  "Perils of Pauline" shown for 1st time in LA on April - 04.   

1914  Gustave Camus, Belgian painter on this day in history.   

1915  The birth of Muddy Waters, Chicago blues singer on this day in history.   

1915  Jan Drda, Czech writer (Nema Barikada, Mestecko Na Dlani) on this day in history.   

1916  US Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WWI on April - 04.   

1916  On April - 04 uS Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WW I   

1916  On April - 04 david White, actor (Larry Tate-Bewitched)   

1917  British Columbia gives women the provincial vote on April - 04.   

1917  Joseph Ortiz, French-Algerian extremist (barricade uprising) on April - 04.   

1918  Battle of Somme ends on April - 04.   

1918  Battle of Somme, ends on April - 04.   

1918  On this day in history cabinet passes wartime order-in-council stipulating that every male between 16 and 60 be regularly employed.   

1918  On April - 04 food riot in Amsterdam   

1918  On April - 04 hMS Bittern, a British 'C' Class destroyer, built by Vickers at Barrow in Furness and completed in 1897, sunk in collision off Portland Bill, Dorset after colliding with the SS Kenilworth.   

1918  Earl Jellicoe, chancellor (U of Southhampton) on April - 04.   

1919  On this day in history antony Tudor, England, choreographer (Metropolitan Opera 1957)   

1919  William Crookes, English chemist/physicist (Crookes-pipe), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1920  Arabs attack Jews in Jerusalem on April - 04.   

1920  On April - 04 eric Rohmer, Nancy France, actor (6 in Paris, Collector, Perceval)   

1921  On April - 04 stanley Cup Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2   

1921  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2 on this day in history.   

1921  Willem J "Wim" the Villiers, S Afr minister of Administration on April - 04.   

1922  On this day in history wAAB (Baton Rouge LA) becomes 1st US radio station with "W" calls   

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0186  On April - 04 birth of caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217)   

1492  Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564) was born on this day in history.   

1527  Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer was born on April - 04.   

1572  William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1593  Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

1646  On April - 04 birth of antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715)   

1648  On April - 04 birth of grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver   

1688  On this day in history birth of joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)   

0397  On April - 04 ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies   

0636  On April - 04 death of saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560)   

0896  Formosus, Pope (891-96), dies on April - 04.   

1229  On this day in history hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies   

1284  Alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62 on April - 04.   

1292  Nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies on April - 04.   

1305  Death of Jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217) on this day in history.   

1393  On April - 04 floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies