Historical Events In April - 05

1878  On April - 05 wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87   

1879  On this day in history chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.   

1881  Transvaal regains independence under British suzerainty on April - 05.   

1882  Don Blackie, cricketer (Australian off-spinner in 1928-29 yes, age 46) on April - 05.   

1884  John Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies on April - 05.   

1885  On this day in history dimitrie Cuclin, composer   

1886  On April - 05 j Palisa discovers asteroid #257 Silesia   

1886  On this day in history jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist (Der Toncharakter)   

1887  On April - 05 anne Sullivan teaches "water" to Helen Keller   

1889  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of The Copper Beeches" (BG) on this day in history.   

1889  Start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of Copper Beeches" (BG) on this day in history.   

1890  Fie Carelsen, Dutch actress (Malle Gervallen) on this day in history.   

1893  Cleveland passes Park Act (forerunner of Metroparks) on this day in history.   

1893  Clas Thunberg, Finland, speed skater (Olympic-gold-1924, 28) on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history 11 strikers killed in riot at Connellsville PA   

1894  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Empty House" (BG) on April - 05.   

1894  On April - 05 11 strikers killed in riot at Connellsville, Penn   

1895  On April - 05 oscar Wilde loses libel case against Marquess of Queensberry, who accused him of homosexual practices   

1895  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the 3 Students" (BG) on this day in history.   

1895  Writer Oscar Wylde is arrested on April - 05.   

1895  Writer Oscar Wylde is arrested for "Gross Behavior" on April - 05.   

1895  Start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of 3 Students" (BG) on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history 1st modern Olympic Games officially open in Athens   

1896  1st modern Olympic Games officially opens in Athens on April - 05.   

1896  On this day in history john Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66   

1897  The Greco-Turkish War, also called "Thirty Days' War", is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire on this day in history.   

1899  William Hornby Steer, barrister/judge on this day in history.   

1900  Attempted assassination of Prince of Wales in Brussels, fails on April - 05.   

1900  The birth of Spencer Tracy, American actor on this day in history.   

1900  Spencer Tracy, Milwaukee, actor (Father's Little Dividend, Adam's Rib) on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/S African general, dies in battle   

1901  On this day in history alexander Alexeieff, Russian/French painter/graphic artist   

1902  On April - 05 maurice Ravel's "Pavane pour une infante defunte", premieres in Paris France   

1902  On April - 05 soccer match riot between Scotland & England kills 25   

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1288  On April - 05 birth of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)   

1472  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on April - 05.   

1523  On April - 05 birth of blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596)   

1588  Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on April - 05.   

1595  On this day in history birth of john Wilson, composer   

1598  On April - 05 birth of laurentius Erhard, composer   

1604  Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675) was born on April - 05.   

1622  Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.   

0582  On April - 05 death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512)   

0828  On April - 05 nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77   

1168  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on this day in history.   

1258  On this day in history julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies   

1270  On this day in history ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies   

1419  On April - 05 death of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)   

1531  Death of Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on April - 05.   

1605  On this day in history death of adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)