Page 4: Historical Events In April - 05

1878  On this day in history wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87   

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

1881  On April - 05 transvaal regains independence under British suzerainty   

1882  On April - 05 don Blackie, cricketer (Australian off-spinner in 1928-29 yes, age 46)   

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

1885  Dimitrie Cuclin, composer on this day in history.   

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

1886  Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist (Der Toncharakter) on April - 05.   

1887  Anne Sullivan teaches "water" to Helen Keller on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of The Copper Beeches" (BG)   

1889  On April - 05 start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of Copper Beeches" (BG)   

1890  On April - 05 fie Carelsen, Dutch actress (Malle Gervallen)   

1893  On April - 05 cleveland passes Park Act (forerunner of Metroparks)   

1893  On this day in history clas Thunberg, Finland, speed skater (Olympic-gold-1924, 28)   

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

1894  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Empty House" (BG)   

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

1895  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1895  On April - 05 writer Oscar Wylde is arrested for "Gross Behavior"   

1895  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of 3 Students" (BG)   

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

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 April - 05.   

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

1900  On this day in history the birth of Spencer Tracy, American actor   

1900  On this day in history spencer Tracy, Milwaukee, actor (Father's Little Dividend, Adam's Rib)   

1900  Comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/S African general, dies in battle on April - 05.   

1901  On April - 05 alexander Alexeieff, Russian/French painter/graphic artist   

1902  Maurice Ravel's "Pavane pour une infante defunte", premieres in Paris France on April - 05.   

1902  Soccer match riot between Scotland & England kills 25 on this day in history.   

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1288  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)   

1595  John Wilson, composer was born on April - 05.   

1598  Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1604  Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1622  On April - 05 birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)   

0582  Death of Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) on April - 05.   

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 April - 05.   

1258  Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1270  On April - 05 ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies   

1419  Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on this day in history.   

1531  Death of Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on this day in history.   

1605  Death of Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) on April - 05.