Page 4: Historical Events In April - 05

1878  Wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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

1881  On this day in history transvaal regains independence under British suzerainty   

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 this day in history j Palisa discovers asteroid #257 Silesia   

1886  Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist (Der Toncharakter) on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history anne Sullivan teaches "water" to Helen Keller   

1889  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of The Copper Beeches" (BG) on April - 05.   

1889  Start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of Copper Beeches" (BG) on April - 05.   

1890  On this day in history fie Carelsen, Dutch actress (Malle Gervallen)   

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 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  11 strikers killed in riot at Connellsville, Penn on April - 05.   

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 April - 05.   

1895  Writer Oscar Wylde is arrested on this day in history.   

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

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

1896  John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66 on April - 05.   

1897  On April - 05 the Greco-Turkish War, also called "Thirty Days' War", is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.   

1899  On this day in history william Hornby Steer, barrister/judge   

1900  Attempted assassination of Prince of Wales in Brussels, fails on this day in history.   

1900  The birth of Spencer Tracy, American actor on April - 05.   

1900  Spencer Tracy, Milwaukee, actor (Father's Little Dividend, Adam's Rib) on April - 05.   

1900  On April - 05 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  Maurice Ravel's "Pavane pour une infante defunte", premieres in Paris France on this day in history.   

1902  Soccer match riot between Scotland & England kills 25 on April - 05.   

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1288  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)   

1472  On this day in history birth of bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510)   

1523  Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596) was born on this day in history.   

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

1595  John Wilson, composer was born on this day in history.   

1598  Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on April - 05.   

1604  On April - 05 birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)   

1622  Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703) was born on April - 05.   

0582  On this day in history 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 April - 05.   

1258  On April - 05 julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies   

1270  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on this day in history.   

1419  On this day in history death of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)   

1531  On this day in history death of richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop   

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