Page 6: Historical Events In April - 05

1919  Heavyweight Jess Willard KOs Jack Johnson in Havana on April - 05.   

1919  Polish Army executes 35 young Jews on April - 05.   

1919  Douglas Henley, British auditor-general on April - 05.   

1920  On April - 05 the birth of Arthur Halley, British author   

1920  Arthur Hailey, Luton England, novelist (Hotel, Airport) on April - 05.   

1921  Lady Fisher, founder (British Women Caring Trust) on April - 05.   

1921  On April - 05 alphonsus J M Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (Missa), dies at 58   

1922  On April - 05 kOB-AM in Albuquerque NM begins radio transmissions   

1922  WDZ-AM in Decatur IL begins radio transmissions on April - 05.   

1922  Gale Storm, Bloomington Tx, actr (My Little Margie, Gale Storm Show) on this day in history.   

1922  On April - 05 charles F A Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice, dies at 85   

1923  Firestone Company puts their inflatable tires into production on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history firestone Co put their inflatable tires into production   

1923  Ernest Mandel, Belgian philosopher/economist on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history k Reinmuth discovers asteroid #2235 Vittore   

1925  Belgian Workers Party wins parliamentary election on this day in history.   

1925  Yankees whip Dodgers in exhibition 16-9 but Babe Ruth collapses in North Carolina due to an ulcer on April - 05.   

1927  On April - 05 johnny Weissmuller set records in the 100 & 200 meter freestyle   

1927  Johnny Weissmuller set records in 100 & 200 m free style on this day in history.   

1928  Jane Ellen Harrison, scholar/archaeologist, dies on April - 05.   

1929  C Jackson discovers asteroid #1116 Catriona on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history lithuania signs Litvinov-pact   

1930  On April - 05 england out for 849 vs West Indies Kingston, Sandham out for 325   

1930  England out for 849 v WI Kingston, Sandham out for 325 on April - 05.   

1932  On April - 05 dutch textile strike broken by trade unions   

1934  Salvatore Di Giacomo, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history croatian Farmers Party wins Yugoslavian election   

1935  Emil Mlynarski, composer, dies at 64 on April - 05.   

1936  Tupelo Mississippi virtually annihilated by a tornado, 216 die on April - 05.   

1938  Anti-Jewish riots break out in Dabrowa Poland on April - 05.   

1938  H Alikoski discovers asteroid #2714 Matti on this day in history.   

1939  Membership in Hitler Youth becomes obligatory on this day in history.   

1939  William Cooper, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1882-84), dies on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history in San Francisco, Castro & Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses   

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on April - 05.   

1472  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

1523  On this day in history birth of blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596)   

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

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

1598  On April - 05 birth of laurentius Erhard, composer   

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

1622  On this day in history birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)   

0582  Death of Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) on this day in history.   

0828  Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77 on this day in history.   

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

1419  Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on April - 05.   

1531  On April - 05 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 this day in history.