Page 4: Historical Events In April - 08

1881  On April - 08 fernand Lamy, composer   

1884  On this day in history the birth of Harry S.Truman, Former American President   

1885  On April - 08 dimitrios Levidis, composer   

1886  William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons on April - 08.   

1886  Margaret A Barnes, writer on April - 08.   

1887  Walter Connolly, Cincinnati OH, actor (Good Earth, 5th Avenue Girl) on April - 08.   

1889  Adrian Boult, Chester England, conductor/composer (BBC Sym Orch) on this day in history.   

1889  On April - 08 henry Jupp, cricketer (scored 63 on Test debut for Engl in 1877), dies   

1890  On this day in history junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76   

1892  On this day in history a Charlois discovers asteroid #331 Etheridgea   

1893  The birth of Mary Pickford, American actress on April - 08.   

1893  On this day in history the Critic reports that ice cream soda is our national drink   

1893  On April - 08 grace Cunard, Columbus OH, silent screen actress (Resurrection)   

1894  On April - 08 bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55   

1895  On this day in history bert I Gordon, NY   

1896  Karl Hermann Pillney, composer on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history herbert Eimert, German composer/musicologist (Glockenspiel)   

1897  On this day in history george Garrett, composer, dies at 62   

1898  Battle of Atbara River, Anglo-Egyptian forces crush 6,000 Sudanese on April - 08.   

1898  On this day in history achiel H Acker, Belgian premier (1945-46, 1954-58)   

1902  On this day in history arthur Wellard, cricketer (big hitting Somerset & England batsman)   

1902  On this day in history sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated   

1903  On April - 08 ilka Chase, NYC, actress (Masquerade Party, Trials of O'Brien)   

1904  Gr Brit & France sign Cordial Entente concerning colonial matter on April - 08.   

1904  On April - 08 john Antill, composer   

1905  On April - 08 british East African Protectorate becomes colony of Kenya   

1905  George Baxter, Paris France, actor (Flying Saucer, Lili, Caged) on April - 08.   

1906  On this day in history charles J B Jonckheere, Flemish poet/writer (Mirror of the Sea)   

1907  Maurice Stacey, chemist on this day in history.   

1908  Lord Asquith succeeds Henry Campbell-Bannerman as British premier on April - 08.   

1908  On April - 08 neil Lawson, British high court judge   

1909  On this day in history george Dixon, trumpet/sax   

1910  Dumitru Dan (Romania) completed a 62,137 mile (100,000 m) walk on this day in history.   

1910  On April - 08 george Musso, NFL guard (Chicago Bears)   

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1320  On April - 08 birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)   

1460  On April - 08 birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida   

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on this day in history.   

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on April - 08.   

1605  On April - 08 birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on this day in history.   

0217  On April - 08 death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29   

0956  On this day in history death of gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy   

1143  John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on this day in history.   

1364  Jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44 on April - 08.   

1461  On April - 08 death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)   

1492  On this day in history lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies   

1498  On this day in history death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on this day in history.