Page 4: Historical Events In April - 08

1881  Fernand Lamy, composer on April - 08.   

1884  The birth of Harry S.Truman, Former American President on April - 08.   

1885  Dimitrios Levidis, composer on April - 08.   

1886  William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons on this day in history.   

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  Henry Jupp, cricketer (scored 63 on Test debut for Engl in 1877), dies on April - 08.   

1890  On April - 08 junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76   

1892  A Charlois discovers asteroid #331 Etheridgea on this day in history.   

1893  The birth of Mary Pickford, American actress on this day in history.   

1893  The Critic reports that ice cream soda is our national drink on April - 08.   

1893  Grace Cunard, Columbus OH, silent screen actress (Resurrection) on this day in history.   

1894  Bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55 on April - 08.   

1895  Bert I Gordon, NY on this day in history.   

1896  On April - 08 karl Hermann Pillney, composer   

1897  Herbert Eimert, German composer/musicologist (Glockenspiel) on April - 08.   

1897  On April - 08 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  On this day in history gr Brit & France sign Cordial Entente concerning colonial matter   

1904  John Antill, composer on April - 08.   

1905  On this day in history british East African Protectorate becomes colony of Kenya   

1905  George Baxter, Paris France, actor (Flying Saucer, Lili, Caged) on this day in history.   

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

1907  On April - 08 maurice Stacey, chemist   

1908  On this day in history lord Asquith succeeds Henry Campbell-Bannerman as British premier   

1908  Neil Lawson, British high court judge on April - 08.   

1909  On April - 08 george Dixon, trumpet/sax   

1910  Dumitru Dan (Romania) completed a 62,137 mile (100,000 m) walk on April - 08.   

1910  George Musso, NFL guard (Chicago Bears) on April - 08.   

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1320  On this day in history birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)   

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on this day in history.   

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

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on April - 08.   

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

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

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

1631  On this day in history birth of cornelis de Heem, painter   

0217  On this day in history death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29   

0956  On April - 08 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  On this day in history jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44   

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  On April - 08 willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies