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 this day in history.   

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

1886  On April - 08 margaret A Barnes, writer   

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 April - 08.   

1889  On this day in history 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 April - 08 a Charlois discovers asteroid #331 Etheridgea   

1893  On this day in history the birth of Mary Pickford, American actress   

1893  The Critic reports that ice cream soda is our national drink on this day in history.   

1893  Grace Cunard, Columbus OH, silent screen actress (Resurrection) on April - 08.   

1894  On this day in history bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55   

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

1896  On this day in history karl Hermann Pillney, composer   

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

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

1898  On April - 08 battle of Atbara River, Anglo-Egyptian forces crush 6,000 Sudanese   

1898  On April - 08 achiel H Acker, Belgian premier (1945-46, 1954-58)   

1902  Arthur Wellard, cricketer (big hitting Somerset & England batsman) on this day in history.   

1902  On April - 08 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  John Antill, composer on April - 08.   

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

1905  On this day in history george Baxter, Paris France, actor (Flying Saucer, Lili, Caged)   

1906  Charles J B Jonckheere, Flemish poet/writer (Mirror of the Sea) on April - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1909  George Dixon, trumpet/sax on this day in history.   

1910  On April - 08 dumitru Dan (Romania) completed a 62,137 mile (100,000 m) walk   

1910  On this day in history george Musso, NFL guard (Chicago Bears)   

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1320  On this day in history 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 April - 08.   

1541  On April - 08 birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

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  On April - 08 birth of cornelis de Heem, painter   

0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on April - 08.   

0956  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on April - 08.   

1143  On this day in history john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident   

1364  On this day in history jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44   

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on this day in history.   

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

1498  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on this day in history.   

1537  On this day in history willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies