Page 5: Historical Events In April - 08

1911  On April - 08 douglas Hyde, socialist/Christian   

1912  On this day in history steamers collide in Nile, drowning 200   

1912  Sonja Henie, Oslo Norway, ice skater/actress (Olympic-gold-1928,32,36) on April - 08.   

1913  17th amendment, requiring direct election of senators, ratified on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history h Ernst, bishop (Breda Neth)   

1914  US & Colombia sign a treaty concerning Panama Canal Zone on April - 08.   

1914  On April - 08 john Cameron, cricketer (brother of Jimmy WI v-capt 1939 England tour)   

1916  Australian soldiers take up positions on the Western Front at Armentières, France on this day in history.   

1916  Norway approves active & passive female suffrage on April - 08.   

1918  England's Royal Flying Corps replaced by Royal Air Force on April - 08.   

1918  On this day in history establishment of the Repatriation Department   

1918  Betty Ford, First Lady of the United States on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history the birth of Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia   

1919  On this day in history [Douglas] Ian Smith, premier of Rhodesia (1964-..)   

1920  Church disestablished in Wales on April - 08.   

1920  On this day in history lONGA soccer team forms in Tilburg   

1920  On this day in history carmen McRae (Clark), US jazz singer/pianist (Dream of Life)   

1920  Charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35 on April - 08.   

1921  On April - 08 k Reinmuth discovers asteroid #950 Ahrensa   

1921  On this day in history alfie Bass, London England, actor (Moonraker, Are You Being Served)   

1921  Earnest von Possart, German actor/stage manager, dies on April - 08.   

1923  Edward Mulhare, Cork Ireland, actor (Daniel Gregg-Ghost & Mrs Muir) on this day in history.   

1924  On April - 08 crown takes over Northern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co   

1924  On April - 08 imperial Airways formed in Britain   

1925  On April - 08 first planned night landings on a carrier, USS Langley, by VF-1   

1925  Hebrew University, Jerusalem dedicated [see May 9, 1925] on this day in history.   

1927  Automatic record changer introduced by His Master's Voice on this day in history.   

1929  On April - 08 indian Independence Movement: At the Delhi Central Assembly, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw handouts and bombs to court arrest.   

1930  Zawditu first reigning female monarch of Ethiopia, dies on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history jackie Mitchell became first female in professional baseball   

1931  On April - 08 "White Horse Inn" opens in London   

1931  On this day in history eric Axel Karlfeldt, poet, dies   

1933  On April - 08 nazi Germany begins persecution of Jews boycotting Jewish businesses   

1933  On April - 08 manchester Guardian warns of unknown nazi terror   

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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on April - 08.   

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on April - 08.   

1533  On this day in history birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

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 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  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 this day in history.   

1143  On April - 08 john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident   

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

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

1492  On April - 08 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