Historical Events In April - 09

1908  On this day in history herbert Henry Asquith becomes PM of England   

1908  The birth of Victor Vasarely, Russian painter on this day in history.   

1908  Fred Lohse, composer on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history the U.S. Congress passes the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act.   

1909  On April - 09 domenico Enrici, Apostolic Nuncio   

1909  On this day in history charles Conder, artist, dies   

1910  Abraham A Ribicoff, (Sen-D-Ct) on this day in history.   

1911  Albert Remy, Sevres France, actor (Grand Prix, Gigot, Train) on April - 09.   

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

1912  1st exhibition baseball game at Fenway Park (Red Sox vs Harvard) on April - 09.   

1913  On April - 09 17th amendment, requiring direct election of senators, ratified   

1913  Brooklyn Dodger's Ebbets Field opens, Phillies win 1-0 on April - 09.   

1914  On this day in history first full color film shown "The World, The Flesh and the Devil" (London)   

1914  Grand Trunk Pacific Railway main line is completed between Winnipeg, Melville, Edmonton, Jasper and Prince Rupert on this day in history.   

1914  US &Columbia sign a treaty concerning the Panama Canal Zone on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history "World, the Flesh & the Devil," 1st color film, shown in London   

1914  On this day in history richard Young, CEO (Boosey & Hawkes)   

1916  Vicente Goicoechea Errasti, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1917  Battle of Arras begins on this day in history.   

1917  On April - 09 capt. Thain Wendell MacDowell (Cdn. 38th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France   

1917  Lance-Sargent Ellis Wellwood Sifton (Cdn. 18th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France on April - 09.   

1917  Pvt. William Johnstone Milne (Cdn. 16th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France on this day in history.   

1917  Vimy Ridge France stormed by Canadian troops on April - 09.   

1917  Johannes Bobrowski, writer on April - 09.   

1917  On April - 09 edward Thomas, poet, killed in WW I   

1918  On this day in history latvia proclaims independence   

1918  Jorn Utzon, Danish architect (Sydney Opera House) on this day in history.   

1919  John Presper Eckert, co-inventor (1st electronic computer-ENIAC) on April - 09.   

1920  Alexander Moulton, English bicycle designer (folding bicycle) on this day in history.   

1921  Frankie Thomas, NYC, actor (Tom Corbett Space Cadet) on this day in history.   

1922  On April - 09 carl Amery, writer   

1923  On this day in history sean O'Casey's "Shadow of a Gunman," premieres in Dublin   

1923  Bruno Kiefer, composer on April - 09.   

1923  Mauritius H Binger, director/producer (Living Ladder), dies on this day in history.   

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1336  Tamerlane (Timur), Central Asian, Turkic conqueror (d. 1405) was born on this day in history.   

1498  John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (d. 1550) was born on April - 09.   

1597  John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670) was born on April - 09.   

1611  On April - 09 birth of giacomo Maria Predieri, composer   

1627  On this day in history birth of johann Kaspar Kerll, composer   

1634  On April - 09 birth of albertine Agnes, princess of Orange-Nassau   

1648  Henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720) was born on this day in history.   

1649  James Scott, duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II was born on this day in history.   

0093  Death of Yuan An, Minister over the Masses of the Han dynasty on April - 09.   

0491  Death of Zeno, Byzantine Emperor on this day in history.   

0715  Constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies on this day in history.   

1024  On this day in history benedict VIII, [Theophylactus van Tusculum], Pope (1012-24), dies   

1137  On April - 09 death of william X, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 1099)   

1483  On this day in history edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) dies at 38   

1484  On this day in history death of edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (b. 1473)   

1492  Lorenzo de' Medici, Florentine statesman, dies on April - 09.