Page 4: Historical Events In April - 21

1898  Phillies' pitcher Bill Duggleby hits a grand slam on 1st at bat on this day in history.   

1898  Steve Owen, NFL tackle, coach (NY Giants) on this day in history.   

1898  Louis Theodore Gouvy, composer, dies at 78 on April - 21.   

1899  Clement D'Hooghe, composer on this day in history.   

1899  On April - 21 heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80   

1900  Heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1901  L Carnera discovers asteroid #470 Kilia on this day in history.   

1901  On April - 21 julian Bautista, composer   

1902  On this day in history bernard J H "Ben" Stroman, recensent/writer (Jomtof & Blue Beard)   

1903  On this day in history hans Hedtoft, premier Denmark (1947..55)   

1904  On this day in history ty Cobb makes his pro debut for Augusta (South Atlantic League)   

1904  On April - 21 gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67)   

1905  On this day in history edmund G "Pat" Brown, (Gov-D-Calif)   

1906  On April - 21 commander Robert Peary discovered supposed Arctic Continent did not exist.   

1906  On April - 21 tom Burns, editor   

1907  On April - 21 antoni Szalowski, composer   

1908  Frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (NOT) on this day in history.   

1908  Frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (He didn't) on April - 21.   

1908  On April - 21 louis Hostin, France, Light Heavyweight, Olympic-gold-1932, 36)   

1909  Rollo May, US, psychologist, Love & Will) on April - 21.   

1910  On April - 21 mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens], author, dies in Redding Conn   

1910  On this day in history cleve Naps play 1st game at League Park, lose to Det Tigers 5-0   

1910  Mark Twain, [Samuel Clemens], auther (Huckleberry Finn), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1911  Leonard Warren, NYC, baritone, Met 1939-60) died on stage on April - 21.   

1912  Feike P Asma, Dutch organist on this day in history.   

1913  On April - 21 german passenger ship Imperator runs aground   

1913  Choh Hao Li, bio-chemist professor, isolated growth hormones) on April - 21.   

1914  On April - 21 uS marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico, stay 6 months   

1915  The birth of Anthony Quinn, American actor on this day in history.   

1915  Andor Kovach, composer on April - 21.   

1916  Sidney Clute, Brooklyn NY, actor, Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey) on this day in history.   

1917  On April - 21 foundation of Imperial War Graves Commission, later Commonwealth War Graves Commission The purpose of the commission was to erect and maintain war memorials and cemeteries   

1917  On April - 21 emanuel Vardi, Jerusalem Israel, violist, SD Symph 1978-82)   

1918  On April - 21 "Red" Baron Manfred von Richtofen, killed in WW I   

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1488  Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot was born on April - 21.   

1546  Arcangelo Crivelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1555  Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619) was born on April - 21.   

1619  John A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony) was born on this day in history.   

1651  Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711) was born on this day in history.   

1652  Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.   

1671  On this day in history birth of john Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729)   

1672  Johann Philipp Kafer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1073  On this day in history alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies   

1109  On April - 21 anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

1142  On April - 21 death of pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079)   

1329  On April - 21 death of frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)   

1509  Henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1551  On April - 21 death of oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)   

1552  Peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1557  Death of Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495) on this day in history.