Historical Events In April - 21

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

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

1898  On April - 21 louis Theodore Gouvy, composer, dies at 78   

1899  On April - 21 clement D'Hooghe, composer   

1899  Heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1900  On April - 21 heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55   

1901  L Carnera discovers asteroid #470 Kilia on April - 21.   

1901  On this day in history julian Bautista, composer   

1902  On April - 21 bernard J H "Ben" Stroman, recensent/writer (Jomtof & Blue Beard)   

1903  On April - 21 hans Hedtoft, premier Denmark (1947..55)   

1904  Ty Cobb makes his pro debut for Augusta (South Atlantic League) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history commander Robert Peary discovered supposed Arctic Continent did not exist.   

1906  Tom Burns, editor on April - 21.   

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  Louis Hostin, France, Light Heavyweight, Olympic-gold-1932, 36) on April - 21.   

1909  On April - 21 rollo May, US, psychologist, Love & Will)   

1910  Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens], author, dies in Redding Conn on April - 21.   

1910  On April - 21 cleve Naps play 1st game at League Park, lose to Det Tigers 5-0   

1910  On April - 21 mark Twain, [Samuel Clemens], auther (Huckleberry Finn), dies at 74   

1911  On April - 21 leonard Warren, NYC, baritone, Met 1939-60) died on stage   

1912  On April - 21 feike P Asma, Dutch organist   

1913  On this day in history german passenger ship Imperator runs aground   

1913  Choh Hao Li, bio-chemist professor, isolated growth hormones) on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history uS marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico, stay 6 months   

1915  On April - 21 the birth of Anthony Quinn, American actor   

1915  Andor Kovach, composer on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history sidney Clute, Brooklyn NY, actor, Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey)   

1917  On this day in history 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  Emanuel Vardi, Jerusalem Israel, violist, SD Symph 1978-82) on April - 21.   

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  On April - 21 birth of arcangelo Crivelli, composer   

1555  Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619) was born on this day in history.   

1619  On April - 21 birth of john A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony)   

1651  On April - 21 birth of blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711)   

1652  On this day in history birth of michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719)   

1671  John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729) was born on April - 21.   

1672  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Kafer, composer   

1073  Alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies on this day in history.   

1109  Anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.   

1142  Death of Pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079) on April - 21.   

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 April - 21.   

1551  On this day in history 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.