Page 4: Historical Events In April - 21

1898  Phillies' pitcher Bill Duggleby hits a grand slam on 1st at bat on April - 21.   

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  On April - 21 clement D'Hooghe, composer   

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

1900  Heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55 on April - 21.   

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

1901  On this day in history julian Bautista, composer   

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

1903  Hans Hedtoft, premier Denmark (1947..55) on this day in history.   

1904  On April - 21 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  Edmund G "Pat" Brown, (Gov-D-Calif) on April - 21.   

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  On April - 21 frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (NOT)   

1908  On this day in history frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (He didn't)   

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

1909  Rollo May, US, psychologist, Love & Will) on this day in history.   

1910  Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens], author, dies in Redding Conn on this day in history.   

1910  On April - 21 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  On April - 21 leonard Warren, NYC, baritone, Met 1939-60) died on stage   

1912  On this day in history feike P Asma, Dutch organist   

1913  On April - 21 german passenger ship Imperator runs aground   

1913  On April - 21 choh Hao Li, bio-chemist professor, isolated growth hormones)   

1914  US marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico, stay 6 months on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history the birth of Anthony Quinn, American actor   

1915  On this day in history andor Kovach, composer   

1916  On April - 21 sidney Clute, Brooklyn NY, actor, Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey)   

1917  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 on April - 21.   

1917  On this day in history emanuel Vardi, Jerusalem Israel, violist, SD Symph 1978-82)   

1918  On this day in history "Red" Baron Manfred von Richtofen, killed in WW I   

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1488  On this day in history birth of ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot   

1546  Arcangelo Crivelli, composer was born on April - 21.   

1555  On this day in history birth of ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)   

1619  On this day in history birth of john A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony)   

1651  On this day in history birth of blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711)   

1652  Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719) was born on April - 21.   

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

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

1073  Alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies on April - 21.   

1109  On this day in history anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

1142  Death of Pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079) on this day in history.   

1329  Death of Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282) on April - 21.   

1509  Henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52 on April - 21.   

1551  Death of Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510) on this day in history.   

1552  Peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50 on April - 21.   

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