Historical Events In April - 04

1908  Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, author (Cheaper by the Dozen) on April - 04.   

1908  Josef Sucher, composer, dies at 64 on April - 04.   

1910  On April - 04 agnes Patrick, campaigner   

1911  On this day in history hugh Chalmers, automaker, suggests idea of baseball MVP   

1912  On this day in history army fires on striking mine workers at Lena-gold fields Siberia   

1912  Chinese republic proclaimed in Tibet on this day in history.   

1913  The Greek aviator Emmanuel Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot victim of the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes on this day in history.   

1913  Frances Langford, Lakeland Fla, singer (Armed Forces Hour, Star Time) on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history "The Perils of Pauline" shown for 1st time in Los Angeles CA   

1914  On this day in history "The Perils of Pauline" shown for first time in LA   

1914  On this day in history the birth of Marguerite Duras, French writer   

1914  On April - 04 "Perils of Pauline" shown for 1st time in LA   

1914  Gustave Camus, Belgian painter on this day in history.   

1915  On April - 04 the birth of Muddy Waters, Chicago blues singer   

1915  Jan Drda, Czech writer (Nema Barikada, Mestecko Na Dlani) on April - 04.   

1916  On this day in history uS Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WWI   

1916  On this day in history uS Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WW I   

1916  On this day in history david White, actor (Larry Tate-Bewitched)   

1917  British Columbia gives women the provincial vote on April - 04.   

1917  On this day in history joseph Ortiz, French-Algerian extremist (barricade uprising)   

1918  On April - 04 battle of Somme ends   

1918  Battle of Somme, ends on this day in history.   

1918  Cabinet passes wartime order-in-council stipulating that every male between 16 and 60 be regularly employed on this day in history.   

1918  On April - 04 food riot in Amsterdam   

1918  On April - 04 hMS Bittern, a British 'C' Class destroyer, built by Vickers at Barrow in Furness and completed in 1897, sunk in collision off Portland Bill, Dorset after colliding with the SS Kenilworth.   

1918  Earl Jellicoe, chancellor (U of Southhampton) on April - 04.   

1919  Antony Tudor, England, choreographer (Metropolitan Opera 1957) on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history william Crookes, English chemist/physicist (Crookes-pipe), dies at 86   

1920  Arabs attack Jews in Jerusalem on April - 04.   

1920  On April - 04 eric Rohmer, Nancy France, actor (6 in Paris, Collector, Perceval)   

1921  On April - 04 stanley Cup Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2   

1921  On April - 04 stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2   

1921  On this day in history willem J "Wim" the Villiers, S Afr minister of Administration   

1922  WAAB (Baton Rouge LA) becomes 1st US radio station with "W" calls on April - 04.   

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0186  Caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217) was born on April - 04.   

1492  Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564) was born on April - 04.   

1527  On this day in history birth of abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer   

1572  William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1593  Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715) was born on April - 04.   

1648  Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver was born on this day in history.   

1688  Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768) was born on April - 04.   

0397  On this day in history ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies   

0636  On this day in history death of saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560)   

0896  On April - 04 formosus, Pope (891-96), dies   

1229  On April - 04 hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies   

1284  On this day in history alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62   

1292  Nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies on April - 04.   

1305  Death of Jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217) on this day in history.   

1393  On this day in history floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies