Historical Events In April - 05

1919  On this day in history heavyweight Jess Willard KOs Jack Johnson in Havana   

1919  Polish Army executes 35 young Jews on April - 05.   

1919  Douglas Henley, British auditor-general on April - 05.   

1920  On April - 05 the birth of Arthur Halley, British author   

1920  Arthur Hailey, Luton England, novelist (Hotel, Airport) on April - 05.   

1921  Lady Fisher, founder (British Women Caring Trust) on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history alphonsus J M Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (Missa), dies at 58   

1922  KOB-AM in Albuquerque NM begins radio transmissions on April - 05.   

1922  WDZ-AM in Decatur IL begins radio transmissions on this day in history.   

1922  Gale Storm, Bloomington Tx, actr (My Little Margie, Gale Storm Show) on this day in history.   

1922  Charles F A Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice, dies at 85 on April - 05.   

1923  Firestone Company puts their inflatable tires into production on April - 05.   

1923  On this day in history firestone Co put their inflatable tires into production   

1923  Ernest Mandel, Belgian philosopher/economist on April - 05.   

1924  On April - 05 k Reinmuth discovers asteroid #2235 Vittore   

1925  On this day in history belgian Workers Party wins parliamentary election   

1925  Yankees whip Dodgers in exhibition 16-9 but Babe Ruth collapses in North Carolina due to an ulcer on this day in history.   

1927  Johnny Weissmuller set records in the 100 & 200 meter freestyle on April - 05.   

1927  Johnny Weissmuller set records in 100 & 200 m free style on this day in history.   

1928  Jane Ellen Harrison, scholar/archaeologist, dies on this day in history.   

1929  C Jackson discovers asteroid #1116 Catriona on April - 05.   

1929  On April - 05 lithuania signs Litvinov-pact   

1930  On April - 05 england out for 849 vs West Indies Kingston, Sandham out for 325   

1930  England out for 849 v WI Kingston, Sandham out for 325 on April - 05.   

1932  On this day in history dutch textile strike broken by trade unions   

1934  On this day in history salvatore Di Giacomo, composer, dies at 74   

1935  Croatian Farmers Party wins Yugoslavian election on this day in history.   

1935  Emil Mlynarski, composer, dies at 64 on April - 05.   

1936  On April - 05 tupelo Mississippi virtually annihilated by a tornado, 216 die   

1938  Anti-Jewish riots break out in Dabrowa Poland on April - 05.   

1938  On April - 05 h Alikoski discovers asteroid #2714 Matti   

1939  Membership in Hitler Youth becomes obligatory on April - 05.   

1939  On April - 05 william Cooper, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1882-84), dies   

1941  In San Francisco, Castro & Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses on this day in history.   

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1288  On April - 05 birth of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)   

1472  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

1523  Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596) was born on April - 05.   

1588  Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on April - 05.   

1595  John Wilson, composer was born on this day in history.   

1598  On this day in history birth of laurentius Erhard, composer   

1604  On April - 05 birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)   

1622  On April - 05 birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)   

0582  On this day in history death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512)   

0828  On this day in history nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77   

1168  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on this day in history.   

1258  On April - 05 julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies   

1270  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on this day in history.   

1419  Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on April - 05.   

1531  On April - 05 death of richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop   

1605  Death of Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) on this day in history.