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 April - 21.   

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

1899  On this day in history clement D'Hooghe, composer   

1899  On this day in history heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80   

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

1901  On April - 21 l Carnera discovers asteroid #470 Kilia   

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 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 this day in history gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67)   

1905  Edmund G "Pat" Brown, (Gov-D-Calif) on April - 21.   

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 this day in history antoni Szalowski, composer   

1908  Frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (NOT) on April - 21.   

1908  On April - 21 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  On this day in history mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens], author, dies in Redding Conn   

1910  Cleve Naps play 1st game at League Park, lose to Det Tigers 5-0 on April - 21.   

1910  On this day in history 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  German passenger ship Imperator runs aground on April - 21.   

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

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

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

1915  On this day in history andor Kovach, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 April - 21.   

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

1672  Johann Philipp Kafer, composer was born on April - 21.   

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

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

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

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 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 April - 21.   

1557  Death of Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495) on April - 21.