Historical Events In April - 04

1908  On this day in history ernestine Gilbreth Carey, author (Cheaper by the Dozen)   

1908  On this day in history josef Sucher, composer, dies at 64   

1910  Agnes Patrick, campaigner on this day in history.   

1911  On April - 04 hugh Chalmers, automaker, suggests idea of baseball MVP   

1912  On April - 04 army fires on striking mine workers at Lena-gold fields Siberia   

1912  On this day in history chinese republic proclaimed in Tibet   

1913  On April - 04 the Greek aviator Emmanuel Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot victim of the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.   

1913  On April - 04 frances Langford, Lakeland Fla, singer (Armed Forces Hour, Star Time)   

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

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

1914  On this day in history gustave Camus, Belgian painter   

1915  The birth of Muddy Waters, Chicago blues singer on April - 04.   

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  David White, actor (Larry Tate-Bewitched) on April - 04.   

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

1917  Joseph Ortiz, French-Algerian extremist (barricade uprising) on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history battle of Somme ends   

1918  On April - 04 battle of Somme, ends   

1918  Cabinet passes wartime order-in-council stipulating that every male between 16 and 60 be regularly employed on April - 04.   

1918  On April - 04 food riot in Amsterdam   

1918  On this day in history 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 April - 04.   

1919  William Crookes, English chemist/physicist (Crookes-pipe), dies at 86 on April - 04.   

1920  Arabs attack Jews in Jerusalem on this day in history.   

1920  Eric Rohmer, Nancy France, actor (6 in Paris, Collector, Perceval) on this day in history.   

1921  Stanley Cup Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2 on this day in history.   

1921  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2 on this day in history.   

1921  On April - 04 willem J "Wim" the Villiers, S Afr minister of Administration   

1922  WAAB (Baton Rouge LA) becomes 1st US radio station with "W" calls on this day in history.   

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0186  On this day in history birth of caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217)   

1492  Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564) was born on this day in history.   

1527  Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer was born on this day in history.   

1572  William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born on April - 04.   

1593  On this day in history birth of edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669)   

1646  Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.   

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

1688  Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.   

0397  Ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0636  On April - 04 death of saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560)   

0896  Formosus, Pope (891-96), dies on this day in history.   

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

1284  On April - 04 alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62   

1292  Nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies on this day in history.   

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

1393  Floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies on April - 04.