Page 5: Historical Events In April - 04

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

1908  On April - 04 josef Sucher, composer, dies at 64   

1910  Agnes Patrick, campaigner on April - 04.   

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

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

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

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

1914  The birth of Marguerite Duras, French writer on April - 04.   

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

1914  On April - 04 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  US Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WWI on this day in history.   

1916  US Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WW I on this day in history.   

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

1917  British Columbia gives women the provincial vote on this day in history.   

1917  On April - 04 joseph Ortiz, French-Algerian extremist (barricade uprising)   

1918  On this day in history battle of Somme ends   

1918  On April - 04 battle of Somme, ends   

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

1918  On April - 04 food riot in Amsterdam   

1918  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 on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history earl Jellicoe, chancellor (U of Southhampton)   

1919  On April - 04 antony Tudor, England, choreographer (Metropolitan Opera 1957)   

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

1920  On this day in history arabs attack Jews in Jerusalem   

1920  Eric Rohmer, Nancy France, actor (6 in Paris, Collector, Perceval) on April - 04.   

1921  Stanley Cup Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2 on April - 04.   

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

1921  Willem J "Wim" the Villiers, S Afr minister of Administration on April - 04.   

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

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

1492  On this day in history birth of ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564)   

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  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  On April - 04 birth of grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver   

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 April - 04.   

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  Alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

1305  On this day in history death of jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217)   

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