Page 5: Historical Events In April - 04

1908  Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, author (Cheaper by the Dozen) on this day in history.   

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

1910  On April - 04 agnes Patrick, campaigner   

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

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

1912  Chinese republic proclaimed in Tibet on April - 04.   

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

1913  Frances Langford, Lakeland Fla, singer (Armed Forces Hour, Star Time) on April - 04.   

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

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

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  On this day in history gustave Camus, Belgian painter   

1915  The birth of Muddy Waters, Chicago blues singer on this day in history.   

1915  On April - 04 jan Drda, Czech writer (Nema Barikada, Mestecko Na Dlani)   

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

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

1916  David White, actor (Larry Tate-Bewitched) on this day in history.   

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

1917  Joseph Ortiz, French-Algerian extremist (barricade uprising) on April - 04.   

1918  On April - 04 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 this day in history 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  On April - 04 earl Jellicoe, chancellor (U of Southhampton)   

1919  Antony Tudor, England, choreographer (Metropolitan Opera 1957) on April - 04.   

1919  William Crookes, English chemist/physicist (Crookes-pipe), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1920  Arabs attack Jews in Jerusalem on April - 04.   

1920  On this day in history 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 this day in history stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2   

1921  Willem J "Wim" the Villiers, S Afr minister of Administration on this day in history.   

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

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0186  Caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1572  On April - 04 birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)   

1593  Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) was born on April - 04.   

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

1648  On April - 04 birth of grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver   

1688  On April - 04 birth of joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)   

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

0636  Death of Saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560) on this day in history.   

0896  Formosus, Pope (891-96), dies on April - 04.   

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 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