Historical Events In April - 05

1878  On this day in history wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87   

1879  On April - 05 chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.   

1881  Transvaal regains independence under British suzerainty on this day in history.   

1882  Don Blackie, cricketer (Australian off-spinner in 1928-29 yes, age 46) on April - 05.   

1884  On April - 05 john Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies   

1885  On April - 05 dimitrie Cuclin, composer   

1886  J Palisa discovers asteroid #257 Silesia on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist (Der Toncharakter)   

1887  Anne Sullivan teaches "water" to Helen Keller on April - 05.   

1889  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of The Copper Beeches" (BG)   

1889  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of Copper Beeches" (BG)   

1890  On April - 05 fie Carelsen, Dutch actress (Malle Gervallen)   

1893  Cleveland passes Park Act (forerunner of Metroparks) on this day in history.   

1893  On April - 05 clas Thunberg, Finland, speed skater (Olympic-gold-1924, 28)   

1894  On April - 05 11 strikers killed in riot at Connellsville PA   

1894  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Empty House" (BG) on April - 05.   

1894  On this day in history 11 strikers killed in riot at Connellsville, Penn   

1895  Oscar Wilde loses libel case against Marquess of Queensberry, who accused him of homosexual practices on April - 05.   

1895  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the 3 Students" (BG) on this day in history.   

1895  On April - 05 writer Oscar Wylde is arrested   

1895  On April - 05 writer Oscar Wylde is arrested for "Gross Behavior"   

1895  On April - 05 start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of 3 Students" (BG)   

1896  On this day in history 1st modern Olympic Games officially open in Athens   

1896  1st modern Olympic Games officially opens in Athens on this day in history.   

1896  John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history the Greco-Turkish War, also called "Thirty Days' War", is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.   

1899  William Hornby Steer, barrister/judge on April - 05.   

1900  Attempted assassination of Prince of Wales in Brussels, fails on this day in history.   

1900  On April - 05 the birth of Spencer Tracy, American actor   

1900  Spencer Tracy, Milwaukee, actor (Father's Little Dividend, Adam's Rib) on April - 05.   

1900  On this day in history comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/S African general, dies in battle   

1901  Alexander Alexeieff, Russian/French painter/graphic artist on April - 05.   

1902  Maurice Ravel's "Pavane pour une infante defunte", premieres in Paris France on this day in history.   

1902  Soccer match riot between Scotland & England kills 25 on April - 05.   

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on April - 05.   

1472  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on April - 05.   

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

1588  Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on this day in history.   

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

1598  On April - 05 birth of laurentius Erhard, composer   

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

1622  On this day in history birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)   

0582  Death of Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) on this day in history.   

0828  Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77 on this day in history.   

1168  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)   

1258  On this day in history julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies   

1270  On this day in history ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies   

1419  Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on this day in history.   

1531  On this day in history 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.