Historical Events In April - 05

1919  On April - 05 heavyweight Jess Willard KOs Jack Johnson in Havana   

1919  Polish Army executes 35 young Jews on April - 05.   

1919  On April - 05 douglas Henley, British auditor-general   

1920  The birth of Arthur Halley, British author on this day in history.   

1920  Arthur Hailey, Luton England, novelist (Hotel, Airport) on April - 05.   

1921  On this day in history lady Fisher, founder (British Women Caring Trust)   

1921  Alphonsus J M Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (Missa), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1922  KOB-AM in Albuquerque NM begins radio transmissions on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history wDZ-AM in Decatur IL begins radio transmissions   

1922  Gale Storm, Bloomington Tx, actr (My Little Margie, Gale Storm Show) on April - 05.   

1922  Charles F A Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice, dies at 85 on April - 05.   

1923  On this day in history firestone Company puts their inflatable tires into production   

1923  Firestone Co put their inflatable tires into production on April - 05.   

1923  On this day in history ernest Mandel, Belgian philosopher/economist   

1924  K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #2235 Vittore on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history belgian Workers Party wins parliamentary election   

1925  On April - 05 yankees whip Dodgers in exhibition 16-9 but Babe Ruth collapses in North Carolina due to an ulcer   

1927  On April - 05 johnny Weissmuller set records in the 100 & 200 meter freestyle   

1927  On this day in history johnny Weissmuller set records in 100 & 200 m free style   

1928  On April - 05 jane Ellen Harrison, scholar/archaeologist, dies   

1929  C Jackson discovers asteroid #1116 Catriona on this day in history.   

1929  On April - 05 lithuania signs Litvinov-pact   

1930  England out for 849 vs West Indies Kingston, Sandham out for 325 on April - 05.   

1930  England out for 849 v WI Kingston, Sandham out for 325 on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history dutch textile strike broken by trade unions   

1934  Salvatore Di Giacomo, composer, dies at 74 on April - 05.   

1935  Croatian Farmers Party wins Yugoslavian election on April - 05.   

1935  Emil Mlynarski, composer, dies at 64 on April - 05.   

1936  On April - 05 tupelo Mississippi virtually annihilated by a tornado, 216 die   

1938  Anti-Jewish riots break out in Dabrowa Poland on April - 05.   

1938  On April - 05 h Alikoski discovers asteroid #2714 Matti   

1939  Membership in Hitler Youth becomes obligatory on April - 05.   

1939  William Cooper, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1882-84), dies on this day in history.   

1941  In San Francisco, Castro & Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses on this day in history.   

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1288  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)   

1472  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

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

1588  Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on April - 05.   

1595  John Wilson, composer was born on April - 05.   

1598  Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)   

1622  Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703) was born on April - 05.   

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  Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1270  On April - 05 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  On this day in history death of adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)