Page 4: Historical Events In April - 08

1881  On April - 08 fernand Lamy, composer   

1884  On April - 08 the birth of Harry S.Truman, Former American President   

1885  On this day in history dimitrios Levidis, composer   

1886  William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons on April - 08.   

1886  On this day in history margaret A Barnes, writer   

1887  On April - 08 walter Connolly, Cincinnati OH, actor (Good Earth, 5th Avenue Girl)   

1889  Adrian Boult, Chester England, conductor/composer (BBC Sym Orch) on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history henry Jupp, cricketer (scored 63 on Test debut for Engl in 1877), dies   

1890  Junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1892  A Charlois discovers asteroid #331 Etheridgea on April - 08.   

1893  On this day in history the birth of Mary Pickford, American actress   

1893  On this day in history the Critic reports that ice cream soda is our national drink   

1893  On this day in history grace Cunard, Columbus OH, silent screen actress (Resurrection)   

1894  On this day in history bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55   

1895  On April - 08 bert I Gordon, NY   

1896  Karl Hermann Pillney, composer on April - 08.   

1897  On this day in history herbert Eimert, German composer/musicologist (Glockenspiel)   

1897  George Garrett, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1898  Battle of Atbara River, Anglo-Egyptian forces crush 6,000 Sudanese on April - 08.   

1898  Achiel H Acker, Belgian premier (1945-46, 1954-58) on April - 08.   

1902  On April - 08 arthur Wellard, cricketer (big hitting Somerset & England batsman)   

1902  Sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated on April - 08.   

1903  Ilka Chase, NYC, actress (Masquerade Party, Trials of O'Brien) on this day in history.   

1904  Gr Brit & France sign Cordial Entente concerning colonial matter on this day in history.   

1904  On April - 08 john Antill, composer   

1905  On this day in history british East African Protectorate becomes colony of Kenya   

1905  On April - 08 george Baxter, Paris France, actor (Flying Saucer, Lili, Caged)   

1906  On this day in history charles J B Jonckheere, Flemish poet/writer (Mirror of the Sea)   

1907  Maurice Stacey, chemist on this day in history.   

1908  Lord Asquith succeeds Henry Campbell-Bannerman as British premier on April - 08.   

1908  Neil Lawson, British high court judge on this day in history.   

1909  On April - 08 george Dixon, trumpet/sax   

1910  Dumitru Dan (Romania) completed a 62,137 mile (100,000 m) walk on this day in history.   

1910  On April - 08 george Musso, NFL guard (Chicago Bears)   

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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on this day in history.   

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on April - 08.   

1533  On this day in history birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

1541  On April - 08 birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on this day in history.   

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on April - 08.   

1605  On this day in history birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on this day in history.   

0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on this day in history.   

0956  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on this day in history.   

1143  On this day in history john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident   

1364  Jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44 on April - 08.   

1461  On April - 08 death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)   

1492  Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on April - 08.   

1498  On April - 08 death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

1537  On this day in history willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies