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 April - 08 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  Henry Jupp, cricketer (scored 63 on Test debut for Engl in 1877), dies on April - 08.   

1890  On this day in history junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76   

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

1893  The birth of Mary Pickford, American actress on April - 08.   

1893  The Critic reports that ice cream soda is our national drink on April - 08.   

1893  Grace Cunard, Columbus OH, silent screen actress (Resurrection) on this day in history.   

1894  On April - 08 bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55   

1895  Bert I Gordon, NY on April - 08.   

1896  Karl Hermann Pillney, composer on this day in history.   

1897  Herbert Eimert, German composer/musicologist (Glockenspiel) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1898  Achiel H Acker, Belgian premier (1945-46, 1954-58) on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history arthur Wellard, cricketer (big hitting Somerset & England batsman)   

1902  On April - 08 sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated   

1903  Ilka Chase, NYC, actress (Masquerade Party, Trials of O'Brien) on April - 08.   

1904  On this day in history gr Brit & France sign Cordial Entente concerning colonial matter   

1904  On this day in history john Antill, composer   

1905  British East African Protectorate becomes colony of Kenya on April - 08.   

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

1906  Charles J B Jonckheere, Flemish poet/writer (Mirror of the Sea) on this day in history.   

1907  Maurice Stacey, chemist on April - 08.   

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

1908  On this day in history neil Lawson, British high court judge   

1909  George Dixon, trumpet/sax on April - 08.   

1910  On April - 08 dumitru Dan (Romania) completed a 62,137 mile (100,000 m) walk   

1910  On this day in history george Musso, NFL guard (Chicago Bears)   

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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on April - 08.   

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  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on April - 08.   

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  On this day in history death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29   

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

1143  John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on April - 08.   

1364  On this day in history jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44   

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 this day in history.   

1498  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on April - 08.   

1537  On April - 08 willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies