Page 4: Historical Events In April - 08

1881  Fernand Lamy, composer on this day in history.   

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

1885  Dimitrios Levidis, composer on this day in history.   

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

1886  On April - 08 margaret A Barnes, writer   

1887  Walter Connolly, Cincinnati OH, actor (Good Earth, 5th Avenue Girl) on this day in history.   

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  On April - 08 junius Morgan, philanthropist, dies at 76   

1892  On this day in history a Charlois discovers asteroid #331 Etheridgea   

1893  On April - 08 the birth of Mary Pickford, American actress   

1893  The Critic reports that ice cream soda is our national drink on this day in history.   

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

1894  Bankim C Chattopadhyaya, writer (Mrinalini, Anandamath), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1895  On April - 08 bert I Gordon, NY   

1896  On this day in history karl Hermann Pillney, composer   

1897  On April - 08 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 this day in history.   

1902  Arthur Wellard, cricketer (big hitting Somerset & England batsman) on this day in history.   

1902  Sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated on this day in history.   

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

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

1904  On April - 08 john Antill, composer   

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

1905  On this day in history 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 April - 08.   

1908  Lord Asquith succeeds Henry Campbell-Bannerman as British premier on this day in history.   

1908  Neil Lawson, British high court judge on April - 08.   

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  George Musso, NFL guard (Chicago Bears) on this day in history.   

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

1460  On this day in history birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida   

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on April - 08.   

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

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on April - 08.   

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 April - 08.   

0956  On this day in history death of gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy   

1143  On April - 08 john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident   

1364  On April - 08 jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44   

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on this day in history.   

1492  Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on this day in history.   

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

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on this day in history.