Page 5: Historical Events In April - 08

1911  On April - 08 douglas Hyde, socialist/Christian   

1912  Steamers collide in Nile, drowning 200 on April - 08.   

1912  Sonja Henie, Oslo Norway, ice skater/actress (Olympic-gold-1928,32,36) on this day in history.   

1913  17th amendment, requiring direct election of senators, ratified on April - 08.   

1913  H Ernst, bishop (Breda Neth) on April - 08.   

1914  US & Colombia sign a treaty concerning Panama Canal Zone on April - 08.   

1914  John Cameron, cricketer (brother of Jimmy WI v-capt 1939 England tour) on April - 08.   

1916  On April - 08 australian soldiers take up positions on the Western Front at Armentières, France   

1916  Norway approves active & passive female suffrage on April - 08.   

1918  On April - 08 england's Royal Flying Corps replaced by Royal Air Force   

1918  Establishment of the Repatriation Department on April - 08.   

1918  Betty Ford, First Lady of the United States on this day in history.   

1919  The birth of Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia on this day in history.   

1919  On April - 08 [Douglas] Ian Smith, premier of Rhodesia (1964-..)   

1920  Church disestablished in Wales on April - 08.   

1920  LONGA soccer team forms in Tilburg on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history carmen McRae (Clark), US jazz singer/pianist (Dream of Life)   

1920  On this day in history charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35   

1921  K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #950 Ahrensa on this day in history.   

1921  Alfie Bass, London England, actor (Moonraker, Are You Being Served) on April - 08.   

1921  Earnest von Possart, German actor/stage manager, dies on April - 08.   

1923  On April - 08 edward Mulhare, Cork Ireland, actor (Daniel Gregg-Ghost & Mrs Muir)   

1924  Crown takes over Northern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co on April - 08.   

1924  On this day in history imperial Airways formed in Britain   

1925  First planned night landings on a carrier, USS Langley, by VF-1 on April - 08.   

1925  Hebrew University, Jerusalem dedicated [see May 9, 1925] on April - 08.   

1927  On April - 08 automatic record changer introduced by His Master's Voice   

1929  On this day in history indian Independence Movement: At the Delhi Central Assembly, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw handouts and bombs to court arrest.   

1930  On April - 08 zawditu first reigning female monarch of Ethiopia, dies   

1931  On April - 08 jackie Mitchell became first female in professional baseball   

1931  "White Horse Inn" opens in London on this day in history.   

1931  On April - 08 eric Axel Karlfeldt, poet, dies   

1933  On this day in history nazi Germany begins persecution of Jews boycotting Jewish businesses   

1933  On April - 08 manchester Guardian warns of unknown nazi terror   

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

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on April - 08.   

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

1605  On April - 08 birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on this day in history.   

1631  On this day in history birth of cornelis de Heem, painter   

0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on April - 08.   

0956  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on April - 08.   

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  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  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.