Page 5: Historical Events In April - 09

1908  On this day in history herbert Henry Asquith becomes PM of England   

1908  The birth of Victor Vasarely, Russian painter on this day in history.   

1908  Fred Lohse, composer on this day in history.   

1909  The U.S. Congress passes the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act on this day in history.   

1909  On April - 09 domenico Enrici, Apostolic Nuncio   

1909  On April - 09 charles Conder, artist, dies   

1910  Abraham A Ribicoff, (Sen-D-Ct) on April - 09.   

1911  On April - 09 albert Remy, Sevres France, actor (Grand Prix, Gigot, Train)   

1912  Steamers collide in the Nile, drowning 200 on April - 09.   

1912  1st exhibition baseball game at Fenway Park (Red Sox vs Harvard) on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history 17th amendment, requiring direct election of senators, ratified   

1913  Brooklyn Dodger's Ebbets Field opens, Phillies win 1-0 on April - 09.   

1914  On this day in history first full color film shown "The World, The Flesh and the Devil" (London)   

1914  On this day in history grand Trunk Pacific Railway main line is completed between Winnipeg, Melville, Edmonton, Jasper and Prince Rupert.   

1914  On this day in history uS &Columbia sign a treaty concerning the Panama Canal Zone   

1914  "World, the Flesh & the Devil," 1st color film, shown in London on April - 09.   

1914  On this day in history richard Young, CEO (Boosey & Hawkes)   

1916  On this day in history vicente Goicoechea Errasti, composer, dies at 62   

1917  On April - 09 battle of Arras begins   

1917  Capt. Thain Wendell MacDowell (Cdn. 38th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France on April - 09.   

1917  Lance-Sargent Ellis Wellwood Sifton (Cdn. 18th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France on April - 09.   

1917  On this day in history pvt. William Johnstone Milne (Cdn. 16th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Vimy Ridge France   

1917  Vimy Ridge France stormed by Canadian troops on this day in history.   

1917  Johannes Bobrowski, writer on this day in history.   

1917  Edward Thomas, poet, killed in WW I on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history latvia proclaims independence   

1918  On this day in history jorn Utzon, Danish architect (Sydney Opera House)   

1919  John Presper Eckert, co-inventor (1st electronic computer-ENIAC) on this day in history.   

1920  On April - 09 alexander Moulton, English bicycle designer (folding bicycle)   

1921  Frankie Thomas, NYC, actor (Tom Corbett Space Cadet) on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history carl Amery, writer   

1923  Sean O'Casey's "Shadow of a Gunman," premieres in Dublin on April - 09.   

1923  Bruno Kiefer, composer on April - 09.   

1923  Mauritius H Binger, director/producer (Living Ladder), dies on April - 09.   

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1336  Tamerlane (Timur), Central Asian, Turkic conqueror (d. 1405) was born on April - 09.   

1498  On this day in history birth of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (d. 1550)   

1597  John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670) was born on this day in history.   

1611  On April - 09 birth of giacomo Maria Predieri, composer   

1627  Johann Kaspar Kerll, composer was born on this day in history.   

1634  Albertine Agnes, princess of Orange-Nassau was born on this day in history.   

1648  Henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720) was born on April - 09.   

1649  On this day in history birth of james Scott, duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II   

0093  Death of Yuan An, Minister over the Masses of the Han dynasty on April - 09.   

0491  Death of Zeno, Byzantine Emperor on April - 09.   

0715  On this day in history constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies   

1024  On this day in history benedict VIII, [Theophylactus van Tusculum], Pope (1012-24), dies   

1137  On this day in history death of william X, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 1099)   

1483  Edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) dies at 38 on April - 09.   

1484  On this day in history death of edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (b. 1473)   

1492  On this day in history lorenzo de' Medici, Florentine statesman, dies