Page 4: Historical Events In April - 21

1898  On this day in history phillies' pitcher Bill Duggleby hits a grand slam on 1st at bat   

1898  On this day in history steve Owen, NFL tackle, coach (NY Giants)   

1898  On this day in history louis Theodore Gouvy, composer, dies at 78   

1899  Clement D'Hooghe, composer on April - 21.   

1899  Heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80 on April - 21.   

1900  Heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1901  L Carnera discovers asteroid #470 Kilia on this day in history.   

1901  Julian Bautista, composer on this day in history.   

1902  On April - 21 bernard J H "Ben" Stroman, recensent/writer (Jomtof & Blue Beard)   

1903  On this day in history hans Hedtoft, premier Denmark (1947..55)   

1904  Ty Cobb makes his pro debut for Augusta (South Atlantic League) on this day in history.   

1904  Gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67) on this day in history.   

1905  Edmund G "Pat" Brown, (Gov-D-Calif) on April - 21.   

1906  On this day in history commander Robert Peary discovered supposed Arctic Continent did not exist.   

1906  Tom Burns, editor on April - 21.   

1907  Antoni Szalowski, composer on April - 21.   

1908  On this day in history frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (NOT)   

1908  On this day in history frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (He didn't)   

1908  On April - 21 louis Hostin, France, Light Heavyweight, Olympic-gold-1932, 36)   

1909  Rollo May, US, psychologist, Love & Will) on this day in history.   

1910  Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens], author, dies in Redding Conn on April - 21.   

1910  Cleve Naps play 1st game at League Park, lose to Det Tigers 5-0 on April - 21.   

1910  On April - 21 mark Twain, [Samuel Clemens], auther (Huckleberry Finn), dies at 74   

1911  Leonard Warren, NYC, baritone, Met 1939-60) died on stage on April - 21.   

1912  Feike P Asma, Dutch organist on this day in history.   

1913  German passenger ship Imperator runs aground on this day in history.   

1913  Choh Hao Li, bio-chemist professor, isolated growth hormones) on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history uS marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico, stay 6 months   

1915  On April - 21 the birth of Anthony Quinn, American actor   

1915  Andor Kovach, composer on this day in history.   

1916  On April - 21 sidney Clute, Brooklyn NY, actor, Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey)   

1917  On this day in history foundation of Imperial War Graves Commission, later Commonwealth War Graves Commission The purpose of the commission was to erect and maintain war memorials and cemeteries   

1917  On April - 21 emanuel Vardi, Jerusalem Israel, violist, SD Symph 1978-82)   

1918  On April - 21 "Red" Baron Manfred von Richtofen, killed in WW I   

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1488  On April - 21 birth of ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot   

1546  On this day in history birth of arcangelo Crivelli, composer   

1555  Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619) was born on April - 21.   

1619  John A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony) was born on April - 21.   

1651  Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711) was born on this day in history.   

1652  Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.   

1671  John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

1672  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Kafer, composer   

1073  On April - 21 alexander II, [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies   

1109  Anselmus, philosopher/archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.   

1142  Death of Pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079) on this day in history.   

1329  On this day in history death of frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)   

1509  On this day in history henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52   

1551  Death of Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510) on this day in history.   

1552  On April - 21 peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50   

1557  On this day in history death of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495)