On This Day in History April 5, 2019

Historical Events 1242  Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod defeats Teutonic Knights in the Battle of the Ice 1722  Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island 1818  In the Battle of Maipú, Chile's independence movement - led by Bernardo O'Higgins and José de San Martín - win a decisive victory over Spain, leaving 2,000 Spaniards and 1,000 Chilean patriots dead. 1874  Birkenhead Park, the first civic public park, opens in Birkenhead, England, designed by Joseph Paxton 1879  Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific. More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Bette Davis (1908 - 1989) Booker T. Washington (1856 - 1915) Colin Powell 82nd Birthday Gregory Peck (1916 - 2003) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Douglas MacArthur (1880 - 1964) Kurt Cobain (1967 - 1994) More Famous Deaths