On This Day in History April 8, 2019

Historical Events 1767  Ayutthaya kingdom falls to Burmese invaders 1886  William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons. 1898  Battle of Atbara River, Anglo-Egyptian forces crush 6,000 Sudanese 1913  Opening of China's 1st parliament takes place in Peking (now Beijing) 2004  Darfur conflict: The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Betty Ford (1918 - 2011) Juan Ponce de León (1460 - 1521) Mary Pickford (1892 - 1979) Robert Allen Litchfield 70th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Margaret Thatcher (1925 - 2013) Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) More Famous Deaths April 8: Step Aboard the Titanic – Las Vegas Style Even by Las Vegas standards it was controversial, a $1.2 billion recreation of the doomed Titanic, along with the iceberg that caused its destruction. Read the Article