Page 2: Historical Events In April - 01

1778  Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" symbol   

1785  J H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter.   

1789  House of Reps inaugural full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg inaugural speaker.   

1789  House of Reps 1st full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg 1st speaker   

1792  In this year, Gronings feminist Etta Palm formally claims women's right to divorce   

1793  Volcano Unsen on Japan erupts killing about 53000.   

1799  Narciso Casanovas, composer, dies at 52   

1802  Hubert Reis, composer   

1803  French law rules the use of intention   

1807  Fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic   

1807  Louis Francois Chambray, composer, dies at 69.   

1809  Nikolai Gogol, Ukrainian-born Russian novelist, humorist, and dramatist (Dead Souls, The Inspector-General).   

1814  Jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian general/cartographer, dies at 87   

1815  Otto Von Bismarck, Germany, chancellor (1866-90).   

1817  Johannes J van Oosterzee, Dutch theologist   

1823  Simon Bolivar Buckner, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1914   

1826  Samuel Mory patents internal combustion engine.   

1830  Carl Borromaus Neuner, composer, dies at 51.   

1832  Robert the Hermit, US ex-slave/hermit in Massachusetts, dies.   

1834  Isidore Edouard Legouix, composer   

1836  Charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle reaches Cocos Islands.   

1843  Ludwig Enneccerus, German jurist   

1847  Gavriil Musicescu, composer.   

1850  SF County Govt established   

1852  Second Burmese War breaks out after British ultimatum to King of Burma   

1852  Edward Austin Abbey, US, painter (Quest of the Holy Grail)   

1853  Cincinnati became inaugural US city to pay firefighters a regular salary.   

1853  Cincinnati became 1st US city to pay fire fighters a regular salary.   

1854  Hard Times begins serialisation in Charles Dickens magazine, Household Words.   

1857  In this year, Herman Melville publishes The Confidence-Man   

1858  Arnold Aletrino, Dutch physician-criminologist/author (From Life).   

1862  Shenandoah Valley campaign, Jackson's Battle of Woodstock, VA.   

1863  Wartime conscription law in US comes into force.   

1863  1st wartime conscription law in US comes into force.   

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1220  Emperor go-saga of japan: Emperor go-saga of japan (d. 1272)   

1283  Ludwig iv of baveria: Roman catholic bavarian emperor (1314-47)   

1543  François de bonne: Duc de lesdiguières, constable of france   

1578  William harvey: England, physician (discovered blood circulation)   

1582  Gaspar de crayer: Flemish painter   

1582  Thomas simpson: Composer   

1610  Charles de saint-Évremond: French soldier   

1640  Georg mohr: Danish mathematician   

1085  Death of Emperor shenzong of china: Emperor shenzong of china (b. 1048)   

1132  St-hugues: Bishop of grenoble (b. 1053)   

1204  Eleanor of aquitaine: Wife of louis vii & henry ii,   

1205  Death of Amalrik ii: King of cyprus/jerusalem,   

1528  Death of Francisco de peñalosa: Spanish composer   

1548  Sigismund i: The elder, king of poland,   

1580  Alonso mudarra: Spanish composer   

1611  Death of Gillis van valkenborch: Flemish painter, buried at about 72