Historical Events In April - 19

1739  Nicholas Saunderson, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1768  Adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist on April - 19.   

1768  On this day in history filippo della Valle, Italian sculptor, dies at about 70   

1770  On this day in history amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1/3 part of Suriname   

1770  On this day in history esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer, dies at 74   

1771  On this day in history giuseppe Cartufo, composer   

1772  On this day in history david Ricardo, economist   

1772  On this day in history johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66   

1773  On April - 19 florian Johann Deller, composer, dies at 43   

1774  On this day in history cW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris   

1775  Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon Revolution begins-Lexington Common, shot "heard round the world" on April - 19.   

1775  Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon. A shot is fired and the American revolution begins at the Lexington Common. That was the "shot heard round the world" on this day in history.   

1775  Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon on this day in history.   

1776  Jacob Israel Emden, [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1782  Netherlands recognizes US on April - 19.   

1783  On April - 19 george Washington proclaims end of hostilities   

1785  Alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer on April - 19.   

1791  Richard Price, nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World), dies on April - 19.   

1795  On April - 19 christian Gottfried Ehrenburg, German zoologist   

1798  Franz Joseph Glaser, composer on this day in history.   

1799  On April - 19 pieter Hellendaal, violinist/organist/composer (Glees), dies at 78   

1801  On April - 19 gustav T Fechner, [Dr Mises], German philosopher/physicist   

1810  Venezuela achieves home rule: Vicente Emparan, Governor of the Captaincy General is removed by the people of Caracas and a Junta is installed on April - 19.   

1813  On this day in history benjamin Rush, physician/abolotionist (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 67   

1817  John Philip, painter on this day in history.   

1821  On this day in history mortimer Dormer Leggett, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1896   

1824  On April - 19 george Gorden Noel "Lord" Byron, poet, dies at 36   

1825  On this day in history 33 patriotic exiles return to Uruguay   

1830  Rudolf Cornely, German bible expert/jesuit on April - 19.   

1832  On April - 19 jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre, mathematician/dramatist (Nobel 1904)   

1836  On this day in history nikolai Gogol's "Revisor," premieres in St Petersburg   

1837  On April - 19 cheyney University forms as the Institute for Colored Youth   

1839  On April - 19 treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom   

1839  On this day in history treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom & Luxembourg a Grand Duchy   

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1320  On this day in history birth of pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67)   

1603  On April - 19 birth of michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685)   

1605  Orazio Benevoli, composer was born on April - 19.   

1658  Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716) was born on April - 19.   

1660  On April - 19 birth of sebastian Duron, composer   

1665  Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721) was born on this day in history.   

1686  On April - 19 birth of vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750)   

1700  Georg Abraham Schneider, composer was born on April - 19.   

0843  On this day in history judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies   

1012  Death of Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954) on this day in history.   

1044  On April - 19 gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies   

1054  On April - 19 leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51   

1390  Robert II, King of Scotland, dies on April - 19.   

1529  John Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

1560  On April - 19 philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63   

1567  On this day in history michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79