Historical Events For April - 21

1775  Alexander Anderson, US, engraver/illustrator (Shakespeare) on this day in history.  

1779  On April - 21 william Knyvett, composer  

1780  On this day in history ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 60  

1782  The birth of Friedrich Froebel, German educationalist on this day in history.  

1785  On April - 21 russian tsarina Catharina II ends noble privileges  

1789  John Adams sworn in as first US Vice President, 9 days before Washington is sworn in as president on April - 21.  

1789  On April - 21 john Adams sworn in as first US VP (9 days before Washington)  

1789  On this day in history john Adams sworn in as 1st US VP (9 days before Washington)  

1792  On this day in history tiradentes, a revolutionary who was leading a movement for Brazil's independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered.  

1794  On this day in history nYC formally declares coast of Ellis Island publically owned, so they can build forts to protect NYC from British  

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1795  Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint on April - 21.  

1803  On April - 21 levin Minn Powell, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1885  

1806  Peter van Schendel, Dutch painter on this day in history.  

1809  On April - 21 robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter, Secy State (Confederacy)  

1814  Beni Egressy, composer on April - 21.  

1816  The birth of Charlotte Bronte, British writer on April - 21.  

1816  On this day in history charlotte Bronte, Tornton England, novelist (Jane Eyre)  

1818  Franz Grillparzer's "Sappho," premieres in Vienna on this day in history.  

1824  Anselmo Clave, composer on this day in history.  

1828  On April - 21 noah Webster publishes first American dictionary  

1828  Noah Webster publishes 1st American dictionary on April - 21.  

1828  Hippolyte Taine, French philosopher/historian (Voyage in Italy) on this day in history.  

1834  On this day in history william Rufus Terrill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862  

1836  On this day in history battle of San Jacinto, in which Texas wins independence from M‚xico  

1836  Battle of San Jacinto, in which Texas wins independence from Mexico on this day in history.  

1837  Fredrik Bajer, Denmark, politican/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1908) on April - 21.  

1838  On this day in history the birth of John Muir, American naturalist  

1838  John Muir, US, naturalist/discoverer (glaciers in High Seirras) on this day in history.  

1840  Franz Xaver Haberl, German priest/musicologist (Magister choralis) on April - 21.  

1849  On this day in history oskar Hertwig, Germany, embryologist, discovered fertilization  

1853  On April - 21 charles-Theodore Malherbe, composer  

1854  On April - 21 eusapia Palladino, Napolitanse with parergische phenomenons  

1855  First train crosses Miss River's first bridge, Rock Is Ill-Davenport Ia on this day in history.  

1855  1st train crosses Miss River's 1st bridge, Rock Is Ill-Davenport Ia on this day in history.  

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1488  Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot was born on April - 21.  

1546  On April - 21 birth of arcangelo Crivelli, composer  

1555  On this day in history birth of ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)  

1619  On April - 21 birth of john A van Riebeeck, colonial director/founder (Cape Colony)  

1651  Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711) was born on April - 21.  

1652  On this day in history birth of michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719)  

1671  John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729) was born on April - 21.  

1672  Johann Philipp Kafer, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  Death of Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282) on this day in history.  

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

1551  On this day in history death of oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)  

1552  Peter Apianus, [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German astronomer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1557  On April - 21 death of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495)