Historical Events In April - 07
Monday, 16 May 2022
1826 Johann Hermann Berens, composer on this day in history.
1827 Matches go on sale for the first time, produced by John Walker in Stockton, England on this day in history.
1827 English chemist John Walker invents wooden matches on April - 07.
1831 Dom Pedro abdicates to son, Dom Pedro II crowned emperor of Brazil on this day in history.
1833 Antoni Henryk Radziwill, Lithuanian/Polish composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.
1841 On April - 07 alfred Cogniaux, Belgian botanicus
1842 Henrik A Bjerregaard, Norw writer/poet (Fjeldeventyret), dies at 50 on this day in history.
1847 J P Jacobsen, writer on this day in history.
1850 On this day in history william Lisle Bowles, English poet (14 Sonnets), dies at 87
1851 On this day in history otto Adolf Klauwell, composer
1858 Adrien H Gerhard, Dutch socialist politician (SDAP) on April - 07.
1858 Anton Diabelli, Austria publisher/composer, dies at 76 on April - 07.
1859 On April - 07 walter Camp, Ct, father of American football (Yale)
1860 Grand duke Frederik I liberalizes laws in Bathe on April - 07.
1862 On April - 07 grant defeats Confederates at Battle of Shiloh, Tenn
1862 H P Tuttle discovers asteroid #73 Klytia on April - 07.
1862 Island #10 falls after long siege, Battle of Shiloh on April - 07.
1862 On April - 07 grant defeats Confederates at Battle of Shiloh, Tenn, Island #10 falls
1862 Sydney Nelson, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.
1863 Battle of Charleston SC, failed Federal fleet attack on Fort Sumter on April - 07.
1864 On this day in history the first camel race in America was held in Sacramento, California.
1865 Battle of Farmville VA on April - 07.
1868 Thomas D'Arcy McGee, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation is assassinated by the Irish, in one of the few Canadian political assassinations, and the only one of a federal politician on April - 07.
1869 David Grandison Fairchild, US, botanist/explorer, brought plants to US on this day in history.
1870 Gustav Landauer, German socialist on this day in history.
1871 Alexander, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 1 day old on this day in history.
1872 On April - 07 william Monroe Trotter, famous African
1875 On this day in history georg Herwegh, writer, dies at 57
1877 Errico Petrella, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.
1878 On April - 07 c M M Hathorn, cricketer (South African Test centurion in 1905-06)
1880 On this day in history v Knorre discovers asteroid #215 Oenone
1880 Diederich Krug, composer, dies at 58 on April - 07.
1881 Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsican MP, dies at 65 on April - 07.
1882 Bert "Dainty" Ironmonger, cricketer (belated Australian rep 1928-33) on this day in history.
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