Historical Events In April - 19

1739  Nicholas Saunderson, mathematician, dies on April - 19.  

1768  Adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist on this day in history.  

1768  Filippo della Valle, Italian sculptor, dies at about 70 on April - 19.  

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

1770  Esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer, dies at 74 on April - 19.  

1771  Giuseppe Cartufo, composer on April - 19.  

1772  David Ricardo, economist on this day in history.  

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

1773  Florian Johann Deller, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1774  On April - 19 cW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris  

1775  On this day in history minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon Revolution begins-Lexington Common, shot "heard round the world"  

1775  On this day in history 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"  

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 April - 19.  

1782  Netherlands recognizes US on April - 19.  

1783  On this day in history george Washington proclaims end of hostilities  

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

1791  On April - 19 richard Price, nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World), dies  

1795  On April - 19 christian Gottfried Ehrenburg, German zoologist  

1798  On April - 19 franz Joseph Glaser, composer  

1799  Pieter Hellendaal, violinist/organist/composer (Glees), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1813  Benjamin Rush, physician/abolotionist (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 67 on April - 19.  

1817  John Philip, painter on this day in history.  

1821  On April - 19 mortimer Dormer Leggett, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1896  

1824  George Gorden Noel "Lord" Byron, poet, dies at 36 on April - 19.  

1825  33 patriotic exiles return to Uruguay on this day in history.  

1830  On this day in history rudolf Cornely, German bible expert/jesuit  

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

1836  On April - 19 nikolai Gogol's "Revisor," premieres in St Petersburg  

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

1839  Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom on this day in history.  

1839  Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom & Luxembourg a Grand Duchy on April - 19.  

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1320  On April - 19 birth of pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67)  

1603  Michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685) was born on April - 19.  

1605  Orazio Benevoli, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1660  On April - 19 birth of sebastian Duron, composer  

1665  On this day in history birth of jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721)  

1686  On this day in history birth of vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750)  

1700  Georg Abraham Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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  Philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1567  On April - 19 michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79