Historical Events In April - 19

1739  On April - 19 nicholas Saunderson, mathematician, dies  

1768  On April - 19 adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist  

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

1770  Amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1/3 part of Suriname on this day in history.  

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

1771  Giuseppe Cartufo, composer on this day in history.  

1772  David Ricardo, economist on this day in history.  

1772  Johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66 on April - 19.  

1773  Florian Johann Deller, composer, dies at 43 on April - 19.  

1774  CW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris on this day in history.  

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  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 April - 19.  

1775  On this day in history minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon  

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

1782  On this day in history netherlands recognizes US  

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  Christian Gottfried Ehrenburg, German zoologist on April - 19.  

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

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

1801  On this day in history gustav T Fechner, [Dr Mises], German philosopher/physicist  

1810  On this day in history venezuela achieves home rule: Vicente Emparan, Governor of the Captaincy General is removed by the people of Caracas and a Junta is installed.  

1813  Benjamin Rush, physician/abolotionist (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1817  On this day in history john Philip, painter  

1821  Mortimer Dormer Leggett, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1896 on April - 19.  

1824  On this day in history george Gorden Noel "Lord" Byron, poet, dies at 36  

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

1830  On April - 19 rudolf Cornely, German bible expert/jesuit  

1832  Jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre, mathematician/dramatist (Nobel 1904) on April - 19.  

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 this day in history 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  Pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67) was born on this day in history.  

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

1605  On this day in history birth of orazio Benevoli, composer  

1658  On April - 19 birth of johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716)  

1660  On this day in history birth of sebastian Duron, composer  

1665  On April - 19 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 April - 19 judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies  

1012  On April - 19 death of alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954)  

1044  Gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies on April - 19.  

1054  Leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1390  On April - 19 robert II, King of Scotland, dies  

1529  John Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55 on April - 19.  

1560  Philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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