Historical Events In April - 19

1882  On April - 19 j Palisa discovers asteroid #225 Henrietta  

1882  On April - 19 charles Robert Darwin, evolutionist (Origin of Species), dies at 73  

1883  On this day in history getulio Vargas, president of Brazil (1930-45, 1951-54), modernizer  

1888  On April - 19 william L Axt, composer  

1889  On April - 19 warren De La Rue, astronomer/chemist, dies  

1890  Henry Morton Stanley inaugurated in Brussels on April - 19.  

1890  On this day in history lou Bandy, [Lodewijk F Dieben], revue-artist (Look for the Sun)  

1891  On this day in history francoise Rosay, Paris, actress (Interlude, Women in Prison, Saraband)  

1892  Charles Duryea takes first American-made auto out for a spin on April - 19.  

1892  On this day in history charles Duryea takes 1st American-made auto out for a spin (Mass)  

1892  On this day in history germaine Tailleferre, [Les Six], Pau-St-Maur France, composer  

1893  On April - 19 john Addington Symonds, critic/poet, dies  

1894  Jules Massenet's opera "Werther," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

1895  On this day in history george Scharf, critic, dies  

1896  Herzl's "The Jewish State" is published on April - 19.  

1897  On April - 19 first American marathon ran, John J McDermott wins in 2 55 10 (Boston)  

1897  1st American marathon ran, John J McDermott wins in 2:55:10 (Boston) on April - 19.  

1897  On this day in history gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, sculptor/art benefactor  

1897  First American marathon ran, John J McDermott wins in 2:55:10 (Boston) on April - 19.  

1898  On April - 19 2nd Boston Marathon won by Ron McDonald of Mass in 2:42:00  

1898  On April - 19 constance Talmadge, Brooklyn NY, comedienne/actress (Intolerance)  

1899  3rd Boston Marathon won by Lawrence Brignolia of Mass in 2:54:38 on this day in history.  

1900  4th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:39:44.4 on April - 19.  

1900  Richard Arthur Warren Hughes, English writer (Fiction as Truth) on April - 19.  

1901  On April - 19 5th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:29:23.6  

1902  On April - 19 in Guatemala a 7.5 earthquake lasted perhaps 30 to 40 seconds and caused some 2,000 deaths in Quelzaltenango  

1902  On April - 19 6th Boston Marathon won by Sam Mellor of NY in 2:43:12  

1903  The birth of Eliot Ness, American agent who put Al Capone behind bars on April - 19.  

1903  On this day in history eliot Ness, untouchable (FBI agent-Chicago)  

1904  R S Dugan discovers asteroids #533 Sara & #534 Nassovia on April - 19.  

1904  On April - 19 8th Boston Marathon won by Michael Spring of NY in 2:38:04.4  

1905  9th Boston Marathon won by Fred Lorz of NY in 2:38:25.4 on April - 19.  

1905  On April - 19 john S "Jimmy" Thach, US pilot/admiral (WW II)  

1906  10th Boston Marathon won by Tim Ford of Mass in 2:45:45 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 April - 19.  

1658  On this day in history birth of johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716)  

1660  Sebastian Duron, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 April - 19.  

0843  Judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies on this day in history.  

1012  Death of Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954) on April - 19.  

1044  On this day in history gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies  

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

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

1529  On this day in history john Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55  

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

1567  Michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79 on this day in history.