Page 2: Historical Events In April - 01

1778  Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" symbol on April - 01.   

1785  J H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter on April - 01.   

1789  House of Reps first full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg first speaker on April - 01.   

1789  House of Reps 1st full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg 1st speaker on this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history gronings feminist Etta Palm demands women's right to divorce   

1793  On April - 01 volcano Unsen on Japan erupts killing about 53,000   

1799  On this day in history narciso Casanovas, composer, dies at 52   

1802  Hubert Reis, composer on this day in history.   

1803  On this day in history french law rules the use of intention   

1807  Fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic on April - 01.   

1807  Louis Francois Chambray, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1809  On April - 01 nikolai Gogol, Ukrainian-born Russian novelist, humorist, and dramatist (Dead Souls, The Inspector-General)   

1814  Jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian general/cartographer, dies at 87 on April - 01.   

1815  Otto Von Bismarck, Germany, chancellor (1866-90) on April - 01.   

1817  Johannes J van Oosterzee, Dutch theologist on April - 01.   

1823  Simon Bolivar Buckner, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1914 on this day in history.   

1826  On April - 01 samuel Mory patents internal combustion engine   

1830  Carl Borromaus Neuner, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1832  Robert the Hermit, US ex-slave/hermit in Massachusetts, dies on April - 01.   

1834  On April - 01 isidore Edouard Legouix, composer   

1836  Charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle reaches Cocos Islands on April - 01.   

1843  Ludwig Enneccerus, German jurist on this day in history.   

1847  Gavriil Musicescu, composer on April - 01.   

1850  On April - 01 sF County Govt established   

1852  On this day in history second Burmese War breaks out after British ultimatum to King of Burma.   

1852  On April - 01 edward Austin Abbey, US, painter (Quest of the Holy Grail)   

1853  Cincinnati became first US city to pay firefighters a regular salary on this day in history.   

1853  Cincinnati became 1st US city to pay fire fighters a regular salary on April - 01.   

1854  Hard Times begins serialisation in Charles Dickens magazine, Household Words on this day in history.   

1857  On April - 01 herman Melville publishes The Confidence-Man.   

1858  On this day in history arnold Aletrino, Dutch physician-criminologist/author (From Life)   

1862  On April - 01 shenandoah Valley campaign, Jackson's Battle of Woodstock, VA   

1863  On April - 01 wartime conscription law in US goes into effect   

1863  On this day in history 1st wartime conscription law in US goes into effect   

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1220  Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272) was born on this day in history.   

1283  Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47) was born on April - 01.   

1543  François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626) was born on this day in history.   

1578  William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation) was born on this day in history.   

1582  On April - 01 birth of gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter   

1582  Thomas Simpson, composer was born on April - 01.   

1610  On this day in history birth of charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703)   

1640  Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on April - 01.   

1085  On this day in history death of emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048)   

1132  Death of St-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053) on April - 01.   

1204  On April - 01 eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81   

1205  Amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.   

1528  Death of Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer on April - 01.   

1548  Sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81 on April - 01.   

1580  On April - 01 death of alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer   

1611  Death of Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72 on April - 01.