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 this day in history.   

1789  On this day in history house of Reps first full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg first speaker   

1789  On April - 01 house of Reps 1st full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg 1st speaker   

1792  On April - 01 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 April - 01 french law rules the use of intention   

1807  Fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic on this day in history.   

1807  Louis Francois Chambray, composer, dies at 69 on April - 01.   

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

1814  On April - 01 jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian general/cartographer, dies at 87   

1815  On this day in history otto Von Bismarck, Germany, chancellor (1866-90)   

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

1823  Simon Bolivar Buckner, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1914 on April - 01.   

1826  On this day in history samuel Mory patents internal combustion engine   

1830  On April - 01 carl Borromaus Neuner, composer, dies at 51   

1832  On April - 01 robert the Hermit, US ex-slave/hermit in Massachusetts, dies   

1834  On April - 01 isidore Edouard Legouix, composer   

1836  On April - 01 charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle reaches Cocos Islands   

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

1847  On April - 01 gavriil Musicescu, composer   

1850  SF County Govt established on this day in history.   

1852  Second Burmese War breaks out after British ultimatum to King of Burma on April - 01.   

1852  Edward Austin Abbey, US, painter (Quest of the Holy Grail) on April - 01.   

1853  On April - 01 cincinnati became first US city to pay firefighters a regular salary   

1853  On April - 01 cincinnati became 1st US city to pay fire fighters a regular salary   

1854  Hard Times begins serialisation in Charles Dickens magazine, Household Words on April - 01.   

1857  Herman Melville publishes The Confidence-Man on this day in history.   

1858  Arnold Aletrino, Dutch physician-criminologist/author (From Life) on April - 01.   

1862  On this day in history shenandoah Valley campaign, Jackson's Battle of Woodstock, VA   

1863  Wartime conscription law in US goes into effect on April - 01.   

1863  On April - 01 1st wartime conscription law in US goes into effect   

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1220  On April - 01 birth of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272)   

1283  On April - 01 birth of ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47)   

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

1578  On this day in history birth of william Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation)   

1582  Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1582  Thomas Simpson, composer was born on this day in history.   

1610  Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703) was born on April - 01.   

1640  Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.   

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

1132  On April - 01 death of st-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053)   

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  On April - 01 death of francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer   

1548  Sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1580  On this day in history death of alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer   

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