Page 2: Historical Events In April - 02

1763  Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari, composer   

1781  Frigate Alliance captures 2 British privateers, Mars and Minerva   

1784  Pierre Leclair, composer, dies at 74   

1792  Congress establishes Philadelphia mint   

1792  Congress establishes the US mint to coin American money   

1792  US authorizes $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle and 2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins and silver dollar, « dollar, quarter, dime and half-dime   

1798  H v Fallersleben, writer   

1800  1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 1st Symphony in C   

1801  During the naval battle of Copenhagen, Nelson ignores a signal to withdraw by putting the telescope to his blind eye   

1801  Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen   

1803  Franz Paul Lachner, composer   

1803  Hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch attorney/poet (church hymns), dies at 56   

1804  Forty merchantmen are wrecked when a convoy led by HMS Apollo runs aground off Portugal.   

1805  Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author of fairy tales is born   

1805  Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark, author of 150 fairy tales.   

1806  Giacomo Antonelli, Italian cardinal/asst sec of state for Pius IX.   

1814  Henry Lewis "Old Rock" Benning, Brig General (Confederate Army.   

1817  Teodulo Mabellini, composer.   

1819  The inaugural successful agricultural journal ("The American Farmer") begins   

1819  1st successful agricultural journal ("American Farmer") begins.   

1826  Philip Dale Roddey, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897.   

1827  inaugural Naval Hospital construction begun at Portsmouth, VA.   

1827  Joseph Dixon begins manufacturing lead pencils   

1827  William Holdman Hunt, English painter (Light of the World).   

1831  Charles Felix, blind King of Sardina (1821-31), dies at 74.   

1833  Thomas Howard Ruger, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers).   

1840  Emile Zola, French author is born   

1845  H.L. Fizeau and J Leon Foucault take inaugural photo of Sun.   

1845  H L Fizeau and J Leon Foucault take 1st photo of Sun   

1852  A gang of robbers steal 8000 ounces of gold from the vessel Nelson, anchored off Williamstown, Victoria   

1852  Theodor Althaus, writer, dies   

1860  inaugural Italian Parliament met at Turin.   

1860  1st Italian Parliament met at Turin.   

1862  Nicholas Murray Butler, US, Columbia U pres/pacifist (Nobel 1931)   

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1348  Andronikos iv palaiologos: Byzantine emperor   

1565  Cornelis de houtman: Dutch explorer   

1602  Maria de jesus de agreda: [maria coronel], spanish franciscan   

1618  Francesco m grimaldi: Mathematician/physicist (light defraction)   

1628  Constantin christian dedekind: Composer   

1632  Georg caspar weckler: Composer   

1653  Prince george of denmark: Prince consort of anne of england   

1711  Jan punt: Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (gideonschool)   

1118  Death of Boudouin i: Of bologne/edessa, 1st crusader/king of jerusalem,   

1272  Death of Richard: 1st earl of cornwall, holy roman emperor (b. 1209)   

1335  Duke henry of carinthia: Duke henry of carinthia (b. circa 1265)   

1412  Ruy gonzáles de clavijo: Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????)   

1416  Death of Ferdinand i: The justified, king of aragon/sicily,   

1502  Death of Arthur: English crown prince/husband of catharina of aragon,   

1507  Death of Francis of paola: Italian founder of the order of the minims (b. 1416)   

1640  Death of Matthias c sarbiewski: [sarbievius], polish jesuit/poet,