Historical Events In April - 04

1820  On April - 04 charles Devens Jr, Major General, Bvt (Union volunteers), died in 1891  

1821  Linus Yale, US, portrait painter/inventor (Yale cylinder lock) on April - 04.  

1823  Karl Wilhelm Siemens, inventor (laid undersea cables) on April - 04.  

1828  On April - 04 casparus van Wooden patents chocolate milk powder (Amsterdam)  

1828  Margaret Oliphant, Scotland, novelist/biographer (Beleaguered City) on this day in history.  

1831  Edward Cary Walthall, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898 on April - 04.  

1832  On this day in history charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle reaches Rio de Janeiro  

1832  Jose Echegaray y Elizaguirre, playwright/scientist (Teatro Escogido) on this day in history.  

1836  Jerome Hopkins, composer on April - 04.  

1841  William Henry Harrison, becomes 1st pres to die in office, at 68 on this day in history.  

1843  Hans Richter, composer on April - 04.  

1844  Charles Bulfinch, 1st US pro architect (Mass State House), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1850  City of Los Angeles incorporated on April - 04.  

1853  Tad Lincoln, son of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln on April - 04.  

1854  Sailors and Marines from sailing sloop, Plymouth, protect U.S. citizens at Shanghai on this day in history.  

1858  Asteroid 54, Kalypso discovered (named for goddess of silence) on this day in history.  

1858  R Luther discovers asteroid #53 Kalypso on this day in history.  

1859  The opera "Dinorah" is produced (Paris France) on this day in history.  

1859  On April - 04 opera "Dinorah" is produced (Paris)  

1862  Battle of Yorktown begins on April - 04.  

1862  On this day in history uS begins Peninsular Campaign aimed at capturing Richmond  

1862  Harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna), dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1864  On April - 04 skirmish at Elkin's Ford (Little Missouri River), Arkansas  

1865  On this day in history lee's army arrives at Amelia Courthouse  

1866  Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt in the city of Kiev on this day in history.  

1866  On this day in history george P Baker, US playwright (47 Workshop)  

1870  On April - 04 golden Gate Park established by City Order #800  

1870  Golden Gate Park forms by City Order #800 on April - 04.  

1870  George A Smith, Salt Lake City Utah, 8th pres of Mormon church on this day in history.  

1872  On April - 04 nikolai Amani, composer  

1875  On this day in history jozef Szulc, composer  

1876  Maurice de Vlaminck, Paris, Fauvist painter (Village in the Snow) on this day in history.  

1879  Gabriel Groulez, composer on this day in history.  

1881  Charles Funk, Ohio, Encylopediest (Funk & Wagnalls) on this day in history.  

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0186  Caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217) was born on this day in history.  

1492  Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564) was born on this day in history.  

1527  On April - 04 birth of abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer  

1572  On April - 04 birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)  

1593  Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) was born on April - 04.  

1646  On this day in history birth of antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715)  

1648  Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver was born on this day in history.  

1688  Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768) was born on April - 04.  

0397  Ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies on April - 04.  

0636  Death of Saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560) on this day in history.  

0896  On this day in history formosus, Pope (891-96), dies  

1229  Hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies on this day in history.  

1284  Alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1292  Nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies on April - 04.  

1305  Death of Jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217) on April - 04.  

1393  On this day in history floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies