Page 2: Historical Events In April - 07

1724  Johann S Bach's "John Passion" premieres in Leipzig.   

1727  Henri Hardouin, composer   

1745  Georg Druschetzky, composer.   

1748  Georg Wenzel Ritter, composer.   

1756  Charles Felix, King of Sardina (1821-31)   

1763  Domenico Dragonetti, composer.   

1766  Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch classicist, dies at 81.   

1767  Franz Sparry, composer, dies at 51.   

1768  Karl Theodor Toeschi, composer   

1768  Michel Mathieu, composer, dies at 78.   

1770  William Wordsworth, English Poet is born   

1770  William Wordsworth, England, poet laureate (Prelude)   

1772  F M Charles Fourier, French socialist   

1775  Francis C Lowell, founded 1st raw cotton-to-cloth textile mill   

1776  Captain John Barry and the USS Lexington captures the Edward   

1778  Johann Balthasar Kehl, composer, dies at 52.   

1780  William Ellery Channing, US, Unitarian clergyman.   

1783  Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, composer, dies at 71   

1786  William Rufus DeVane King, (D) 13th VP (1853)   

1788  inaugural settlement in Ohio, at Marietta.   

1788  1st settlement in Ohio, at Marietta.   

1789  Peter Camper, anatomist/animal scholar, dies at 66   

1795  In this year, France formally adopts the metre as the basic measure of length.   

1798  Territory of Mississippi organized   

1798  Mississippi Territory organized.   

1801  Henry Eagle, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1882.   

1803  Flora Tristan, writer   

1803  [Francois D] Toussaint L'Ouverture/Haitian revolutionary, dies.   

1805  Premiere of Beethoven's "Eroica" (conducted by himself)   

1805  Francis Wilkinson Pickens, (Gov-SC, Confederacy), died in 1869.   

1810  Pieter L van de Kasteele, Dutch politician/patriot, dies at 61.   

1818  Gen Andrew Jackson conquers St Marks Fla from Seminole indians   

1819  Hubert Leonard, composer.   

1822  Gershom Mott, Major General (Union volunteers)   

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1506  Francis xavier: Saint/jesuit missionary to india, malaya, & japan   

1534  Jose de anchieta: Spanish jesuit/missionary (brazilian tupi-indians)   

1613  Gerard dou: Dutch painter (night school)   

1613  Gerhard douw: Dutch painter   

1613  Gerard dou: Dutch painter (night school)   

1622  Louise hollandine: Daughter of king frederik v & elizabeth stuart   

1629  Juan jose: Of austria, spanish general/governor of netherlands   

1644  François de neufville: Duc de villeroi, french soldier   

0030  Death of Christ: Crucified, according to astronomer schaefer,   

0924  Berengarius i: Emperor of italy, murdered   

1307  Death of Joan of acre: Daughter of edward i of england (b. 1271)   

1444  Death of John capreolus: French theologist (libri iv),   

1498  Death of Charles viii: King of france (1483-98),   

1524  Death of Philip of burgundy: Bishop of utrecht,   

1614  El greco: Spanish painter (view of toledo),   

1638  Death of Shimazu tadatsune: Japanese ruler of satsuma (b. 1576)