Historical Events In April - 07

1826  Johann Hermann Berens, composer on April - 07.  

1827  Matches go on sale for the first time, produced by John Walker in Stockton, England on April - 07.  

1827  On April - 07 english chemist John Walker invents wooden matches  

1831  Dom Pedro abdicates to son, Dom Pedro II crowned emperor of Brazil on April - 07.  

1833  On April - 07 antoni Henryk Radziwill, Lithuanian/Polish composer, dies at 57  

1841  On April - 07 alfred Cogniaux, Belgian botanicus  

1842  Henrik A Bjerregaard, Norw writer/poet (Fjeldeventyret), dies at 50 on April - 07.  

1847  J P Jacobsen, writer on this day in history.  

1850  William Lisle Bowles, English poet (14 Sonnets), dies at 87 on April - 07.  

1851  Otto Adolf Klauwell, composer on April - 07.  

1858  Adrien H Gerhard, Dutch socialist politician (SDAP) on this day in history.  

1858  Anton Diabelli, Austria publisher/composer, dies at 76 on April - 07.  

1859  Walter Camp, Ct, father of American football (Yale) on this day in history.  

1860  On this day in history grand duke Frederik I liberalizes laws in Bathe  

1862  On this day in history grant defeats Confederates at Battle of Shiloh, Tenn  

1862  H P Tuttle discovers asteroid #73 Klytia on this day in history.  

1862  On April - 07 island #10 falls after long siege, Battle of Shiloh  

1862  Grant defeats Confederates at Battle of Shiloh, Tenn, Island #10 falls on April - 07.  

1862  Sydney Nelson, composer, dies at 62 on April - 07.  

1863  On this day in history battle of Charleston SC, failed Federal fleet attack on Fort Sumter  

1864  The first camel race in America was held in Sacramento, California on April - 07.  

1865  Battle of Farmville VA on this day in history.  

1868  Thomas D'Arcy McGee, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation is assassinated by the Irish, in one of the few Canadian political assassinations, and the only one of a federal politician on this day in history.  

1869  On April - 07 david Grandison Fairchild, US, botanist/explorer, brought plants to US  

1870  On April - 07 gustav Landauer, German socialist  

1871  Alexander, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 1 day old on this day in history.  

1872  On this day in history william Monroe Trotter, famous African  

1875  Georg Herwegh, writer, dies at 57 on April - 07.  

1877  Errico Petrella, composer, dies at 63 on April - 07.  

1878  C M M Hathorn, cricketer (South African Test centurion in 1905-06) on this day in history.  

1880  V Knorre discovers asteroid #215 Oenone on this day in history.  

1880  Diederich Krug, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1881  Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsican MP, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1882  On this day in history bert "Dainty" Ironmonger, cricketer (belated Australian rep 1928-33)  

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1506  Francis Xavier, saint/Jesuit missionary to India, Malaya, & Japan was born on April - 07.  

1534  Jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary (Brazilian Tupi-Indians) was born on April - 07.  

1613  On April - 07 birth of gerard Dou, Dutch painter (Night School)  

1613  On this day in history birth of gerhard Douw, Dutch painter (d. 1675)  

1613  Gerard Dou, Dutch painter (Night School) (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.  

1622  On April - 07 birth of louise Hollandine, daughter of King Frederik V & Elizabeth Stuart  

1629  Juan Jose, of Austria, Spanish general/governor of Netherlands was born on this day in history.  

1644  François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi, French soldier (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.  

0030  On April - 07 christ, crucified, according to astronomer Schaefer, dies  

0924  On this day in history death of berengarius I, Emperor of Italy, murdered  

1307  Death of Joan of Acre, daughter of Edward I of England (b. 1271) on April - 07.  

1444  John Capreolus, French theologist (Libri IV), dies at about 50 on this day in history.  

1498  Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), dies at 27 on this day in history.  

1524  Philip of Burgundy, bishop of Utrecht, dies on April - 07.  

1614  On this day in history el Greco, Spanish painter (View of Toledo), dies (birth date unknown)  

1638  On this day in history death of shimazu Tadatsune, Japanese ruler of Satsuma (b. 1576)