Page 3: Historical Events In April - 09

1830  On April - 09 eadweard Muybridge, England, pioneered study of motion, photography   

1831  Robert Jenkins loses an ear, starts war between Britain and Spain on April - 09.   

1831  Robert Jenkins loses an ear, starts war between Britain & Spain on April - 09.   

1833  On April - 09 first tax-supported public library (Peterborough, NH)   

1833  On this day in history 1st tax-supported public library (Peterborough, NH)   

1835  On this day in history leopold II, King of Belgians (1865-1909)   

1838  On April - 09 national Galley opens in London   

1838  On April - 09 steamship "Great Western" maiden voyage (Bristol England to NYC) beginning of the end of the Age of Sail   

1838  On April - 09 national Gallery re-opens in its new dedicated building in Trafalgar Square London   

1847  On April - 09 francesco Paolo Tosti, composer   

1848  F A MacKinnon, cricketer (later the 35th Mackinnon of Mackinnon) on April - 09.   

1850  On April - 09 herman Zumpe, composer   

1850  On this day in history william Prout, physician/chemist, dies   

1851  C E Arthur Wichmann, German/Dutch geologist (Neth Indies) on April - 09.   

1851  On April - 09 antoine-Charles Glachant, composer, dies at 80   

1852  On this day in history john Howard Payne, actor/playwright (Fair Warning), dies   

1854  On this day in history seaborn M Denson, composer   

1855  On this day in history gyula Reviczky, Hungarian author/poet   

1861  On this day in history asteroid 66, Maia discovered   

1861  On this day in history h P Tuttle discovers asteroid #66 Maja   

1861  On April - 09 second relief convoy for Fort Sumter left New York   

1861  US mint at Dahlonega, Georgia seized by confederacy on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history charles Holroyd, painter/etcher   

1862  On this day in history george W Johnson, US planter/Confederate (gov-Ky), dies at about 50   

1864  On April - 09 battle of Mansfield, La Federals routed by Gen Richard Taylor   

1864  On this day in history battle of Pleasant Hill LA, 2870 casualities   

1865  Federals capture Ft Blakely, Alabama on this day in history.   

1865  On April - 09 lee's retreat cut off near Appomattox Court House   

1865  Robert E Lee and 26,765 troops, surrender to US Grant at Appomattox on April - 09.   

1865  The American Civil War ends with the surrender of the Confederate forces on this day in history.   

1865  General Robert E Lee and 26,765 troops, surrender at Appomattox Court House in Virginia to US Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant on April - 09.   

1865  On this day in history charles Proteus Steinmetz, Germany, experiment with AC electricity   

1865  Thomas Alfred Smyth, Irish/US Union general-major, dies at 32 on April - 09.   

1866  On April - 09 civil Rights Bill passes over Pres Andrew Johnson's veto   

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1336  On this day in history birth of tamerlane (Timur), Central Asian, Turkic conqueror (d. 1405)   

1498  On April - 09 birth of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (d. 1550)   

1597  John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670) was born on April - 09.   

1611  Giacomo Maria Predieri, composer was born on this day in history.   

1627  On this day in history birth of johann Kaspar Kerll, composer   

1634  Albertine Agnes, princess of Orange-Nassau was born on this day in history.   

1648  Henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720) was born on April - 09.   

1649  James Scott, duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II was born on April - 09.   

0093  On this day in history death of yuan An, Minister over the Masses of the Han dynasty   

0491  Death of Zeno, Byzantine Emperor on this day in history.   

0715  On April - 09 constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies   

1024  On this day in history benedict VIII, [Theophylactus van Tusculum], Pope (1012-24), dies   

1137  On April - 09 death of william X, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 1099)   

1483  Edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1484  Death of Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (b. 1473) on this day in history.   

1492  On this day in history lorenzo de' Medici, Florentine statesman, dies