Page 3: Historical Events In April - 14

1831  On this day in history gerhard Rohlfs, German explorer/ambassador in Abyssinia   

1832  On this day in history james Hewett Ledlie, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1882   

1836  On this day in history congress forms Territory of Wisconsin   

1841  On this day in history edgar Allen Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue," published   

1842  Sven August Korling, composer on April - 14.   

1843  Gustave Leon Huberti, composer on April - 14.   

1843  Joseph Franz Karl Lanner, Austria, composer/violist, dies at 42 on April - 14.   

1847  Persia & Osmaanse sign 2nd Treaty of Erzurum on this day in history.   

1849  Hungary declares itself independent of Austria with Louis Kossuth as its leader on April - 14.   

1852  On April - 14 henrique Oswald, composer   

1853  Harriet Tubman began her Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape on April - 14.   

1857  Edgar Stillman Kelley, Sparta Wisconsin, composer (Gulliver) on this day in history.   

1860  On April - 14 pony Express rider arrives in SF from St Joseph, Mo   

1860  1st Pony Express rider arrives in SF from St Joseph, Mo on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history formal Union surrender of Ft Sumter   

1862  Battle of Ft Pillow TN on this day in history.   

1862  Pyotr A Stolypin, premier Russia (1906-11) on April - 14.   

1863  William Bullock patents continuous-roll printing press on April - 14.   

1865  John Wiles Booth murders president Lincoln "But apart from that, Mrs Lincoln, how was the play?" on this day in history.   

1865  On April - 14 john Wilkes Booth shoots Abraham Lincoln   

1865  Mobile, Alabama is captured on April - 14.   

1865  Pres Abraham Lincoln shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth on April - 14.   

1866  Anne Mansfield Sullivan, US, educated Helen Keller on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history south Carolina voters approved constitution, 70,758 to 27,228   

1868  SC voters approved constitution, 70,758 to 27,228 on this day in history.   

1870  On April - 14 syd Gregory, cricketer (Australian batsman in 58 Tests 1890-1912)   

1871  On this day in history canada sets denominations of currency as dollars, cents, & mills   

1872  Dominion Lands Act passed-Canada's Homestead Act on this day in history.   

1873  Viktor Joseph Keldorfer, composer on April - 14.   

1874  Count Alexander, of Athlone, gov-gen (South-Africa/Canada) on April - 14.   

1874  Hermanus J Abbring, Dutch author/engineer on Curacao, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1876  Murray Bisset, cricketer (South African wicket-keeper 1899 & 1910) on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history daniel Plooy, Dutch new testament scholar   

1879  James Branch Cabell, American novelist/essayist (Restless Heads) on this day in history.   

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1336  Emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374) was born on April - 14.   

1572  Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born on April - 14.   

1578  Philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621) was born on April - 14.   

1592  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher was born on April - 14.   

1629  On April - 14 birth of christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings)   

1668  Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741) was born on April - 14.   

1676  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer was born on April - 14.   

1710  On this day in history birth of marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer   

0711  On this day in history childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27   

0911  On this day in history sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies   

1099  Death of Conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death on April - 14.   

1132  On April - 14 death of mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076)   

1240  Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies on April - 14.   

1279  On April - 14 death of boleslaus of Greater Poland   

1322  Death of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275) on this day in history.   

1345  On April - 14 death of richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287)