Historical Events In April - 18

1710  On April - 18 pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 75  

1729  On this day in history gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer  

1732  On April - 18 george Colman, "the Elder  

1738  On April - 18 real Academia de la Historia ("Royal Academy of History") founded in Madrid.  

1740  Francis Baring, banker/merchant on this day in history.  

1744  Pieter 't Hoen, Dutch journalist/patriot on this day in history.  

1759  Jacques-Christian-Michel Widerkehr, composer on this day in history.  

1764  On April - 18 bernhard Anselm Weber, pianist/conductor/composer  

1775  American colonial patriot Paul Revere made his famous ride from Lexington to Concord, Massachusetts, warning the American people that the British “redcoats” had landed and will soon arrive on this day in history.  

1775  At about 10 p.m., three men took to their horses to ride from Boston to Concord, MA to warn the citizens of the approaching British army. The famous poem, "Paul Revere's Ride", by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, glorified the Bostonian as the lone rider. He was, in fact, accompanied by William Dawes and Samuel Prescott. Only Prescott made it all the way to Concord. Revere was nabbed by a British cavalry patrol near Lexington, MA (Dawes and Prescott escaped) on April - 18.  

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1775  On April - 18 paul Revere & William Dawes warn "the British are coming!"  

1775  Paul Revere & William Dawes warn "British are coming!" on April - 18.  

1777  Ignac Ruzitska, composer on this day in history.  

1783  On April - 18 fighting ceases in the American Revolution, eight years to the day since it began.  

1786  On this day in history franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer  

1797  France & Austria signs cease fire on this day in history.  

1797  On this day in history louis-Adolphe Thiers, president of France  

1800  John Evangelist Schreiber, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1803  On this day in history charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen of Neth East Indies (1856-61)  

1806  On this day in history ludwig Schuberth, composer  

1809  1st run of 2,000 guineas horse race at Newmarket England on this day in history.  

1817  George Henry Lewes, English philosophical writer (Life of Goethe) on April - 18.  

1818  On April - 18 pieter PJQ Ondaatje, Ceylon/Dutch lawyer, dies at 59  

1824  On April - 18 edward Jones, composer, dies at 72  

1830  On this day in history jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia, composer, dies at 62  

1831  Publication starts of the weekly Sydney Herald, Australia's oldest still existing newspaper on April - 18.  

1834  On April - 18 charles Darwin sails to Rio Santa Cruz up Patagonia  

1835  On this day in history william Lamb Lord Melbourne forms British Govt  

1838  Wilkes' expedition to South Pole sails on April - 18.  

1839  Henry Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet (Bell Birds) on April - 18.  

1839  On April - 18 frantz Jehin-Prume, composer  

1842  On this day in history antero Tarquinio de Quental, Portugal, poet (Beatrice)  

1845  Wilhelm Gericke, composer on this day in history.  

1845  Nicholas T the Saussure, Swiss chemist/botany, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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1480  Lucretia Borgia, murderess (poison)/daughter (Pope Alexander VI) was born on this day in history.  

1521  Francois de Coligny, ruler of van Andelot, French general (Jarnac) was born on this day in history.  

1580  On April - 18 birth of thomas Middleton, English playwright (Game of Chess)  

1590  Ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17) was born on April - 18.  

1590  On this day in history birth of ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617)  

1605  On this day in history birth of giacomo Carissimi, composer  

1729  Gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer was born on April - 18.  

1732  On this day in history birth of george Colman, "the Elder  

0680  Mu'awijja, kalief of Al-Schaam, dies on April - 18.  

1161  On this day in history death of theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury  

1504  Filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52 on April - 18.  

1530  Francois Lambert d'avignon, French church reformer, dies at about 43 on this day in history.  

1552  John Leland, antiquary, dies on this day in history.  

1556  On April - 18 luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61  

1558  Death of Roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent on this day in history.  

1567  On this day in history wilhelm von Grumbach, German military man, dies at 63