Page 2: Historical Events In April - 18

1710  Pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1729  On April - 18 gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer   

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

1738  On this day in history real Academia de la Historia ("Royal Academy of History") founded in Madrid.   

1740  On this day in history francis Baring, banker/merchant   

1744  On this day in history pieter 't Hoen, Dutch journalist/patriot   

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

1764  Bernhard Anselm Weber, pianist/conductor/composer on this day in history.   

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 April - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1777  Ignac Ruzitska, composer on April - 18.   

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

1786  Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer on this day in history.   

1797  On April - 18 france & Austria signs cease fire   

1797  Louis-Adolphe Thiers, president of France on this day in history.   

1800  On this day in history john Evangelist Schreiber, composer, dies at 84   

1803  Charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen of Neth East Indies (1856-61) on April - 18.   

1806  On this day in history ludwig Schuberth, composer   

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

1817  On April - 18 george Henry Lewes, English philosophical writer (Life of Goethe)   

1818  Pieter PJQ Ondaatje, Ceylon/Dutch lawyer, dies at 59 on April - 18.   

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  William Lamb Lord Melbourne forms British Govt on this day in history.   

1838  On April - 18 wilkes' expedition to South Pole sails   

1839  Henry Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet (Bell Birds) on this day in history.   

1839  On April - 18 frantz Jehin-Prume, composer   

1842  On April - 18 antero Tarquinio de Quental, Portugal, poet (Beatrice)   

1845  On this day in history wilhelm Gericke, composer   

1845  On this day in history nicholas T the Saussure, Swiss chemist/botany, dies at 77   

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1480  Lucretia Borgia, murderess (poison)/daughter (Pope Alexander VI) was born on April - 18.   

1521  Francois de Coligny, ruler of van Andelot, French general (Jarnac) was born on April - 18.   

1580  Thomas Middleton, English playwright (Game of Chess) was born on this day in history.   

1590  Ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17) was born on this day in history.   

1590  Ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

1605  Giacomo Carissimi, composer was born on April - 18.   

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

1732  On April - 18 birth of george Colman, "the Elder   

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

1161  Death of Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

1504  On April - 18 filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52   

1530  On April - 18 francois Lambert d'avignon, French church reformer, dies at about 43   

1552  On this day in history john Leland, antiquary, dies   

1556  Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61 on April - 18.   

1558  Death of Roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent on April - 18.   

1567  On April - 18 wilhelm von Grumbach, German military man, dies at 63