Page 2: Historical Events In April - 18

1710  Pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 75 on April - 18.   

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

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  On this day in history francis Baring, banker/merchant   

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

1759  On this day in history jacques-Christian-Michel Widerkehr, composer   

1764  Bernhard Anselm Weber, pianist/conductor/composer on April - 18.   

1775  On April - 18 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   

1775  On April - 18 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).   

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  On this day in history ignac Ruzitska, composer   

1783  Fighting ceases in the American Revolution, eight years to the day since it began on this day in history.   

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 April - 18 charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen of Neth East Indies (1856-61)   

1806  Ludwig Schuberth, composer on this day in history.   

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  Edward Jones, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1830  Jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia, composer, dies at 62 on April - 18.   

1831  Publication starts of the weekly Sydney Herald, Australia's oldest still existing newspaper on this day in history.   

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  Wilkes' expedition to South Pole sails on this day in history.   

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

1839  On this day in history 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  On this day in history nicholas T the Saussure, Swiss chemist/botany, dies at 77   

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1480  On this day in history birth of lucretia Borgia, murderess (poison)/daughter (Pope Alexander VI)   

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

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

0680  Mu'awijja, kalief of Al-Schaam, dies on this day in history.   

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

1504  On this day in history filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52   

1530  Francois Lambert d'avignon, French church reformer, dies at about 43 on April - 18.   

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

1556  Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

1567  Wilhelm von Grumbach, German military man, dies at 63 on this day in history.