Historical Events In April - 18

1879  Trial of Standing Bear-Crook on indians citizen rights begins on this day in history.   

1879  Anthony Pannizim, principal librarian (British Museum), dies on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history an F4 tornado strikes Marshfield, Missouri, killing 99 people and injuring 100.   

1881  Natural History Museum of South Kensington England opens on April - 18.   

1881  Hermann KJ Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Dr Eisenbart) on April - 18.   

1882  On this day in history the birth of Leopold Stokowski, British composer   

1882  Leopold Stokowski, London England, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony) on April - 18.   

1883  Agnes Tyrrell, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history magda Janssens, Flemish/Neth actress/acting teacher (Maria Stuart)   

1888  On April - 18 arnold Henry Moore Lunn, skier   

1889  On this day in history in Germany First distant earthquake recorded. Ernst von Rebeur-Paschwitz made the first known recordings of a distant earthquake.   

1889  On this day in history in Japan a 7+ quake occured near east coast of Honshu, Japan. Teleseism first identified on a seismogram. The instruments were horizontal pendulums, designed by Ernst von Rebeur-Paschwitz to measure slight changes in the direction of the vertical. Two of these pendulums, located in Potsdam and Wilhelmshaven, recorded a large earthquake on April 17, 1889. The earthquake had been felt in Japan about an hour before it was recorded in Germany   

1889  On this day in history jessie Street, Austrialian pro womans/aborigine rights fighter   

1890  On this day in history nY Commission of Emigration ends, closing Castle Clinton   

1890  On this day in history james Rennie, Toronto Ontario, actor (Lash, Little Damozel)   

1895  On this day in history new York State passed an act that established free public baths! They were to be open 14 hours a day and provide hot and cold water.   

1895  On April - 18 anton F Pieck, Dutch illustrator (Efteling, Kaatsheuvel) [or April 19]   

1896  C Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse) on April - 18.   

1897  On this day in history pedro Regas, actor (Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour) [or Apr 12]   

1898  Lord Leatherland, British journalist/Labour peer on this day in history.   

1898  Gustave Moureau, painter, dies on April - 18.   

1899  John McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager on this day in history.   

1900  Louise Tazewell, [Louise Skiller Tazewell], entertainer on April - 18.   

1902  On this day in history denmark is 1st country to adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals   

1903  On this day in history leonid Kinskey, St Petersburg Russia, actor (Casablanca)   

1904  L'Humanité, under Jean Jaurès begins publishing on this day in history.   

1906  An earthquake, followed by fire, destroys most of San Francisco, killing 3000 people on this day in history.   

1906  SF earthquake & fire kills nearly 4,000 & destroys 75% of the city on April - 18.   

1906  On this day in history the Great San Francisco Earthquake occurred at 5 13 a.m.   

1906  On April - 18 8.25 earthquake shakes SF Calif   

1906  Clara Eggink, [Ebbele], Dutch poetess (Life with JC Bloem) on April - 18.   

1906  The Great San Francisco Earthquake occurred at 5:13 a.m on this day in history.   

1907  Fairmont Hotel opens on April - 18.   

1907  Augustus Thomas' "Witching Hour," premieres in NYC on April - 18.   

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1480  On April - 18 birth of lucretia Borgia, murderess (poison)/daughter (Pope Alexander VI)   

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  Giacomo Carissimi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On April - 18 death of theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1504  Filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52 on this day in history.   

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

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

1556  On this day in history luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61   

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.