Page 4: Historical Events In April - 18

1879  On this day in history trial of Standing Bear-Crook on indians citizen rights begins   

1879  Anthony Pannizim, principal librarian (British Museum), dies on April - 18.   

1880  An F4 tornado strikes Marshfield, Missouri, killing 99 people and injuring 100 on April - 18.   

1881  On April - 18 natural History Museum of South Kensington England opens   

1881  On this day in history hermann KJ Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Dr Eisenbart)   

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

1882  On this day in history leopold Stokowski, London England, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony)   

1883  On this day in history agnes Tyrrell, composer, dies at 36   

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

1889  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 on this day in history.   

1889  Jessie Street, Austrialian pro womans/aborigine rights fighter on April - 18.   

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

1890  James Rennie, Toronto Ontario, actor (Lash, Little Damozel) on this day in history.   

1895  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 on April - 18.   

1895  Anton F Pieck, Dutch illustrator (Efteling, Kaatsheuvel) [or April 19] on April - 18.   

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

1897  Pedro Regas, actor (Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour) [or Apr 12] on April - 18.   

1898  Lord Leatherland, British journalist/Labour peer on April - 18.   

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

1899  On April - 18 john McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager   

1900  On April - 18 louise Tazewell, [Louise Skiller Tazewell], entertainer   

1902  Denmark is 1st country to adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals on April - 18.   

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

1904  L'Humanité, under Jean Jaurès begins publishing on April - 18.   

1906  On April - 18 an earthquake, followed by fire, destroys most of San Francisco, killing 3000 people   

1906  SF earthquake & fire kills nearly 4,000 & destroys 75% of the city on this day in history.   

1906  The Great San Francisco Earthquake occurred at 5 13 a.m on April - 18.   

1906  8.25 earthquake shakes SF Calif on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history augustus Thomas' "Witching Hour," premieres in NYC   

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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 April - 18.   

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

1590  On this day in history birth of ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17)   

1590  On April - 18 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  On this day in history mu'awijja, kalief of Al-Schaam, dies   

1161  Death of Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury on April - 18.   

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

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

1558  On April - 18 death of roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent   

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