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

1881  On this day in history natural History Museum of South Kensington England opens  

1881  On April - 18 hermann KJ Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Dr Eisenbart)  

1882  The birth of Leopold Stokowski, British composer on this day in history.  

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

1883  Agnes Tyrrell, composer, dies at 36 on April - 18.  

1884  Magda Janssens, Flemish/Neth actress/acting teacher (Maria Stuart) on April - 18.  

1888  On this day in history 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 April - 18.  

1889  On April - 18 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 April - 18 jessie Street, Austrialian pro womans/aborigine rights fighter  

1890  On April - 18 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 this day in history.  

1896  On April - 18 c Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse)  

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

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

1898  On April - 18 gustave Moureau, painter, dies  

1899  John McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager on April - 18.  

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

1902  On April - 18 denmark is 1st country to adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals  

1903  Leonid Kinskey, St Petersburg Russia, actor (Casablanca) on April - 18.  

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

1906  On this day in history an earthquake, followed by fire, destroys most of San Francisco, killing 3000 people  

1906  On this day in history sF earthquake & fire kills nearly 4,000 & destroys 75% of the city  

1906  On April - 18 the Great San Francisco Earthquake occurred at 5 13 a.m.  

1906  8.25 earthquake shakes SF Calif on April - 18.  

1906  On April - 18 clara Eggink, [Ebbele], Dutch poetess (Life with JC Bloem)  

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

1907  On this day in history fairmont Hotel opens  

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

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

1605  On April - 18 birth of giacomo Carissimi, composer  

1729  On April - 18 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  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  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  On this day in history death of roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent  

1567  Wilhelm von Grumbach, German military man, dies at 63 on April - 18.