Historical Events In April - 18

1879  On April - 18 trial of Standing Bear-Crook on indians citizen rights begins  

1879  On this day in history anthony Pannizim, principal librarian (British Museum), dies  

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

1881  On this day in history 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  Magda Janssens, Flemish/Neth actress/acting teacher (Maria Stuart) on April - 18.  

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 April - 18.  

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 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 April - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1896  On this day in history c Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse)  

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 this day in history.  

1898  On this day in history gustave Moureau, painter, dies  

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

1900  Louise Tazewell, [Louise Skiller Tazewell], entertainer on this day in history.  

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

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

1904  On April - 18 l'Humanité, under Jean Jaurès begins publishing  

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 April - 18.  

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

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

1907  On April - 18 fairmont Hotel opens  

1907  On April - 18 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  On this day in history birth of francois de Coligny, ruler of van Andelot, French general (Jarnac)  

1580  On this day in history birth of thomas Middleton, English playwright (Game of Chess)  

1590  On April - 18 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 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  George Colman, "the Elder was born on this day in history.  

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

1552  On April - 18 john Leland, antiquary, dies  

1556  On April - 18 luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61  

1558  On this day in history death of roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent  

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