Page 4: Historical Events In April - 18
Wednesday, 02 July 2025
1879 Trial of Standing Bear-Crook on indians citizen rights begins on this day in history.
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 Natural History Museum of South Kensington England opens on this day in history.
1881 Hermann KJ Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Dr Eisenbart) on this day in history.
1882 The birth of Leopold Stokowski, British composer on April - 18.
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 April - 18 magda Janssens, Flemish/Neth actress/acting teacher (Maria Stuart)
1888 Arnold Henry Moore Lunn, skier on April - 18.
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 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 April - 18.
1889 Jessie Street, Austrialian pro womans/aborigine rights fighter on April - 18.
1890 On April - 18 nY Commission of Emigration ends, closing Castle Clinton
1890 On this day in history james Rennie, Toronto Ontario, actor (Lash, Little Damozel)
1895 On April - 18 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 Anton F Pieck, Dutch illustrator (Efteling, Kaatsheuvel) [or April 19] on April - 18.
1896 On April - 18 c Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse)
1897 On April - 18 pedro Regas, actor (Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour) [or Apr 12]
1898 On this day in history lord Leatherland, British journalist/Labour peer
1898 On April - 18 gustave Moureau, painter, dies
1899 On April - 18 john McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager
1900 On this day in history louise Tazewell, [Louise Skiller Tazewell], entertainer
1902 On this day in history denmark is 1st country to adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals
1903 Leonid Kinskey, St Petersburg Russia, actor (Casablanca) on April - 18.
1904 On April - 18 l'Humanité, under Jean Jaurès begins publishing
1906 An earthquake, followed by fire, destroys most of San Francisco, killing 3000 people on April - 18.
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 this day in history.
1906 On April - 18 8.25 earthquake shakes SF Calif
1906 Clara Eggink, [Ebbele], Dutch poetess (Life with JC Bloem) on April - 18.
1906 On April - 18 the Great San Francisco Earthquake occurred at 5:13 a.m.
1907 Fairmont Hotel opens on this day in history.
1907 Augustus Thomas' "Witching Hour," premieres in NYC on this day in history.
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