Historical Events In April - 18

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 April - 18.  

1881  Natural History Museum of South Kensington England opens on this day in history.  

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  Leopold Stokowski, London England, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony) on this day in history.  

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

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

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  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  On this day in history 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  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  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  On April - 18 pedro Regas, actor (Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour) [or Apr 12]  

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

1898  On April - 18 gustave Moureau, painter, dies  

1899  On this day in history john McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager  

1900  On this day in history louise Tazewell, [Louise Skiller Tazewell], entertainer  

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

1903  Leonid Kinskey, St Petersburg Russia, actor (Casablanca) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1907  On this day in history fairmont Hotel opens  

1907  Augustus Thomas' "Witching Hour," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

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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 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 April - 18 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  On April - 18 mu'awijja, kalief of Al-Schaam, dies  

1161  On this day in history death of theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury  

1504  Filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52 on April - 18.  

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