Historical Events In April - 18

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

1879  On April - 18 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 April - 18 natural History Museum of South Kensington England opens  

1881  Hermann KJ Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Dr Eisenbart) on April - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

1884  On April - 18 magda Janssens, Flemish/Neth actress/acting teacher (Maria Stuart)  

1888  On April - 18 arnold Henry Moore Lunn, skier  

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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  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  Jessie Street, Austrialian pro womans/aborigine rights fighter on this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history.  

1898  On April - 18 lord Leatherland, British journalist/Labour peer  

1898  Gustave Moureau, painter, dies on this day in history.  

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

1900  On April - 18 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 April - 18.  

1904  L'Humanité, under Jean Jaurès begins publishing on this day in history.  

1906  An earthquake, followed by fire, destroys most of San Francisco, killing 3000 people on April - 18.  

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

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

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 April - 18 fairmont Hotel opens  

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

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1480  On April - 18 birth of lucretia Borgia, murderess (poison)/daughter (Pope Alexander VI)  

1521  On April - 18 birth of francois de Coligny, ruler of van Andelot, French general (Jarnac)  

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

1590  On April - 18 birth of ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17)  

1590  On this day in history birth of ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617)  

1605  Giacomo Carissimi, composer was born on this day in history.  

1729  On this day in history birth of gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer  

1732  George Colman, "the Elder was born on April - 18.  

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 April - 18 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 April - 18.  

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

1558  Death of Roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent on April - 18.  

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