Page 4: Historical Events In April - 18

1879  Trial of Standing Bear-Crook on indians citizen rights begins on April - 18.   

1879  Anthony Pannizim, principal librarian (British Museum), dies on April - 18.   

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

1881  Natural History Museum of South Kensington England opens on April - 18.   

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

1882  On this day in history the birth of Leopold Stokowski, British composer   

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

1883  On April - 18 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  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  NY Commission of Emigration ends, closing Castle Clinton on April - 18.   

1890  James Rennie, Toronto Ontario, actor (Lash, Little Damozel) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history anton F Pieck, Dutch illustrator (Efteling, Kaatsheuvel) [or April 19]   

1896  C Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse) on this day in history.   

1897  On April - 18 pedro Regas, actor (Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour) [or Apr 12]   

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

1898  Gustave Moureau, painter, dies on April - 18.   

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

1900  On April - 18 louise Tazewell, [Louise Skiller Tazewell], entertainer   

1902  On this day in history denmark is 1st country to adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals   

1903  On April - 18 leonid Kinskey, St Petersburg Russia, actor (Casablanca)   

1904  On this day in history 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 this day in history the Great San Francisco Earthquake occurred at 5 13 a.m.   

1906  8.25 earthquake shakes SF Calif on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history clara Eggink, [Ebbele], Dutch poetess (Life with JC Bloem)   

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

1907  Fairmont Hotel opens on this day in history.   

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  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  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  On April - 18 birth of giacomo Carissimi, composer   

1729  On April - 18 birth of gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer   

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

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1556  On April - 18 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.