Historical Events In April - 19

1739  Nicholas Saunderson, mathematician, dies on April - 19.  

1768  On this day in history adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist  

1768  Filippo della Valle, Italian sculptor, dies at about 70 on April - 19.  

1770  On April - 19 amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1/3 part of Suriname  

1770  On this day in history esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer, dies at 74  

1771  On April - 19 giuseppe Cartufo, composer  

1772  David Ricardo, economist on this day in history.  

1772  Johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1773  On April - 19 florian Johann Deller, composer, dies at 43  

1774  CW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris on this day in history.  

1775  On April - 19 minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon Revolution begins-Lexington Common, shot "heard round the world"  

1775  Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon. A shot is fired and the American revolution begins at the Lexington Common. That was the "shot heard round the world" on this day in history.  

1775  Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon on this day in history.  

1776  On April - 19 jacob Israel Emden, [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi, dies at 78  

1782  Netherlands recognizes US on April - 19.  

1783  George Washington proclaims end of hostilities on April - 19.  

1785  On April - 19 alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer  

1791  On this day in history richard Price, nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World), dies  

1795  On April - 19 christian Gottfried Ehrenburg, German zoologist  

1798  Franz Joseph Glaser, composer on this day in history.  

1799  On April - 19 pieter Hellendaal, violinist/organist/composer (Glees), dies at 78  

1801  On this day in history gustav T Fechner, [Dr Mises], German philosopher/physicist  

1810  Venezuela achieves home rule: Vicente Emparan, Governor of the Captaincy General is removed by the people of Caracas and a Junta is installed on this day in history.  

1813  Benjamin Rush, physician/abolotionist (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1817  John Philip, painter on April - 19.  

1821  Mortimer Dormer Leggett, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1896 on this day in history.  

1824  On this day in history george Gorden Noel "Lord" Byron, poet, dies at 36  

1825  33 patriotic exiles return to Uruguay on this day in history.  

1830  On this day in history rudolf Cornely, German bible expert/jesuit  

1832  On April - 19 jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre, mathematician/dramatist (Nobel 1904)  

1836  On April - 19 nikolai Gogol's "Revisor," premieres in St Petersburg  

1837  On April - 19 cheyney University forms as the Institute for Colored Youth  

1839  Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom on April - 19.  

1839  On this day in history treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom & Luxembourg a Grand Duchy  

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1320  Pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67) was born on April - 19.  

1603  Michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685) was born on April - 19.  

1605  Orazio Benevoli, composer was born on April - 19.  

1658  On this day in history birth of johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716)  

1660  On this day in history birth of sebastian Duron, composer  

1665  On this day in history birth of jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721)  

1686  Vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.  

1700  On this day in history birth of georg Abraham Schneider, composer  

0843  On April - 19 judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies  

1012  Death of Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954) on this day in history.  

1044  On April - 19 gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies  

1054  On this day in history leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51  

1390  Robert II, King of Scotland, dies on this day in history.  

1529  John Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55 on this day in history.  

1560  Philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1567  On April - 19 michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79