Page 2: Historical Events In April - 19

1739  On this day in history nicholas Saunderson, mathematician, dies   

1768  Adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist on this day in history.   

1768  On this day in history filippo della Valle, Italian sculptor, dies at about 70   

1770  Amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1/3 part of Suriname on April - 19.   

1770  On April - 19 esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer, dies at 74   

1771  On this day in history giuseppe Cartufo, composer   

1772  On April - 19 david Ricardo, economist   

1772  Johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66 on April - 19.   

1773  Florian Johann Deller, composer, dies at 43 on April - 19.   

1774  On April - 19 cW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris   

1775  Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon Revolution begins-Lexington Common, shot "heard round the world" on this day in history.   

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 April - 19.   

1775  On April - 19 minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon   

1776  Jacob Israel Emden, [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1782  On this day in history netherlands recognizes US   

1783  On April - 19 george Washington proclaims end of hostilities   

1785  Alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer on April - 19.   

1791  Richard Price, nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World), dies on April - 19.   

1795  Christian Gottfried Ehrenburg, German zoologist on this day in history.   

1798  On this day in history franz Joseph Glaser, composer   

1799  On this day in history pieter Hellendaal, violinist/organist/composer (Glees), dies at 78   

1801  On April - 19 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 April - 19.   

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

1817  On this day in history john Philip, painter   

1821  Mortimer Dormer Leggett, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1896 on April - 19.   

1824  George Gorden Noel "Lord" Byron, poet, dies at 36 on April - 19.   

1825  33 patriotic exiles return to Uruguay on April - 19.   

1830  Rudolf Cornely, German bible expert/jesuit on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre, mathematician/dramatist (Nobel 1904)   

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

1837  Cheyney University forms as the Institute for Colored Youth on April - 19.   

1839  On this day in history treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom   

1839  Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom & Luxembourg a Grand Duchy on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1605  On April - 19 birth of orazio Benevoli, composer   

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

1660  Sebastian Duron, composer was born on April - 19.   

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

1686  On April - 19 birth of vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750)   

1700  Georg Abraham Schneider, composer was born on April - 19.   

0843  Judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies on this day in history.   

1012  On April - 19 death of alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954)   

1044  On this day in history gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies   

1054  Leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51 on April - 19.   

1390  On April - 19 robert II, King of Scotland, dies   

1529  John Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55 on April - 19.   

1560  Philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63 on April - 19.   

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