Historical Events In April - 19

1739  On April - 19 nicholas Saunderson, mathematician, dies  

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

1768  Filippo della Valle, Italian sculptor, dies at about 70 on this day in history.  

1770  On this day in history amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1/3 part of Suriname  

1770  Esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer, dies at 74 on April - 19.  

1771  Giuseppe Cartufo, composer on this day in history.  

1772  David Ricardo, economist on this day in history.  

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

1773  Florian Johann Deller, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1774  On this day in history cW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris  

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

1775  On April - 19 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"  

1775  On this day in history minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon  

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

1782  Netherlands recognizes US on April - 19.  

1783  On this day in history george Washington proclaims end of hostilities  

1785  On this day in history alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer  

1791  Richard Price, nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World), dies on this day in history.  

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

1798  On April - 19 franz Joseph Glaser, composer  

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  On this day in history benjamin Rush, physician/abolotionist (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 67  

1817  On this day in history john Philip, painter  

1821  On this day in history mortimer Dormer Leggett, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1896  

1824  On April - 19 george Gorden Noel "Lord" Byron, poet, dies at 36  

1825  On this day in history 33 patriotic exiles return to Uruguay  

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

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

1836  Nikolai Gogol's "Revisor," premieres in St Petersburg on this day in history.  

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

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

1839  On April - 19 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 this day in history.  

1603  Michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.  

1605  Orazio Benevoli, composer was born on this day in history.  

1658  Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.  

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

1700  Georg Abraham Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  Gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies on April - 19.  

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

1390  On this day in history robert II, King of Scotland, dies  

1529  On this day in history john Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55  

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