Page 2: Historical Events In April - 19

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

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

1768  On April - 19 filippo della Valle, Italian sculptor, dies at about 70   

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

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

1771  Giuseppe Cartufo, composer on April - 19.   

1772  David Ricardo, economist on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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  On this day in history 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  Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon on April - 19.   

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

1782  Netherlands recognizes US on April - 19.   

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

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 April - 19.   

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

1799  On this day in history 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  On April - 19 john Philip, painter   

1821  On April - 19 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 April - 19 33 patriotic exiles return to Uruguay   

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

1837  Cheyney University forms as the Institute for Colored Youth on this day in history.   

1839  Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom on this day in history.   

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

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1320  On April - 19 birth of pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67)   

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

1605  On this day in history birth of orazio Benevoli, composer   

1658  On April - 19 birth of johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716)   

1660  On April - 19 birth of sebastian Duron, composer   

1665  Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721) was born on April - 19.   

1686  On this day in history birth of vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750)   

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

1044  Gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies on April - 19.   

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 this day in history.   

1560  On April - 19 philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63   

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