Page 2: Historical Events In April - 19

1739  Nicholas Saunderson, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

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  Esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1771  On this day in history giuseppe Cartufo, composer   

1772  On April - 19 david Ricardo, economist   

1772  On April - 19 johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66   

1773  On this day in history florian Johann Deller, composer, dies at 43   

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 April - 19.   

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 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 April - 19 netherlands recognizes US   

1783  George Washington proclaims end of hostilities on this day in history.   

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

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

1813  On this day in history benjamin Rush, physician/abolotionist (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 67   

1817  John Philip, painter on April - 19.   

1821  On April - 19 mortimer Dormer Leggett, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1896   

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 April - 19 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  Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1665  On April - 19 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 April - 19.   

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

1044  Gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79