Historical Events In April - 19

1739  On April - 19 nicholas Saunderson, mathematician, dies   

1768  Adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist on April - 19.   

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

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

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

1771  Giuseppe Cartufo, composer on April - 19.   

1772  David Ricardo, economist on this day in history.   

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

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  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  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  Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon on April - 19.   

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

1782  Netherlands recognizes US on this day in history.   

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

1785  On April - 19 alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer   

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

1795  Christian Gottfried Ehrenburg, German zoologist on April - 19.   

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

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

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

1830  On April - 19 rudolf Cornely, German bible expert/jesuit   

1832  Jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre, mathematician/dramatist (Nobel 1904) on this day in history.   

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 April - 19.   

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 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  Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1012  On this day in history death of alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954)   

1044  On April - 19 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 this day in history 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