Page 4: Historical Events In April - 19

1882  J Palisa discovers asteroid #225 Henrietta on this day in history.   

1882  Charles Robert Darwin, evolutionist (Origin of Species), dies at 73 on April - 19.   

1883  On this day in history getulio Vargas, president of Brazil (1930-45, 1951-54), modernizer   

1888  On April - 19 william L Axt, composer   

1889  Warren De La Rue, astronomer/chemist, dies on April - 19.   

1890  Henry Morton Stanley inaugurated in Brussels on this day in history.   

1890  Lou Bandy, [Lodewijk F Dieben], revue-artist (Look for the Sun) on this day in history.   

1891  Francoise Rosay, Paris, actress (Interlude, Women in Prison, Saraband) on this day in history.   

1892  Charles Duryea takes first American-made auto out for a spin on this day in history.   

1892  Charles Duryea takes 1st American-made auto out for a spin (Mass) on April - 19.   

1892  On this day in history germaine Tailleferre, [Les Six], Pau-St-Maur France, composer   

1893  On April - 19 john Addington Symonds, critic/poet, dies   

1894  Jules Massenet's opera "Werther," premieres in NYC on April - 19.   

1895  On April - 19 george Scharf, critic, dies   

1896  On April - 19 herzl's "The Jewish State" is published   

1897  On April - 19 first American marathon ran, John J McDermott wins in 2 55 10 (Boston)   

1897  1st American marathon ran, John J McDermott wins in 2:55:10 (Boston) on this day in history.   

1897  Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, sculptor/art benefactor on this day in history.   

1897  First American marathon ran, John J McDermott wins in 2:55:10 (Boston) on this day in history.   

1898  On April - 19 2nd Boston Marathon won by Ron McDonald of Mass in 2:42:00   

1898  Constance Talmadge, Brooklyn NY, comedienne/actress (Intolerance) on April - 19.   

1899  3rd Boston Marathon won by Lawrence Brignolia of Mass in 2:54:38 on April - 19.   

1900  On this day in history 4th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:39:44.4   

1900  Richard Arthur Warren Hughes, English writer (Fiction as Truth) on this day in history.   

1901  On April - 19 5th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:29:23.6   

1902  On April - 19 in Guatemala a 7.5 earthquake lasted perhaps 30 to 40 seconds and caused some 2,000 deaths in Quelzaltenango   

1902  6th Boston Marathon won by Sam Mellor of NY in 2:43:12 on April - 19.   

1903  The birth of Eliot Ness, American agent who put Al Capone behind bars on April - 19.   

1903  On April - 19 eliot Ness, untouchable (FBI agent-Chicago)   

1904  R S Dugan discovers asteroids #533 Sara & #534 Nassovia on this day in history.   

1904  8th Boston Marathon won by Michael Spring of NY in 2:38:04.4 on this day in history.   

1905  9th Boston Marathon won by Fred Lorz of NY in 2:38:25.4 on April - 19.   

1905  John S "Jimmy" Thach, US pilot/admiral (WW II) on April - 19.   

1906  On April - 19 10th Boston Marathon won by Tim Ford of Mass in 2:45:45   

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1320  On this day in history birth of pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67)   

1603  On this day in history birth of michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685)   

1605  On this day in history 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 April - 19 birth of jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721)   

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

1700  On April - 19 birth of georg Abraham Schneider, composer   

0843  On this day in history judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies   

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

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

1054  On this day in history leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51   

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

1529  On April - 19 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