Historical Events In April - 21
Sunday, 01 October 2023
1775 Alexander Anderson, US, engraver/illustrator (Shakespeare) on April - 21.
1779 William Knyvett, composer on April - 21.
1780 Ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 60 on April - 21.
1782 The birth of Friedrich Froebel, German educationalist on this day in history.
1785 Russian tsarina Catharina II ends noble privileges on this day in history.
1789 John Adams sworn in as first US Vice President, 9 days before Washington is sworn in as president on April - 21.
1789 John Adams sworn in as first US VP (9 days before Washington) on April - 21.
1789 On this day in history john Adams sworn in as 1st US VP (9 days before Washington)
1792 On this day in history tiradentes, a revolutionary who was leading a movement for Brazil's independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered.
1794 On April - 21 nYC formally declares coast of Ellis Island publically owned, so they can build forts to protect NYC from British
1795 Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint on this day in history.
1803 Levin Minn Powell, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1885 on this day in history.
1806 On this day in history peter van Schendel, Dutch painter
1809 On this day in history robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter, Secy State (Confederacy)
1814 Beni Egressy, composer on this day in history.
1816 On April - 21 the birth of Charlotte Bronte, British writer
1816 On this day in history charlotte Bronte, Tornton England, novelist (Jane Eyre)
1818 On April - 21 franz Grillparzer's "Sappho," premieres in Vienna
1824 Anselmo Clave, composer on April - 21.
1828 Noah Webster publishes first American dictionary on this day in history.
1828 Noah Webster publishes 1st American dictionary on April - 21.
1828 Hippolyte Taine, French philosopher/historian (Voyage in Italy) on this day in history.
1834 William Rufus Terrill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 on this day in history.
1836 Battle of San Jacinto, in which Texas wins independence from M‚xico on April - 21.
1836 Battle of San Jacinto, in which Texas wins independence from Mexico on April - 21.
1837 On April - 21 fredrik Bajer, Denmark, politican/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1908)
1838 On April - 21 the birth of John Muir, American naturalist
1838 John Muir, US, naturalist/discoverer (glaciers in High Seirras) on April - 21.
1840 On this day in history franz Xaver Haberl, German priest/musicologist (Magister choralis)
1849 Oskar Hertwig, Germany, embryologist, discovered fertilization on April - 21.
1853 Charles-Theodore Malherbe, composer on April - 21.
1854 On April - 21 eusapia Palladino, Napolitanse with parergische phenomenons
1855 First train crosses Miss River's first bridge, Rock Is Ill-Davenport Ia on this day in history.
1855 On April - 21 1st train crosses Miss River's 1st bridge, Rock Is Ill-Davenport Ia
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