Page 2: Historical Events In April - 29

1781  French fleet occupies Tobago.   

1783  David Cox, English painter (Treatise on landscape painting)   

1784  Premiere of Mozart's Sonata in B flat, K454 (Vienna)   

1793  Cornerstone laid for Groningen's new townhall.   

1806  Earnest Freiherr von Feuchtersleben, Austria, physician/philosopher   

1808  Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, German politician/reformer [or 1883].   

1813  Rubber is patented.   

1813  Christian Danner, composer, dies at 55   

1814  USS Peacock captures HMS Epervier.   

1815  Abram Duryee, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890   

1818  Alexander II N Romanov, Tsar of Russia (1855-81).   

1830  Adolph Sutro, SF mayor, built Cliff House, railways, tunnels   

1834  Charles Darwin's expedition sees top of Andes from Patagonia.   

1841  A Bertrand, writer, dies   

1845  Macon B Allen and Robert Morris Jr, 1st blacks to open law practice   

1852  inaugural edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published   

1852  1st edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published.   

1853  Comet C/1853 G1 (Schweizer) approaches within 0.0839 AUs of Earth   

1854  Henri Poincare, French mathematician is born   

1854  Henri Poincaré, France, mathematician/astronomer/philosopher   

1855  Anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) [OS]   

1856  Peace between England and Russia   

1857  US Army, Pacific Div HQ permanently established at Presidio (SF).   

1857  US Army, Pacific Div HQ permanently forms at Presidio (SF).   

1857  Edouard Rod, France/Swiss writer (Mishel' Tes'e)   

1860  Lorado Taft, US, sculptor (Black Hawk)   

1861  Asteroid 68-Leto and Asteroid 69-Hesperia discovered.   

1861  Maryland's House of Delegates vote against seceding from Union   

1861  R Luther discovers asteroid #68 Leto.   

1861  Maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union.   

1862  100000 federal troops prepare to march into Corinth, Miss.   

1862  New Orleans fell to Union forces during Civil War.   

1862  Vittorio Mario Vanzo, composer.   

1863  William Randolph Hearst, American publisher is born   

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1584  Melchior teschner: Composer   

1636  Esaias reusner: Composer   

1660  Matthias henriksen schacht: Composer   

1665  James butler: 2nd duke of ormonde, irish statesman and soldier   

1667  John arbuthnot: Scottish writer (alexander pope)   

1686  Peregrine bertie: 2nd duke of ancaster and kesteven, english statesman   

1727  Jean-georges noverre: French dancer/choreographer (ballet d'action)   

1745  Oliver ellsworth: 3rd chief justice supreme court (1796-1800)   

0852  Amalarius/fortunatus/symphosius of metz/lyon: Bishop,   

0926  Death of Burchard ii: Duke of swabia   

1380  Catherine of siena: Italian saint (b. 1347)   

1499  Death of John iv: Dutch army leader/earl of egmond,   

1535  Death of John houghton: English, executed   

1594  Death of Thomas cooper: English bishop, lexicographer, and writer   

1630  Agrippa d'aubigné: French poet (b. 1552)   

1658  Death of John cleveland: English poet (b. 1613)