Historical Events In April - 01

1778  Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" symbol on this day in history.   

1785  J H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter on this day in history.   

1789  House of Reps first full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg first speaker on this day in history.   

1789  On April - 01 house of Reps 1st full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg 1st speaker   

1792  Gronings feminist Etta Palm demands women's right to divorce on April - 01.   

1793  Volcano Unsen on Japan erupts killing about 53,000 on this day in history.   

1799  Narciso Casanovas, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1802  On this day in history hubert Reis, composer   

1803  On April - 01 french law rules the use of intention   

1807  Fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic on this day in history.   

1807  On this day in history louis Francois Chambray, composer, dies at 69   

1809  Nikolai Gogol, Ukrainian-born Russian novelist, humorist, and dramatist (Dead Souls, The Inspector-General) on April - 01.   

1814  Jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian general/cartographer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1815  Otto Von Bismarck, Germany, chancellor (1866-90) on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history johannes J van Oosterzee, Dutch theologist   

1823  On April - 01 simon Bolivar Buckner, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1914   

1826  Samuel Mory patents internal combustion engine on this day in history.   

1830  Carl Borromaus Neuner, composer, dies at 51 on April - 01.   

1832  Robert the Hermit, US ex-slave/hermit in Massachusetts, dies on this day in history.   

1834  On April - 01 isidore Edouard Legouix, composer   

1836  On April - 01 charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle reaches Cocos Islands   

1843  Ludwig Enneccerus, German jurist on this day in history.   

1847  Gavriil Musicescu, composer on this day in history.   

1850  On this day in history sF County Govt established   

1852  Second Burmese War breaks out after British ultimatum to King of Burma on this day in history.   

1852  Edward Austin Abbey, US, painter (Quest of the Holy Grail) on April - 01.   

1853  Cincinnati became first US city to pay firefighters a regular salary on this day in history.   

1853  Cincinnati became 1st US city to pay fire fighters a regular salary on this day in history.   

1854  Hard Times begins serialisation in Charles Dickens magazine, Household Words on this day in history.   

1857  On this day in history herman Melville publishes The Confidence-Man.   

1858  Arnold Aletrino, Dutch physician-criminologist/author (From Life) on April - 01.   

1862  On April - 01 shenandoah Valley campaign, Jackson's Battle of Woodstock, VA   

1863  On April - 01 wartime conscription law in US goes into effect   

1863  On this day in history 1st wartime conscription law in US goes into effect   

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1220  Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272) was born on this day in history.   

1283  On April - 01 birth of ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47)   

1543  On this day in history birth of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626)   

1578  William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation) was born on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history birth of gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter   

1582  On this day in history birth of thomas Simpson, composer   

1610  On this day in history birth of charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703)   

1640  Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on April - 01.   

1085  Death of Emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048) on April - 01.   

1132  On April - 01 death of st-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053)   

1204  On this day in history eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81   

1205  Amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.   

1528  On this day in history death of francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer   

1548  Sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1580  Death of Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on April - 01.   

1611  On this day in history death of gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72