Historical Events In April - 07

1724  Johann S Bach's "John Passion" premieres in Leipzig on April - 07.   

1727  On this day in history henri Hardouin, composer   

1745  Georg Druschetzky, composer on this day in history.   

1748  Georg Wenzel Ritter, composer on this day in history.   

1756  Charles Felix, King of Sardina (1821-31) on this day in history.   

1763  Domenico Dragonetti, composer on April - 07.   

1766  Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch classicist, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1767  On this day in history franz Sparry, composer, dies at 51   

1768  Karl Theodor Toeschi, composer on April - 07.   

1768  Michel Mathieu, composer, dies at 78 on April - 07.   

1770  On April - 07 the birth of William Wordsworth, English Poet   

1770  On this day in history william Wordsworth, England, poet laureate (Prelude)   

1772  F M Charles Fourier, French socialist on April - 07.   

1775  On this day in history francis C Lowell, founded 1st raw cotton-to-cloth textile mill   

1776  Captain John Barry and the USS Lexington captures the Edward on this day in history.   

1778  On this day in history johann Balthasar Kehl, composer, dies at 52   

1780  On this day in history william Ellery Channing, US, Unitarian clergyman   

1783  Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1786  On April - 07 william Rufus DeVane King, (D) 13th VP (1853)   

1788  On this day in history first settlement in Ohio, at Marietta   

1788  1st settlement in Ohio, at Marietta on this day in history.   

1789  On this day in history peter Camper, anatomist/animal scholar, dies at 66   

1795  On April - 07 france adopts the metre as the basic measure of length.   

1798  On April - 07 territory of Mississippi organized   

1798  On April - 07 mississippi Territory organized   

1801  On this day in history henry Eagle, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1882   

1803  Flora Tristan, writer on April - 07.   

1803  [Francois D] Toussaint L'Ouverture/Haitian revolutionary, dies on this day in history.   

1805  Premiere of Beethoven's "Eroica" (conducted by himself) on this day in history.   

1805  Francis Wilkinson Pickens, (Gov-SC, Confederacy), died in 1869 on April - 07.   

1810  On April - 07 pieter L van de Kasteele, Dutch politician/patriot, dies at 61   

1818  Gen Andrew Jackson conquers St Marks Fla from Seminole indians on April - 07.   

1819  On this day in history hubert Leonard, composer   

1822  On this day in history gershom Mott, Major General (Union volunteers)   

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1506  On April - 07 birth of francis Xavier, saint/Jesuit missionary to India, Malaya, & Japan   

1534  On this day in history birth of jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary (Brazilian Tupi-Indians)   

1613  On April - 07 birth of gerard Dou, Dutch painter (Night School)   

1613  Gerhard Douw, Dutch painter (d. 1675) was born on April - 07.   

1613  Gerard Dou, Dutch painter (Night School) (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1622  On this day in history birth of louise Hollandine, daughter of King Frederik V & Elizabeth Stuart   

1629  On this day in history birth of juan Jose, of Austria, Spanish general/governor of Netherlands   

1644  On this day in history birth of françois de Neufville, duc de Villeroi, French soldier (d. 1730)   

0030  Christ, crucified, according to astronomer Schaefer, dies on this day in history.   

0924  Death of Berengarius I, Emperor of Italy, murdered on April - 07.   

1307  On this day in history death of joan of Acre, daughter of Edward I of England (b. 1271)   

1444  On April - 07 john Capreolus, French theologist (Libri IV), dies at about 50   

1498  On April - 07 charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), dies at 27   

1524  On April - 07 philip of Burgundy, bishop of Utrecht, dies   

1614  El Greco, Spanish painter (View of Toledo), dies (birth date unknown) on April - 07.   

1638  On April - 07 death of shimazu Tadatsune, Japanese ruler of Satsuma (b. 1576)