Historical Events In April - 18

1710  On this day in history pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 75   

1729  Gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer on April - 18.   

1732  George Colman, "the Elder on April - 18.   

1738  On this day in history real Academia de la Historia ("Royal Academy of History") founded in Madrid.   

1740  On this day in history francis Baring, banker/merchant   

1744  Pieter 't Hoen, Dutch journalist/patriot on this day in history.   

1759  On April - 18 jacques-Christian-Michel Widerkehr, composer   

1764  Bernhard Anselm Weber, pianist/conductor/composer on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history american colonial patriot Paul Revere made his famous ride from Lexington to Concord, Massachusetts, warning the American people that the British “redcoats” had landed and will soon arrive   

1775  On April - 18 at about 10 p.m., three men took to their horses to ride from Boston to Concord, MA to warn the citizens of the approaching British army. The famous poem, "Paul Revere's Ride", by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, glorified the Bostonian as the lone rider. He was, in fact, accompanied by William Dawes and Samuel Prescott. Only Prescott made it all the way to Concord. Revere was nabbed by a British cavalry patrol near Lexington, MA (Dawes and Prescott escaped).   

1775  On this day in history paul Revere & William Dawes warn "the British are coming!"   

1775  On this day in history paul Revere & William Dawes warn "British are coming!"   

1777  Ignac Ruzitska, composer on this day in history.   

1783  On April - 18 fighting ceases in the American Revolution, eight years to the day since it began.   

1786  On April - 18 franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer   

1797  France & Austria signs cease fire on this day in history.   

1797  Louis-Adolphe Thiers, president of France on April - 18.   

1800  On April - 18 john Evangelist Schreiber, composer, dies at 84   

1803  Charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen of Neth East Indies (1856-61) on April - 18.   

1806  Ludwig Schuberth, composer on this day in history.   

1809  1st run of 2,000 guineas horse race at Newmarket England on April - 18.   

1817  George Henry Lewes, English philosophical writer (Life of Goethe) on this day in history.   

1818  Pieter PJQ Ondaatje, Ceylon/Dutch lawyer, dies at 59 on April - 18.   

1824  On April - 18 edward Jones, composer, dies at 72   

1830  On April - 18 jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia, composer, dies at 62   

1831  On April - 18 publication starts of the weekly Sydney Herald, Australia's oldest still existing newspaper   

1834  Charles Darwin sails to Rio Santa Cruz up Patagonia on April - 18.   

1835  On this day in history william Lamb Lord Melbourne forms British Govt   

1838  On April - 18 wilkes' expedition to South Pole sails   

1839  Henry Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet (Bell Birds) on this day in history.   

1839  On this day in history frantz Jehin-Prume, composer   

1842  On this day in history antero Tarquinio de Quental, Portugal, poet (Beatrice)   

1845  On this day in history wilhelm Gericke, composer   

1845  On April - 18 nicholas T the Saussure, Swiss chemist/botany, dies at 77   

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1480  On April - 18 birth of lucretia Borgia, murderess (poison)/daughter (Pope Alexander VI)   

1521  Francois de Coligny, ruler of van Andelot, French general (Jarnac) was born on April - 18.   

1580  On this day in history birth of thomas Middleton, English playwright (Game of Chess)   

1590  On this day in history birth of ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17)   

1590  On April - 18 birth of ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617)   

1605  On this day in history birth of giacomo Carissimi, composer   

1729  On April - 18 birth of gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer   

1732  George Colman, "the Elder was born on this day in history.   

0680  On this day in history mu'awijja, kalief of Al-Schaam, dies   

1161  Death of Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

1504  On April - 18 filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52   

1530  On April - 18 francois Lambert d'avignon, French church reformer, dies at about 43   

1552  John Leland, antiquary, dies on April - 18.   

1556  Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61 on April - 18.   

1558  On April - 18 death of roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent   

1567  On April - 18 wilhelm von Grumbach, German military man, dies at 63