Page 4: Historical Events In April - 18

1879  On this day in history trial of Standing Bear-Crook on indians citizen rights begins   

1879  Anthony Pannizim, principal librarian (British Museum), dies on this day in history.   

1880  An F4 tornado strikes Marshfield, Missouri, killing 99 people and injuring 100 on April - 18.   

1881  On April - 18 natural History Museum of South Kensington England opens   

1881  On this day in history hermann KJ Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Dr Eisenbart)   

1882  On this day in history the birth of Leopold Stokowski, British composer   

1882  On April - 18 leopold Stokowski, London England, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony)   

1883  Agnes Tyrrell, composer, dies at 36 on April - 18.   

1884  Magda Janssens, Flemish/Neth actress/acting teacher (Maria Stuart) on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history arnold Henry Moore Lunn, skier   

1889  On April - 18 in Germany First distant earthquake recorded. Ernst von Rebeur-Paschwitz made the first known recordings of a distant earthquake.   

1889  In Japan a 7+ quake occured near east coast of Honshu, Japan. Teleseism first identified on a seismogram. The instruments were horizontal pendulums, designed by Ernst von Rebeur-Paschwitz to measure slight changes in the direction of the vertical. Two of these pendulums, located in Potsdam and Wilhelmshaven, recorded a large earthquake on April 17, 1889. The earthquake had been felt in Japan about an hour before it was recorded in Germany on April - 18.   

1889  Jessie Street, Austrialian pro womans/aborigine rights fighter on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history nY Commission of Emigration ends, closing Castle Clinton   

1890  On April - 18 james Rennie, Toronto Ontario, actor (Lash, Little Damozel)   

1895  On this day in history new York State passed an act that established free public baths! They were to be open 14 hours a day and provide hot and cold water.   

1895  On April - 18 anton F Pieck, Dutch illustrator (Efteling, Kaatsheuvel) [or April 19]   

1896  On this day in history c Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse)   

1897  Pedro Regas, actor (Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour) [or Apr 12] on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history lord Leatherland, British journalist/Labour peer   

1898  Gustave Moureau, painter, dies on April - 18.   

1899  John McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager on this day in history.   

1900  On April - 18 louise Tazewell, [Louise Skiller Tazewell], entertainer   

1902  On this day in history denmark is 1st country to adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals   

1903  Leonid Kinskey, St Petersburg Russia, actor (Casablanca) on April - 18.   

1904  L'Humanité, under Jean Jaurès begins publishing on this day in history.   

1906  On April - 18 an earthquake, followed by fire, destroys most of San Francisco, killing 3000 people   

1906  SF earthquake & fire kills nearly 4,000 & destroys 75% of the city on this day in history.   

1906  The Great San Francisco Earthquake occurred at 5 13 a.m on this day in history.   

1906  On April - 18 8.25 earthquake shakes SF Calif   

1906  On April - 18 clara Eggink, [Ebbele], Dutch poetess (Life with JC Bloem)   

1906  The Great San Francisco Earthquake occurred at 5:13 a.m on April - 18.   

1907  On April - 18 fairmont Hotel opens   

1907  Augustus Thomas' "Witching Hour," premieres in NYC on April - 18.   

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1480  Lucretia Borgia, murderess (poison)/daughter (Pope Alexander VI) was born on April - 18.   

1521  On April - 18 birth of francois de Coligny, ruler of van Andelot, French general (Jarnac)   

1580  On April - 18 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  Ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

1605  On April - 18 birth of giacomo Carissimi, composer   

1729  On this day in history birth of gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer   

1732  On this day in history birth of george Colman, "the Elder   

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  Filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52 on April - 18.   

1530  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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