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  Hermann KJ Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Dr Eisenbart) on April - 18.   

1882  The birth of Leopold Stokowski, British composer on April - 18.   

1882  Leopold Stokowski, London England, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony) on April - 18.   

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

1884  On this day in history magda Janssens, Flemish/Neth actress/acting teacher (Maria Stuart)   

1888  Arnold Henry Moore Lunn, skier on this day in history.   

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  On April - 18 jessie Street, Austrialian pro womans/aborigine rights fighter   

1890  NY Commission of Emigration ends, closing Castle Clinton on April - 18.   

1890  James Rennie, Toronto Ontario, actor (Lash, Little Damozel) on April - 18.   

1895  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 on this day in history.   

1895  Anton F Pieck, Dutch illustrator (Efteling, Kaatsheuvel) [or April 19] on this day in history.   

1896  C Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history gustave Moureau, painter, dies   

1899  On April - 18 john McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager   

1900  Louise Tazewell, [Louise Skiller Tazewell], entertainer on April - 18.   

1902  On April - 18 denmark is 1st country to adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals   

1903  Leonid Kinskey, St Petersburg Russia, actor (Casablanca) on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history l'Humanité, under Jean Jaurès begins publishing   

1906  On this day in history an earthquake, followed by fire, destroys most of San Francisco, killing 3000 people   

1906  On April - 18 sF earthquake & fire kills nearly 4,000 & destroys 75% of the city   

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

1906  On this day in history 8.25 earthquake shakes SF Calif   

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

1906  On this day in history the Great San Francisco Earthquake occurred at 5:13 a.m.   

1907  On this day in history fairmont Hotel opens   

1907  On this day in history augustus Thomas' "Witching Hour," premieres in NYC   

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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 this day in history.   

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

1590  Ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17) was born on this day in history.   

1590  Ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617) was born on April - 18.   

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

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

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

0680  Mu'awijja, kalief of Al-Schaam, dies on April - 18.   

1161  Death of Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury on April - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1556  Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1558  Death of Roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent on this day in history.   

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