Historical Events In April - 19

1739  Nicholas Saunderson, mathematician, dies on April - 19.   

1768  On April - 19 adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist   

1768  On this day in history filippo della Valle, Italian sculptor, dies at about 70   

1770  On April - 19 amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1/3 part of Suriname   

1770  Esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer, dies at 74 on April - 19.   

1771  On April - 19 giuseppe Cartufo, composer   

1772  David Ricardo, economist on April - 19.   

1772  On this day in history johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66   

1773  On April - 19 florian Johann Deller, composer, dies at 43   

1774  On April - 19 cW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris   

1775  On this day in history minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon Revolution begins-Lexington Common, shot "heard round the world"   

1775  Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon. A shot is fired and the American revolution begins at the Lexington Common. That was the "shot heard round the world" on this day in history.   

1775  Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon on April - 19.   

1776  On this day in history jacob Israel Emden, [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi, dies at 78   

1782  Netherlands recognizes US on April - 19.   

1783  On April - 19 george Washington proclaims end of hostilities   

1785  On this day in history alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer   

1791  On this day in history richard Price, nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World), dies   

1795  On April - 19 christian Gottfried Ehrenburg, German zoologist   

1798  On April - 19 franz Joseph Glaser, composer   

1799  On this day in history pieter Hellendaal, violinist/organist/composer (Glees), dies at 78   

1801  On April - 19 gustav T Fechner, [Dr Mises], German philosopher/physicist   

1810  Venezuela achieves home rule: Vicente Emparan, Governor of the Captaincy General is removed by the people of Caracas and a Junta is installed on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history benjamin Rush, physician/abolotionist (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 67   

1817  On this day in history john Philip, painter   

1821  On April - 19 mortimer Dormer Leggett, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1896   

1824  George Gorden Noel "Lord" Byron, poet, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1825  33 patriotic exiles return to Uruguay on this day in history.   

1830  Rudolf Cornely, German bible expert/jesuit on this day in history.   

1832  Jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre, mathematician/dramatist (Nobel 1904) on this day in history.   

1836  On this day in history nikolai Gogol's "Revisor," premieres in St Petersburg   

1837  Cheyney University forms as the Institute for Colored Youth on April - 19.   

1839  Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom on April - 19.   

1839  Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom & Luxembourg a Grand Duchy on this day in history.   

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1320  On this day in history birth of pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67)   

1603  On this day in history birth of michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685)   

1605  On April - 19 birth of orazio Benevoli, composer   

1658  Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.   

1660  Sebastian Duron, composer was born on April - 19.   

1665  Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721) was born on April - 19.   

1686  On this day in history birth of vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750)   

1700  Georg Abraham Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.   

0843  Judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies on this day in history.   

1012  Death of Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954) on this day in history.   

1044  Gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies on April - 19.   

1054  On April - 19 leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51   

1390  Robert II, King of Scotland, dies on this day in history.   

1529  John Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55 on April - 19.   

1560  On this day in history philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63   

1567  On April - 19 michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79