Historical Events In April - 21
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1775 Alexander Anderson, US, engraver/illustrator (Shakespeare) on April - 21.
1779 William Knyvett, composer on this day in history.
1780 On April - 21 ferdinand Zellbell, composer, dies at 60
1782 The birth of Friedrich Froebel, German educationalist on this day in history.
1785 Russian tsarina Catharina II ends noble privileges on this day in history.
1789 On April - 21 john Adams sworn in as first US Vice President, 9 days before Washington is sworn in as president
1789 John Adams sworn in as first US VP (9 days before Washington) on this day in history.
1789 John Adams sworn in as 1st US VP (9 days before Washington) on this day in history.
1792 Tiradentes, a revolutionary who was leading a movement for Brazil's independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered on this day in history.
1794 On April - 21 nYC formally declares coast of Ellis Island publically owned, so they can build forts to protect NYC from British
1795 Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint on April - 21.
1803 On April - 21 levin Minn Powell, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1885
1806 On this day in history peter van Schendel, Dutch painter
1809 Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter, Secy State (Confederacy) on April - 21.
1814 On April - 21 beni Egressy, composer
1816 The birth of Charlotte Bronte, British writer on this day in history.
1816 On April - 21 charlotte Bronte, Tornton England, novelist (Jane Eyre)
1818 Franz Grillparzer's "Sappho," premieres in Vienna on this day in history.
1824 On this day in history anselmo Clave, composer
1828 Noah Webster publishes first American dictionary on this day in history.
1828 On this day in history noah Webster publishes 1st American dictionary
1828 On this day in history hippolyte Taine, French philosopher/historian (Voyage in Italy)
1834 On this day in history william Rufus Terrill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
1836 On this day in history battle of San Jacinto, in which Texas wins independence from M‚xico
1836 On April - 21 battle of San Jacinto, in which Texas wins independence from Mexico
1837 Fredrik Bajer, Denmark, politican/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1908) on April - 21.
1838 The birth of John Muir, American naturalist on April - 21.
1838 On April - 21 john Muir, US, naturalist/discoverer (glaciers in High Seirras)
1840 Franz Xaver Haberl, German priest/musicologist (Magister choralis) on April - 21.
1849 Oskar Hertwig, Germany, embryologist, discovered fertilization on April - 21.
1853 Charles-Theodore Malherbe, composer on this day in history.
1854 Eusapia Palladino, Napolitanse with parergische phenomenons on this day in history.
1855 First train crosses Miss River's first bridge, Rock Is Ill-Davenport Ia on this day in history.
1855 1st train crosses Miss River's 1st bridge, Rock Is Ill-Davenport Ia on April - 21.
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