Historical Events In April - 18

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

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

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  Francis Baring, banker/merchant on this day in history.   

1744  On April - 18 pieter 't Hoen, Dutch journalist/patriot   

1759  On this day in history jacques-Christian-Michel Widerkehr, composer   

1764  Bernhard Anselm Weber, pianist/conductor/composer on April - 18.   

1775  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 on this day in history.   

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 April - 18 paul Revere & William Dawes warn "the British are coming!"   

1775  Paul Revere & William Dawes warn "British are coming!" on this day in history.   

1777  Ignac Ruzitska, composer on April - 18.   

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

1786  Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer on April - 18.   

1797  France & Austria signs cease fire on April - 18.   

1797  Louis-Adolphe Thiers, president of France on this day in history.   

1800  John Evangelist Schreiber, composer, dies at 84 on April - 18.   

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

1806  On this day in history ludwig Schuberth, composer   

1809  1st run of 2,000 guineas horse race at Newmarket England on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history george Henry Lewes, English philosophical writer (Life of Goethe)   

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

1824  On this day in history 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  On April - 18 charles Darwin sails to Rio Santa Cruz up Patagonia   

1835  William Lamb Lord Melbourne forms British Govt on April - 18.   

1838  Wilkes' expedition to South Pole sails on April - 18.   

1839  On this day in history henry Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet (Bell Birds)   

1839  On April - 18 frantz Jehin-Prume, composer   

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

1845  Wilhelm Gericke, composer on this day in history.   

1845  Nicholas T the Saussure, Swiss chemist/botany, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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1480  Lucretia Borgia, murderess (poison)/daughter (Pope Alexander VI) was born on this day in history.   

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

1580  On April - 18 birth of thomas Middleton, English playwright (Game of Chess)   

1590  Ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17) was born on April - 18.   

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

1605  Giacomo Carissimi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1567  Wilhelm von Grumbach, German military man, dies at 63 on this day in history.