Page 4: Historical Events In April - 18

1879  On April - 18 trial of Standing Bear-Crook on indians citizen rights begins   

1879  Anthony Pannizim, principal librarian (British Museum), dies on April - 18.   

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

1881  On this day in history natural History Museum of South Kensington England opens   

1881  On April - 18 hermann KJ Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Dr Eisenbart)   

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

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

1883  On April - 18 agnes Tyrrell, composer, dies at 36   

1884  On April - 18 magda Janssens, Flemish/Neth actress/acting teacher (Maria Stuart)   

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

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

1889  On April - 18 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   

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

1890  On April - 18 nY Commission of Emigration ends, closing Castle Clinton   

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 April - 18.   

1896  On April - 18 c Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse)   

1897  Pedro Regas, actor (Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour) [or Apr 12] on April - 18.   

1898  Lord Leatherland, British journalist/Labour peer on this day in history.   

1898  Gustave Moureau, painter, dies on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history john McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager   

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

1902  Denmark is 1st country to adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals on April - 18.   

1903  On this day in history leonid Kinskey, St Petersburg Russia, actor (Casablanca)   

1904  On April - 18 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  SF earthquake & fire kills nearly 4,000 & destroys 75% of the city on this day in history.   

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

1906  8.25 earthquake shakes SF Calif on April - 18.   

1906  On this day in history clara Eggink, [Ebbele], Dutch poetess (Life with JC Bloem)   

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

1907  On this day in history fairmont Hotel opens   

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

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1480  On this day in history 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  Thomas Middleton, English playwright (Game of Chess) was born on April - 18.   

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

1590  Ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

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

1729  Gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer was born on this day in history.   

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

0680  Mu'awijja, kalief of Al-Schaam, dies on this day in history.   

1161  Death of Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

1504  Filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52 on this day in history.   

1530  On this day in history francois Lambert d'avignon, French church reformer, dies at about 43   

1552  On this day in history john Leland, antiquary, dies   

1556  Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61 on April - 18.   

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