Page 4: Historical Events In April - 18

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

1879  On this day in history anthony Pannizim, principal librarian (British Museum), dies   

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

1881  On April - 18 natural History Museum of South Kensington England opens   

1881  Hermann KJ Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Dr Eisenbart) on this day in history.   

1882  On April - 18 the birth of Leopold Stokowski, British composer   

1882  On this day in history leopold Stokowski, London England, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony)   

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

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

1888  Arnold Henry Moore Lunn, skier on April - 18.   

1889  In Germany First distant earthquake recorded. Ernst von Rebeur-Paschwitz made the first known recordings of a distant earthquake on April - 18.   

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

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

1890  James Rennie, Toronto Ontario, actor (Lash, Little Damozel) on this day in history.   

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

1897  On this day in history pedro Regas, actor (Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour) [or Apr 12]   

1898  On this day in history lord Leatherland, British journalist/Labour peer   

1898  Gustave Moureau, painter, dies on April - 18.   

1899  John McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager on April - 18.   

1900  Louise Tazewell, [Louise Skiller Tazewell], entertainer on this day in history.   

1902  Denmark is 1st country to adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals on this day in history.   

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

1904  L'Humanité, under Jean Jaurès begins publishing on April - 18.   

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 April - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1906  The Great San Francisco Earthquake occurred at 5:13 a.m on April - 18.   

1907  Fairmont Hotel opens on this day in history.   

1907  On April - 18 augustus Thomas' "Witching Hour," premieres in NYC   

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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 April - 18.   

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 April - 18.   

1605  Giacomo Carissimi, composer was born on April - 18.   

1729  On April - 18 birth of gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer   

1732  On April - 18 birth of george Colman, "the Elder   

0680  On this day in history mu'awijja, kalief of Al-Schaam, dies   

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

1504  On April - 18 filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52   

1530  Francois Lambert d'avignon, French church reformer, dies at about 43 on April - 18.   

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  On April - 18 death of roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent   

1567  Wilhelm von Grumbach, German military man, dies at 63 on April - 18.