Page 2: Historical Events In April - 19

1739  On this day in history nicholas Saunderson, mathematician, dies   

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 this day in history amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1/3 part of Suriname   

1770  Esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1771  Giuseppe Cartufo, composer on April - 19.   

1772  On April - 19 david Ricardo, economist   

1772  Johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66 on April - 19.   

1773  Florian Johann Deller, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1774  CW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon   

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

1782  Netherlands recognizes US on this day in history.   

1783  On this day in history george Washington proclaims end of hostilities   

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

1791  Richard Price, nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World), dies on this day in history.   

1795  Christian Gottfried Ehrenburg, German zoologist on this day in history.   

1798  Franz Joseph Glaser, composer on April - 19.   

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  On April - 19 venezuela achieves home rule: Vicente Emparan, Governor of the Captaincy General is removed by the people of Caracas and a Junta is installed.   

1813  Benjamin Rush, physician/abolotionist (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 67 on April - 19.   

1817  John Philip, painter on April - 19.   

1821  Mortimer Dormer Leggett, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1896 on April - 19.   

1824  On this day in history george Gorden Noel "Lord" Byron, poet, dies at 36   

1825  33 patriotic exiles return to Uruguay on April - 19.   

1830  On this day in history rudolf Cornely, German bible expert/jesuit   

1832  On this day in history jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre, mathematician/dramatist (Nobel 1904)   

1836  Nikolai Gogol's "Revisor," premieres in St Petersburg on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history cheyney University forms as the Institute for Colored Youth   

1839  On this day in history treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom   

1839  Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom & Luxembourg a Grand Duchy on April - 19.   

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1320  Pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67) was born on April - 19.   

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  On April - 19 birth of johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716)   

1660  On this day in history birth of sebastian Duron, composer   

1665  On April - 19 birth of jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721)   

1686  On April - 19 birth of vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750)   

1700  On this day in history birth of georg Abraham Schneider, composer   

0843  Judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies on April - 19.   

1012  On April - 19 death of alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954)   

1044  On April - 19 gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies   

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 April - 19 philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63   

1567  Michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79 on this day in history.