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  Amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1/3 part of Suriname on this day in history.   

1770  Esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer, dies at 74 on April - 19.   

1771  Giuseppe Cartufo, composer on April - 19.   

1772  David Ricardo, economist on this day in history.   

1772  Johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1773  Florian Johann Deller, composer, dies at 43 on April - 19.   

1774  On this day in history cW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris   

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

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 April - 19.   

1775  Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon on April - 19.   

1776  Jacob Israel Emden, [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi, dies at 78 on April - 19.   

1782  Netherlands recognizes US on April - 19.   

1783  George Washington proclaims end of hostilities on April - 19.   

1785  On April - 19 alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer   

1791  On April - 19 richard Price, nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World), dies   

1795  On this day in history christian Gottfried Ehrenburg, German zoologist   

1798  On this day in history franz Joseph Glaser, composer   

1799  Pieter Hellendaal, violinist/organist/composer (Glees), dies at 78 on April - 19.   

1801  On April - 19 gustav T Fechner, [Dr Mises], German philosopher/physicist   

1810  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1817  John Philip, painter on April - 19.   

1821  On this day in history mortimer Dormer Leggett, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1896   

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

1825  33 patriotic exiles return to Uruguay on this day in history.   

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

1832  Jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre, mathematician/dramatist (Nobel 1904) on April - 19.   

1836  On April - 19 nikolai Gogol's "Revisor," premieres in St Petersburg   

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

1839  On April - 19 treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom   

1839  On this day in history treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom & Luxembourg a Grand Duchy   

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1320  On this day in history birth of pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67)   

1603  On April - 19 birth of michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685)   

1605  On this day in history birth of orazio Benevoli, composer   

1658  Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.   

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

1665  Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721) was born on April - 19.   

1686  On this day in history birth of vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750)   

1700  Georg Abraham Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.   

0843  Judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies on this day in history.   

1012  Death of Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954) on this day in history.   

1044  Gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies on April - 19.   

1054  Leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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  Philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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