Page 2: Historical Events In April - 19

1739  Nicholas Saunderson, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1768  Adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist on this day in history.   

1768  Filippo della Valle, Italian sculptor, dies at about 70 on April - 19.   

1770  Amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1/3 part of Suriname on April - 19.   

1770  On April - 19 esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer, dies at 74   

1771  Giuseppe Cartufo, composer on this day in history.   

1772  David Ricardo, economist on April - 19.   

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  On April - 19 minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon Revolution begins-Lexington Common, shot "heard round the world"   

1775  On this day in history 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"   

1775  Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon on this day in history.   

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

1782  On April - 19 netherlands recognizes US   

1783  George Washington proclaims end of hostilities on this day in history.   

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 April - 19.   

1798  Franz Joseph Glaser, composer on this day in history.   

1799  On this day in history pieter Hellendaal, violinist/organist/composer (Glees), dies at 78   

1801  Gustav T Fechner, [Dr Mises], German philosopher/physicist on April - 19.   

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  On April - 19 benjamin Rush, physician/abolotionist (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 67   

1817  John Philip, painter on this day in history.   

1821  On April - 19 mortimer Dormer Leggett, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1896   

1824  George Gorden Noel "Lord" Byron, poet, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

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

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

1832  Jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre, mathematician/dramatist (Nobel 1904) on this day in history.   

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

1837  On April - 19 cheyney University forms as the Institute for Colored Youth   

1839  Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom on April - 19.   

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  Michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.   

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  Sebastian Duron, composer was born on April - 19.   

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

1686  Vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.   

1700  On April - 19 birth of georg Abraham Schneider, composer   

0843  On this day in history judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies   

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

1044  On this day in history gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies   

1054  Leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51 on April - 19.   

1390  On April - 19 robert II, King of Scotland, dies   

1529  John Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

1560  Philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63 on April - 19.   

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