Page 2: Historical Events In April - 19

1739  Nicholas Saunderson, mathematician, dies on April - 19.   

1768  On this day in history adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist   

1768  On April - 19 filippo della Valle, Italian sculptor, dies at about 70   

1770  On April - 19 amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1/3 part of Suriname   

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

1771  Giuseppe Cartufo, composer on this day in history.   

1772  David Ricardo, economist on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66   

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

1774  CW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris on April - 19.   

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 April - 19 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  On April - 19 jacob Israel Emden, [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi, dies at 78   

1782  On this day in history netherlands recognizes US   

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

1785  On April - 19 alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer   

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

1795  Christian Gottfried Ehrenburg, German zoologist on April - 19.   

1798  On this day in history franz Joseph Glaser, composer   

1799  On April - 19 pieter Hellendaal, violinist/organist/composer (Glees), dies at 78   

1801  Gustav T Fechner, [Dr Mises], German philosopher/physicist on this day in history.   

1810  Venezuela achieves home rule: Vicente Emparan, Governor of the Captaincy General is removed by the people of Caracas and a Junta is installed on this day in history.   

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

1817  On this day in history john Philip, painter   

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

1824  On April - 19 george Gorden Noel "Lord" Byron, poet, dies at 36   

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

1830  Rudolf Cornely, German bible expert/jesuit on April - 19.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1603  On this day in history birth of michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685)   

1605  Orazio Benevoli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1658  Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716) was born on April - 19.   

1660  Sebastian Duron, composer was born on April - 19.   

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

1686  Vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750) was born on April - 19.   

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

0843  On April - 19 judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies   

1012  On this day in history death of alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954)   

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

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

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

1529  On April - 19 john Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55   

1560  Philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1567  On this day in history michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79