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 April - 19.   

1768  Filippo della Valle, Italian sculptor, dies at about 70 on this day in history.   

1770  Amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1/3 part of Suriname on this day in history.   

1770  On this day in history esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer, dies at 74   

1771  Giuseppe Cartufo, composer on this day in history.   

1772  David Ricardo, economist on this day in history.   

1772  On April - 19 johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66   

1773  On April - 19 florian Johann Deller, composer, dies at 43   

1774  On April - 19 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  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  On April - 19 minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon   

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

1782  Netherlands recognizes US on April - 19.   

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

1785  Alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer on April - 19.   

1791  Richard Price, nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World), dies on April - 19.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1817  On April - 19 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  On April - 19 33 patriotic exiles return to Uruguay   

1830  Rudolf Cornely, German bible expert/jesuit on this day in history.   

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  Cheyney University forms as the Institute for Colored Youth on this day in history.   

1839  Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1390  Robert II, King of Scotland, dies on this day in history.   

1529  On this day in history john Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55   

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

1567  Michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79 on April - 19.