Historical Events In April - 14
Thursday, 21 November 2024
1676 Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer on this day in history.
1692 Carlos de Gurrea, Spanish viceroy (Spanish Netherlands), dies on this day in history.
1695 Jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables), dies at 73 on April - 14.
1699 On April - 14 khalsa: Birth of Khalsa, the brotherhood of the Sikh religion, in Northern India in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar.
1710 On April - 14 marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer
1716 Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, British admiral on this day in history.
1718 Emanuele Barbella, composer on April - 14.
1721 On this day in history william August duke of Cumberland, English army leader
1723 John Wainwright, composer on April - 14.
1738 Duck of Portland, (C) British PM (1783, 1807-09) on this day in history.
1756 On this day in history gov Glen of SC protests against 900 Acadia indians
1759 On April - 14 georg Friedrich Handel, organist/composer (Watermusic), dies at 74
1762 Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist on this day in history.
1764 Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer, dies at 84 on April - 14.
1770 George Canning, London, British PM (1827) on this day in history.
1775 1st abolitionist society in US organizes in Phila on this day in history.
1777 NY adopts new constitution as an independent state on this day in history.
1782 Carlo Coccia, composer on this day in history.
1792 France declares war on Austria, starting French Revolutionary Wars on this day in history.
1797 Adolphe Thiers, 1st president of 3rd French Republic (1871-77) on April - 14.
1799 On April - 14 napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews
1803 Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter on April - 14.
1809 Napoleon defeated Austria in the Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria on April - 14.
1809 George W Vreede, Dutch lawyer/politician on April - 14.
1813 On April - 14 junius S Morgan, US, merchant/philanthropist (Metro Museum of Art)
1813 On this day in history joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer, dies at 34
1814 On this day in history napoleon abdicated & was banished to Elba
1818 On April - 14 uS Medical Corp forms
1819 Charles Halle, pianist/conductor/founder (Halle Orch) on this day in history.
1820 On this day in history harry Thompson Hays, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876
1828 18-gun sloop "Acorn" sinks off Halifax with 115 men aboard on this day in history.
1828 On this day in history first edition of Noah Webster's dictionary published
1828 First edition of the Webster dictionary is published Now what did that word mean? on this day in history.
1831 On this day in history soldiers marching on a bridge in Manchester, England cause it to collapse.
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