Page 4: Historical Events In April - 18

1879  Trial of Standing Bear-Crook on indians citizen rights begins on this day in history.   

1879  On April - 18 anthony Pannizim, principal librarian (British Museum), dies   

1880  An F4 tornado strikes Marshfield, Missouri, killing 99 people and injuring 100 on this day in history.   

1881  Natural History Museum of South Kensington England opens on April - 18.   

1881  On this day in history hermann KJ Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Dr Eisenbart)   

1882  The birth of Leopold Stokowski, British composer on this day in history.   

1882  Leopold Stokowski, London England, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony) on April - 18.   

1883  Agnes Tyrrell, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1884  Magda Janssens, Flemish/Neth actress/acting teacher (Maria Stuart) on April - 18.   

1888  On this day in history arnold Henry Moore Lunn, skier   

1889  On this day in history in Germany First distant earthquake recorded. Ernst von Rebeur-Paschwitz made the first known recordings of a distant earthquake.   

1889  On this day in history in Japan a 7+ quake occured near east coast of Honshu, Japan. Teleseism first identified on a seismogram. The instruments were horizontal pendulums, designed by Ernst von Rebeur-Paschwitz to measure slight changes in the direction of the vertical. Two of these pendulums, located in Potsdam and Wilhelmshaven, recorded a large earthquake on April 17, 1889. The earthquake had been felt in Japan about an hour before it was recorded in Germany   

1889  Jessie Street, Austrialian pro womans/aborigine rights fighter on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history nY Commission of Emigration ends, closing Castle Clinton   

1890  On this day in history james Rennie, Toronto Ontario, actor (Lash, Little Damozel)   

1895  New York State passed an act that established free public baths! They were to be open 14 hours a day and provide hot and cold water on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history anton F Pieck, Dutch illustrator (Efteling, Kaatsheuvel) [or April 19]   

1896  On this day in history c Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse)   

1897  Pedro Regas, actor (Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour) [or Apr 12] on this day in history.   

1898  Lord Leatherland, British journalist/Labour peer on April - 18.   

1898  Gustave Moureau, painter, dies on this day in history.   

1899  John McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager on April - 18.   

1900  On this day in history louise Tazewell, [Louise Skiller Tazewell], entertainer   

1902  Denmark is 1st country to adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals on April - 18.   

1903  On this day in history leonid Kinskey, St Petersburg Russia, actor (Casablanca)   

1904  L'Humanité, under Jean Jaurès begins publishing on April - 18.   

1906  An earthquake, followed by fire, destroys most of San Francisco, killing 3000 people on this day in history.   

1906  SF earthquake & fire kills nearly 4,000 & destroys 75% of the city on April - 18.   

1906  On this day in history the Great San Francisco Earthquake occurred at 5 13 a.m.   

1906  8.25 earthquake shakes SF Calif on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history clara Eggink, [Ebbele], Dutch poetess (Life with JC Bloem)   

1906  On April - 18 the Great San Francisco Earthquake occurred at 5:13 a.m.   

1907  Fairmont Hotel opens on this day in history.   

1907  Augustus Thomas' "Witching Hour," premieres in NYC on April - 18.   

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1480  Lucretia Borgia, murderess (poison)/daughter (Pope Alexander VI) was born on April - 18.   

1521  Francois de Coligny, ruler of van Andelot, French general (Jarnac) was born on April - 18.   

1580  Thomas Middleton, English playwright (Game of Chess) was born on this day in history.   

1590  Ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17) was born on this day in history.   

1590  On April - 18 birth of ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617)   

1605  On this day in history birth of giacomo Carissimi, composer   

1729  On April - 18 birth of gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer   

1732  George Colman, "the Elder was born on this day in history.   

0680  Mu'awijja, kalief of Al-Schaam, dies on this day in history.   

1161  On April - 18 death of theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1504  On this day in history filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52   

1530  Francois Lambert d'avignon, French church reformer, dies at about 43 on April - 18.   

1552  On April - 18 john Leland, antiquary, dies   

1556  On this day in history luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61   

1558  On this day in history death of roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent   

1567  On this day in history wilhelm von Grumbach, German military man, dies at 63