Page 4: Historical Events In April - 18

1879  On April - 18 trial of Standing Bear-Crook on indians citizen rights begins   

1879  Anthony Pannizim, principal librarian (British Museum), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1881  Hermann KJ Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Dr Eisenbart) on this day in history.   

1882  On April - 18 the birth of Leopold Stokowski, British composer   

1882  On this day in history leopold Stokowski, London England, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony)   

1883  On this day in history agnes Tyrrell, composer, dies at 36   

1884  Magda Janssens, Flemish/Neth actress/acting teacher (Maria Stuart) on this day in history.   

1888  On April - 18 arnold Henry Moore Lunn, skier   

1889  In Germany First distant earthquake recorded. Ernst von Rebeur-Paschwitz made the first known recordings of a distant earthquake on April - 18.   

1889  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 on April - 18.   

1889  Jessie Street, Austrialian pro womans/aborigine rights fighter on April - 18.   

1890  On April - 18 nY Commission of Emigration ends, closing Castle Clinton   

1890  On April - 18 james Rennie, Toronto Ontario, actor (Lash, Little Damozel)   

1895  On April - 18 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.   

1895  Anton F Pieck, Dutch illustrator (Efteling, Kaatsheuvel) [or April 19] on April - 18.   

1896  C Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse) on April - 18.   

1897  On April - 18 pedro Regas, actor (Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour) [or Apr 12]   

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

1898  On April - 18 gustave Moureau, painter, dies   

1899  John McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager on this day in history.   

1900  Louise Tazewell, [Louise Skiller Tazewell], entertainer on this day in history.   

1902  Denmark is 1st country to adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals on this day in history.   

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

1904  On this day in history l'Humanité, under Jean Jaurès begins publishing   

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 this day in history.   

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

1906  On April - 18 8.25 earthquake shakes SF Calif   

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

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

1907  Fairmont Hotel opens on April - 18.   

1907  Augustus Thomas' "Witching Hour," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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

1521  On April - 18 birth of francois de Coligny, ruler of van Andelot, French general (Jarnac)   

1580  Thomas Middleton, English playwright (Game of Chess) was born on April - 18.   

1590  On this day in history birth of ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17)   

1590  On this day in history birth of ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617)   

1605  On April - 18 birth of giacomo Carissimi, composer   

1729  Gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer was born on this day in history.   

1732  On this day in history birth of george Colman, "the Elder   

0680  On this day in history mu'awijja, kalief of Al-Schaam, dies   

1161  Death of Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

1504  Filippino Lippi, painter, dies at about 52 on April - 18.   

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

1552  John Leland, antiquary, dies on this day in history.   

1556  On April - 18 luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61   

1558  Death of Roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent on April - 18.   

1567  Wilhelm von Grumbach, German military man, dies at 63 on April - 18.