Page 2: Historical Events In April - 19

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

1768  On April - 19 adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist   

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

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

1770  On April - 19 esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer, dies at 74   

1771  On this day in history giuseppe Cartufo, composer   

1772  On this day in history david Ricardo, economist   

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

1773  On this day in history florian Johann Deller, composer, dies at 43   

1774  CW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1775  Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon Revolution begins-Lexington Common, shot "heard round the world" on this day in history.   

1775  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" on April - 19.   

1775  Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon on this day in history.   

1776  On this day in history jacob Israel Emden, [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi, dies at 78   

1782  On this day in history netherlands recognizes US   

1783  On this day in history george Washington proclaims end of hostilities   

1785  On April - 19 alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer   

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

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

1798  Franz Joseph Glaser, composer on this day in history.   

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

1801  On April - 19 gustav T Fechner, [Dr Mises], German philosopher/physicist   

1810  On April - 19 venezuela achieves home rule: Vicente Emparan, Governor of the Captaincy General is removed by the people of Caracas and a Junta is installed.   

1813  On April - 19 benjamin Rush, physician/abolotionist (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 67   

1817  On this day in history john Philip, painter   

1821  Mortimer Dormer Leggett, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1896 on April - 19.   

1824  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1832  On April - 19 jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre, mathematician/dramatist (Nobel 1904)   

1836  Nikolai Gogol's "Revisor," premieres in St Petersburg on April - 19.   

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 April - 19 birth of pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67)   

1603  On April - 19 birth of michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685)   

1605  On April - 19 birth of orazio Benevoli, composer   

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

1660  Sebastian Duron, composer was born on this day in history.   

1665  On this day in history birth of jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721)   

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

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  Gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies on April - 19.   

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

1390  On this day in history robert II, King of Scotland, dies   

1529  John Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55 on April - 19.   

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

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