Historical Events In April - 19

1739  On April - 19 nicholas Saunderson, mathematician, dies   

1768  Adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist on this day in history.   

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

1770  On April - 19 amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1/3 part of Suriname   

1770  Esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1771  On this day in history giuseppe Cartufo, composer   

1772  David Ricardo, economist on April - 19.   

1772  On April - 19 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 April - 19.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon   

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

1782  Netherlands recognizes US on this day in history.   

1783  On April - 19 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 this day in history.   

1798  Franz Joseph Glaser, composer on April - 19.   

1799  Pieter Hellendaal, violinist/organist/composer (Glees), dies at 78 on April - 19.   

1801  On this day in history 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 April - 19.   

1817  On April - 19 john Philip, painter   

1821  On this day in history 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  On April - 19 rudolf Cornely, German bible expert/jesuit   

1832  Jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre, mathematician/dramatist (Nobel 1904) on April - 19.   

1836  On this day in history nikolai Gogol's "Revisor," premieres in St Petersburg   

1837  Cheyney University forms as the Institute for Colored Youth on this day in history.   

1839  On April - 19 treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom   

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 April - 19.   

1605  On this day in history birth of orazio Benevoli, composer   

1658  On this day in history birth of johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716)   

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

1665  Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721) was born on April - 19.   

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

1700  On this day in history birth of georg Abraham Schneider, composer   

0843  Judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies on April - 19.   

1012  Death of Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954) on April - 19.   

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 April - 19 robert II, King of Scotland, dies   

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  On April - 19 michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79