Page 2: Historical Events In April - 19

1739  On April - 19 nicholas Saunderson, mathematician, dies   

1768  Adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist on April - 19.   

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  On this day in history esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer, dies at 74   

1771  Giuseppe Cartufo, composer on this day in history.   

1772  David Ricardo, economist on this day in history.   

1772  Johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66 on April - 19.   

1773  Florian Johann Deller, composer, dies at 43 on April - 19.   

1774  CW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris on April - 19.   

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  On April - 19 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"   

1775  On April - 19 minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon   

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

1782  Netherlands recognizes US on this day in history.   

1783  George Washington proclaims end of hostilities on this day in history.   

1785  Alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer on this day in history.   

1791  Richard Price, nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World), dies on this day in history.   

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

1798  Franz Joseph Glaser, composer on April - 19.   

1799  On this day in history pieter Hellendaal, violinist/organist/composer (Glees), dies at 78   

1801  Gustav T Fechner, [Dr Mises], German philosopher/physicist on April - 19.   

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 April - 19 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 this day in history 33 patriotic exiles return to Uruguay   

1830  Rudolf Cornely, German bible expert/jesuit on this day in history.   

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

1836  Nikolai Gogol's "Revisor," premieres in St Petersburg on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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1320  On this day in history 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  On April - 19 birth of vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750)   

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  On this day in history death of alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954)   

1044  Gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies on April - 19.   

1054  On April - 19 leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51   

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

1529  On this day in history john Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55   

1560  On this day in history philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63   

1567  Michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79 on this day in history.