Page 2: Historical Events In April - 19

1739  Nicholas Saunderson, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

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

1768  On this day in history 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  Giuseppe Cartufo, composer on this day in history.   

1772  David Ricardo, economist on this day in history.   

1772  On April - 19 johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66   

1773  On April - 19 florian Johann Deller, composer, dies at 43   

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

1775  On April - 19 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  Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon on April - 19.   

1776  On April - 19 jacob Israel Emden, [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi, dies at 78   

1782  Netherlands recognizes US on April - 19.   

1783  On April - 19 george Washington proclaims end of hostilities   

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

1791  On April - 19 richard Price, nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World), dies   

1795  Christian Gottfried Ehrenburg, German zoologist on this day in history.   

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

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

1801  Gustav T Fechner, [Dr Mises], German philosopher/physicist on this day in history.   

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  Benjamin Rush, physician/abolotionist (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1817  John Philip, painter on this day in history.   

1821  On April - 19 mortimer Dormer Leggett, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1896   

1824  On this day in history george Gorden Noel "Lord" Byron, poet, dies at 36   

1825  33 patriotic exiles return to Uruguay on April - 19.   

1830  On April - 19 rudolf Cornely, German bible expert/jesuit   

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  On April - 19 cheyney University forms as the Institute for Colored Youth   

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  Pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67) was born on this day in history.   

1603  Michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685) was born on April - 19.   

1605  Orazio Benevoli, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1660  Sebastian Duron, composer was born on April - 19.   

1665  On April - 19 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  On April - 19 death of alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954)   

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

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

1390  Robert II, King of Scotland, dies on this day in history.   

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

1560  On April - 19 philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63   

1567  On this day in history michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79