Today in History
On This Day In History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Apr 19, 607 |
Comet 1P/607 H1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0898 AUs of Earth |
Apr 19, 1012 |
Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich, London. |
Apr 19, 1451 |
Alam Shah of Delhi resigns throne |
Apr 19, 1524 |
Pope Clemens VII fires Neth inquisitor-general French Van de Holly |
Apr 19, 1529 |
2nd Parliament of Spiers bans Lutheranism |
Apr 19, 1539 |
Charles, protestant German monarch, signs Treaty of Frankrfurt |
Apr 19, 1552 |
Mauritius of Saksen captures Karel |
Apr 19, 1587 |
Sir Frances Drake sails into Cadiz Spain & sinks Spanish fleet |
Apr 19, 1591 |
Chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France |
Apr 19, 1619 |
Theatrum Anatomicum opens in Amsterdam |
Apr 19, 1713 |
Emperor Karel VI ends Pragmatic Sanctions |
Apr 19, 1770 |
Amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1/3 part of Suriname |
Apr 19, 1770 |
British explorer Captain James Cook 1st sights Australia |
Apr 19, 1774 |
CW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis" premieres in Paris |
Apr 19, 1775 |
Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon |
Apr 19, 1775 |
American Revolution begins - Lexington Common, shot "heard round the world" |
Apr 19, 1782 |
John Adams secures Dutch Republic's recognition of the United States as an independent government and house he purchased in The Hague, Netherlands became first American embassy. |
Apr 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. |
Apr 19, 1825 |
33 patriotic exiles return to Uruguay |
Apr 19, 1836 |
Nikolai Gogol's "Revisor" premieres in St Petersburg |
Apr 19, 1837 |
Cheyney University forms as the Institute for Colored Youth |
Apr 19, 1839 |
Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom & Luxembourg a Grand Duchy |
Apr 19, 1852 |
California Historical Society forms |
Apr 19, 1853 |
Netherlands Van Hall government forms |
Apr 19, 1861 |
Baltimore riots-4 soldiers, 9 civilians killed |
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