Historical Events Happened In April - 19

0607  On this day in history comet 1P/607 H1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0898 AUs of Earth  Share it »

1012  Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich, London on this day in history.  Share it »

1451  On this day in history alam Shah of Delhi resigns throne  Share it »

1524  On this day in history pope Clemens VII fires Neth inquisitor-general French Van de Holly  Share it »

1529  2nd Parliament of Spiers bans Lutheranism on this day in history.  Share it »

1539  On this day in history charles, protestant German monarch, signs Treaty of Frankrfurt  Share it »

1552  Mauritius of Saksen captures Karel on this day in history.  Share it »

1587  On this day in history english captain Francis Drake sinks the Spanish fleet in Cadiz harbour  Share it »

1587  Sir Frances Drake sails into Cadiz Spain & sinks Spanish fleet on this day in history.  Share it »

1591  Chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France on this day in history.  Share it »

1619  On this day in history theatrum Anatomicum opens in Amsterdam  Share it »

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1320  Pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1603  On this day in history birth of michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685)  Share it »

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

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

1660  On this day in history birth of sebastian Duron, composer  Share it »

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

1686  Vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

0843  On this day in history judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies  Share it »

1012  On this day in history death of alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954)  Share it »

1044  On this day in history gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies  Share it »

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

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

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

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

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