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Historical Events Happened In April - 04

Tuesday, 18 June 2013

1687  On this day in history english King James II orders his Declaration of Indulgence read in church  

1687  On this day in history king James II orders his declaration of indulgence read in church  

1701  Joseph Haines, entertainer and author on this day in history.  

1714  Karel, duke of Berry/French heir to the throne, dies on this day in history.  

1716  On this day in history russian & Prussian troops occupy Wismar  

1716  On this day in history john Evangelist Schreiber, composer  

1721  Sir Robert Walpole enters office as the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom under King George I on this day in history.  

1731  Francisco Morera, composer on this day in history.  

1734  Johann C van Erckel, old Catholic theologist, dies at about 79 on this day in history.  

1737  On this day in history anthony van Heim installed as Dutch pension advisor  

1740  On this day in history wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen, composer  

1752  On this day in history niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, composer (Andromeda)  

1755  Vincenc Masek, composer on this day in history.  

1758  On this day in history john Hoppner, portrait painter  

1762  Stephen Storace, composer on this day in history.  

1774  On this day in history oliver Goldsmith, Irish poet (She Stoops to Conquer), dies at 17  

1776  Continental Navy frigate Columbus captures HM Tender Hawke, first American capture of British armed vessel on this day in history.  

1784  On this day in history mary Mead, wife of English journalist John Wilkes, dies  

1785  Bettina Brentano, composer on this day in history.  

1786  On this day in history john Franklin, British explorer (Arctic)  

1792  Thaddeus Stevens, US Radical Republican congressional leader (Rep-R) on this day in history.  

1804  Joseph Fischhof, composer on this day in history.  

1806  Friedrich Gottlob Fleischer, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1807  On this day in history joseph Jerome Le Francais de Lalande, French astronomer, dies  

1809  On this day in history benjamin Pierce, US mathematician/astronomer  

1814  Napoleon abdicates for the first time on this day in history.  

1814  On this day in history john Blair Smith Todd, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1872  

1817  On this day in history john Wilson Sprague, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1893  

1817  Prince d'Essing, dies on this day in history.  

1818  Congress decided US flag is 13 red & white stripes & 20 stars on this day in history.  

1818  Congress decided US flag is 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars on this day in history.  

1820  On this day in history charles Devens Jr, Major General, Bvt (Union volunteers), died in 1891  

1821  Linus Yale, US, portrait painter/inventor (Yale cylinder lock) on this day in history.  

1823  Karl Wilhelm Siemens, inventor (laid undersea cables) on this day in history.  

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Famous Birthdays In April - 04

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1492  Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564) was born on this day in history.  

1527  Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer was born on this day in history.  

1572  William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.  

1593  Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.  

1646  On this day in history birth of antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715)  

1648  Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver was born on this day in history.  

1688  Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.  

1696  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Tiepoldo, painter  

Famous Deaths In April - 04

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1229  Hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies on this day in history.  

1284  Alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1292  Nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies on this day in history.  

1305  Death of Jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217) on this day in history.  

1393  Floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.  

1406  On this day in history robert III, King of Scotland (1390-1406), dies  

1417  On this day in history john van Touraine, 1st husband of Jacoba of Bavaria, dies  

1536  Death of Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (b. 1460) on this day in history.