Historical Events In April - 09

1682  Robert La Salle claims lower Mississippi (Louisiana) for France on April - 09.   

1691  French troops occupy Mons on this day in history.   

1716  Johann Georg Zechner, composer on April - 09.   

1717  Georg Matthias Monn, composer on this day in history.   

1724  On this day in history 1st Easter [NS=April 16]   

1747  On April - 09 lord Lovat, English jacobiet, dies   

1751  Emanuel Schikaneder, [Johann Schickeneder], German playwright [or 9/1] on this day in history.   

1754  Antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky, composer on this day in history.   

1754  Christian von Wolff, German philosopher, dies at 75 on April - 09.   

1757  Wojciech Boguslawski, composer on this day in history.   

1761  William Law, theologian, dies on April - 09.   

1765  Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, princess of Orange-Nassau, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1766  On April - 09 the first fire escape patented, wicker basket on a pulley &chain   

1770  On this day in history capt James Cook discovers Botany Bay (Australia)   

1773  On this day in history Étienne Aignan, French writer (d. 1824   

1783  Tippu Sahib drives out English from Bednore India on April - 09.   

1785  Sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835) on this day in history.   

1789  On this day in history house of Representives first meeting   

1793  On April - 09 ernestus Weinrauch, composer, dies at 62   

1798  Giuditta Pasta, [Negri], soprano on this day in history.   

1802  French Protestant church becomes state-supported &-controlled on April - 09.   

1804  Jacques Necker, fiancier/statesman, dies on April - 09.   

1806  On this day in history isambard Kingdom Brunel, designer of 1st transatlantic steamer   

1806  On this day in history willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau, dies at 58   

1807  John Opie, Engl painter/illustrator: Shakespeare gallery, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1808  Mayor Wolters offers French king Louis Napoleon townhall as a palace on this day in history.   

1812  On this day in history randolph Barnes Marcy, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1887   

1814  Elias Canneman (L) resigns as minister of Finance on this day in history.   

1816  On this day in history african Methodist Episcopal Church organizes (Phila)   

1821  On this day in history the birth of Charles-Pierre Baudelaire, French poet   

1821  Charles-Pierre Baudelaire, France, symbolist poet (Flowers of Evil) on April - 09.   

1821  Felix Maximo Lopez, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1826  Thomas Hewson Neill, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1885 on April - 09.   

1829  On this day in history danzig (Gdansk) dike break flood kills 1,200   

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1336  Tamerlane (Timur), Central Asian, Turkic conqueror (d. 1405) was born on April - 09.   

1498  On April - 09 birth of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (d. 1550)   

1597  On this day in history birth of john Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670)   

1611  On April - 09 birth of giacomo Maria Predieri, composer   

1627  On April - 09 birth of johann Kaspar Kerll, composer   

1634  Albertine Agnes, princess of Orange-Nassau was born on this day in history.   

1648  Henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720) was born on this day in history.   

1649  On April - 09 birth of james Scott, duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II   

0093  On April - 09 death of yuan An, Minister over the Masses of the Han dynasty   

0491  On April - 09 death of zeno, Byzantine Emperor   

0715  On April - 09 constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies   

1024  Benedict VIII, [Theophylactus van Tusculum], Pope (1012-24), dies on this day in history.   

1137  On April - 09 death of william X, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 1099)   

1483  Edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) dies at 38 on April - 09.   

1484  On this day in history death of edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (b. 1473)   

1492  Lorenzo de' Medici, Florentine statesman, dies on April - 09.