Historical Events In April - 02

0742  The birth of Charlemagne, French emperor   

0742  Charlemagne, 1st Holy Roman emperor (800-14)   

0999  Gerbert of Aurillac elected as 1st French Pope   

1416  Alfonso V succeeds his father as king of Aragon   

1453  Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (İstanbul), which would fall on May 29.   

1513  Florida discovered, claimed for Spain by Ponce de Le¢n   

1513  Florida discovered, claimed for Spain by Ponce de Leon   

1550  Jews are expelled from Genoa Italy   

1559  Englan/ rance signs 1st Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambrésis   

1590  States-General appoints earl Mauritius, viceroy of Utrecht   

1595  Cornelis de Houtman's ships depart to Asia through Cape of Good Hope   

1348  Andronikos iv palaiologos: Byzantine emperor   

1565  Cornelis de houtman: Dutch explorer   

1602  Maria de jesus de agreda: [maria coronel], spanish franciscan   

1618  Francesco m grimaldi: Mathematician/physicist (light defraction)   

1628  Constantin christian dedekind: Composer   

1632  Georg caspar weckler: Composer   

1653  Prince george of denmark: Prince consort of anne of england   

1711  Jan punt: Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (gideonschool)   

1118  Boudouin i: Of bologne/edessa, 1st crusader/king of jerusalem,   

1272  Richard: 1st earl of cornwall, holy roman emperor (b. 1209)   

1335  Duke henry of carinthia: Duke henry of carinthia (b. circa 1265)   

1412  Ruy gonzáles de clavijo: Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????)   

1416  Ferdinand i: The justified, king of aragon/sicily,   

1502  Arthur: English crown prince/husband of catharina of aragon,   

1507  Francis of paola: Italian founder of the order of the minims (b. 1416)   

1640  Matthias c sarbiewski: [sarbievius], polish jesuit/poet,