Historical Events In April - 01

1864  On April - 01 marie Jungius, Dutch fairy tale writer  

1865  Baie du Ha! Ha! Quebec, the first Canadian April Fools' Day on record celebrated by British troops and Canadian militia at Fort Poisson d'Avril on this day in history.  

1865  Battle of 5 Forks, signalling end of Lee's army on April - 01.  

1865  On this day in history -9] Battle at Blakely Alabama  

1865  Richard Zsigmondy, Germany, chemist (Nobel-1925) on April - 01.  

1866  On this day in history uS Congress rejects presidential veto gives all equal rights in US  

1866  On April - 01 ferruccio D M B Busoni, Italy, pianist/composer/conductor (Arlecchino)  

1866  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer, dies at 98 on April - 01.  

1867  Blacks vote in municipal election in Tuscumbia, Alabama on April - 01.  

1867  International Exhibition opens in Paris on April - 01.  

1868  Hampton Institute opens on this day in history.  

1868  On this day in history the birth of Edmond Rostand, French author  

1868  The Canadian Government fixes a uniform first class postal rate of three cents; establishes Post Office Savings Bank on this day in history.  

1868  Edmond Rostand, France, poet/playwright (Cyrano de Bergerac) on April - 01.  

1869  Peter A Egge, Norwegian writer (De Droom) on this day in history.  

1869  On April - 01 anthony G O Ridder van Rappard, Min of Reformed Worship, dies at 69  

1870  Patrick Gass sgt of Lewis &Clark Expedition, dies at 98 on April - 01.  

1870  Patrick Gass, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 98 on April - 01.  

1871  On April - 01 f Melius Christiansen, composer  

1872  1st edition of The Standard on April - 01.  

1872  On this day in history tadeusz Joteyko, composer  

1873  British White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die on this day in history.  

1873  The birth of Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian composer on April - 01.  

1873  Sergei Rachmaninoff, Novgorod Russia, composer (Prelude in C# Minor) on this day in history.  

1875  The Times of London becomes the first newspaper to print a daily weather chart on April - 01.  

1875  On April - 01 edgar Wallace, England, novelist/playwright/journalist (Terror)  

1876  On April - 01 1st official NL baseball game (Boston-6, Phila-5)  

1878  On April - 01 carl Sternheim, German playwright (Hyperion/Tabula Rasa)  

1878  On April - 01 eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56  

1881  Anti-Jewish riots in Jerusalem on April - 01.  

1883  The birth of Lon Chaney, American actor on April - 01.  

1883  On April - 01 aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor  

1884  Laurette Taylor, [Helen LM Cooney], US actress (Broadway) on this day in history.  

1885  On April - 01 clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill (Hozier), British barones  

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1220  Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272) was born on this day in history.  

1283  Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47) was born on this day in history.  

1543  On this day in history birth of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626)  

1578  William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation) was born on this day in history.  

1582  On April - 01 birth of gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter  

1582  On April - 01 birth of thomas Simpson, composer  

1610  On this day in history birth of charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703)  

1640  Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on April - 01.  

1085  Death of Emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048) on April - 01.  

1132  Death of St-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053) on this day in history.  

1204  On April - 01 eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81  

1205  On this day in history amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies  

1528  Death of Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer on this day in history.  

1548  Sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1580  Death of Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on April - 01.  

1611  On this day in history death of gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72