Historical Events In April - 01

1864  Marie Jungius, Dutch fairy tale writer on April - 01.  

1865  On April - 01 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.  

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

1865  -9] Battle at Blakely Alabama on April - 01.  

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  On April - 01 aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer, dies at 98  

1867  Blacks vote in municipal election in Tuscumbia, Alabama on this day in history.  

1867  International Exhibition opens in Paris on April - 01.  

1868  Hampton Institute opens on this day in history.  

1868  The birth of Edmond Rostand, French author on April - 01.  

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

1868  On this day in history edmond Rostand, France, poet/playwright (Cyrano de Bergerac)  

1869  On this day in history peter A Egge, Norwegian writer (De Droom)  

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

1870  On this day in history patrick Gass sgt of Lewis &Clark Expedition, dies at 98  

1870  On this day in history patrick Gass, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 98  

1871  F Melius Christiansen, composer on this day in history.  

1872  On this day in history 1st edition of The Standard  

1872  Tadeusz Joteyko, composer on April - 01.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Edgar Wallace, England, novelist/playwright/journalist (Terror) on this day in history.  

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

1878  Carl Sternheim, German playwright (Hyperion/Tabula Rasa) on April - 01.  

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

1881  Anti-Jewish riots in Jerusalem on this day in history.  

1883  On April - 01 the birth of Lon Chaney, American actor  

1883  On this day in history aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor  

1884  On this day in history laurette Taylor, [Helen LM Cooney], US actress (Broadway)  

1885  Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill (Hozier), British barones on this day in history.  

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1220  On April - 01 birth of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272)  

1283  Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47) was born on April - 01.  

1543  On April - 01 birth of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626)  

1578  On this day in history birth of william Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation)  

1582  Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter was born on April - 01.  

1582  On this day in history birth of thomas Simpson, composer  

1610  On April - 01 birth of charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703)  

1640  On this day in history birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)  

1085  On April - 01 death of emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048)  

1132  On this day in history death of st-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053)  

1204  Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81 on April - 01.  

1205  Amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies on April - 01.  

1528  On April - 01 death of francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer  

1548  On this day in history sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81  

1580  Death of Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on this day in history.  

1611  Death of Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72 on this day in history.