Historical Events In April - 01

1864  On this day in history marie Jungius, Dutch fairy tale writer  

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 this day in history.  

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

1865  On April - 01 richard Zsigmondy, Germany, chemist (Nobel-1925)  

1866  On April - 01 uS Congress rejects presidential veto gives all equal rights in US  

1866  Ferruccio D M B Busoni, Italy, pianist/composer/conductor (Arlecchino) on April - 01.  

1866  On this day in history aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer, dies at 98  

1867  On April - 01 blacks vote in municipal election in Tuscumbia, Alabama  

1867  On this day in history international Exhibition opens in Paris  

1868  Hampton Institute opens on April - 01.  

1868  The birth of Edmond Rostand, French author on this day in history.  

1868  On April - 01 the Canadian Government fixes a uniform first class postal rate of three cents; establishes Post Office Savings Bank.  

1868  On April - 01 edmond Rostand, France, poet/playwright (Cyrano de Bergerac)  

1869  On April - 01 peter A Egge, Norwegian writer (De Droom)  

1869  On this day in history 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  On April - 01 f Melius Christiansen, composer  

1872  On April - 01 1st edition of The Standard  

1872  Tadeusz Joteyko, composer on this day in history.  

1873  British White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die on April - 01.  

1873  On this day in history the birth of Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian composer  

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

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

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

1876  On this day in history 1st official NL baseball game (Boston-6, Phila-5)  

1878  Carl Sternheim, German playwright (Hyperion/Tabula Rasa) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1883  Aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor on this day in history.  

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 April - 01.  

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

1543  François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626) was born on this day in history.  

1578  William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation) was born on April - 01.  

1582  Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.  

1582  Thomas Simpson, composer was born on April - 01.  

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 this day in history death of emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048)  

1132  Death of St-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053) on April - 01.  

1204  Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1205  On April - 01 amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies  

1528  Death of Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer on April - 01.  

1548  Sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81 on April - 01.  

1580  On this day in history death of alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer  

1611  Death of Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72 on April - 01.