Historical Events In April - 05
Thursday, 26 May 2022
1693 Anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65 on April - 05.
1695 George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1697 On April - 05 charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41
1698 Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer on this day in history.
1712 On this day in history john Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63
1722 Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island on this day in history.
1723 On this day in history j Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66
1725 Giacomo Casanova, Italian writer/philanderer/adventurer (uncertain) on this day in history.
1727 Pasquale Ankossi, composer on this day in history.
1732 On April - 05 johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52
1739 French emperor Karel VI sign secret treaty on this day in history.
1751 On this day in history adolf Frederik of Holstein-Gottorp crowns himself king of Sweden
1753 On this day in history british Museum forms (opens in 1759)
1762 British take Grenada, West Indies, from French on this day in history.
1765 Edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81 on this day in history.
1768 1st US Chamber of Commerce forms (New York NY) on April - 05.
1768 1st US Chamber of Commerce forms (NYC) on this day in history.
1784 Louis [Ludwig] Spohr, Germany, violin virtuoso/composer (Faust) on this day in history.
1788 On April - 05 franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund)
1792 On April - 05 george Washington casts 1st presidential veto
1794 On this day in history georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34
1795 On this day in history henry Havelock, British soldier (War in Afghanistan 1838-39)
1799 Vincenzo Fioravanti, composer on this day in history.
1803 1st performance of Beethoven's 2nd Symphony in D on April - 05.
1804 High Possil Meteorite: The first recorded meteorite in Scotland falls in Possil on April - 05.
1806 Isaac Quintard patents apple cider on April - 05.
1811 On this day in history robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies
1812 On April - 05 british storm Badajoz fortress, held by French & Spanish
1812 Brits storm Badajoz fortress, held by French and Spanish on April - 05.
1812 Brits storm Badajoz fortress, held by French & Spanish on April - 05.
1814 On this day in history netherlands Bank issues it's 1st banknotes
1815 Eruption of Tambora volcano (Sumbawa Java) on April - 05.
1818 On April - 05 in the Battle of Maipú, Chile's independence movement
1818 Lewis Baldwin Parsons, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on April - 05.
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