Historical Events In April - 05
Sunday, 11 April 2021
1693 On this day in history anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65
1695 George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1697 Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41 on this day in history.
1698 On this day in history georg Gottfried Wagner, composer
1712 John Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63 on April - 05.
1722 Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island on April - 05.
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 April - 05.
1727 On this day in history pasquale Ankossi, composer
1732 Johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52 on April - 05.
1739 French emperor Karel VI sign secret treaty on April - 05.
1751 On this day in history adolf Frederik of Holstein-Gottorp crowns himself king of Sweden
1753 British Museum forms (opens in 1759) on this day in history.
1762 On this day in history british take Grenada, West Indies, from French
1765 Edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81 on April - 05.
1768 1st US Chamber of Commerce forms (New York NY) on this day in history.
1768 On April - 05 1st US Chamber of Commerce forms (NYC)
1784 Louis [Ludwig] Spohr, Germany, violin virtuoso/composer (Faust) on April - 05.
1788 Franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund) on April - 05.
1792 George Washington casts 1st presidential veto on this day in history.
1794 On this day in history georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34
1795 On April - 05 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 On April - 05 high Possil Meteorite: The first recorded meteorite in Scotland falls in Possil.
1806 On April - 05 isaac Quintard patents apple cider
1811 Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies on April - 05.
1812 British storm Badajoz fortress, held by French & Spanish on April - 05.
1812 On this day in history brits storm Badajoz fortress, held by French and Spanish
1812 On April - 05 brits storm Badajoz fortress, held by French & Spanish
1814 On April - 05 netherlands Bank issues it's 1st banknotes
1815 Eruption of Tambora volcano (Sumbawa Java) on April - 05.
1818 On this day in history in the Battle of Maipú, Chile's independence movement
1818 Lewis Baldwin Parsons, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.
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