Historical Events In April - 06

0000  Earliest recorded solar eclipse on this day in history.  

0000  On April - 06 the birth of Jesus (according to scholars' estimates, Religious leader)  

0402  Battle at Pollentia: Roman army under Stilicho beats Visigoten on this day in history.  

0610  On April - 06 lailat-ul Qadar, night koran descended to Earth  

0648  -BC- Earliest total solar eclipse; chronicled by Greeks on April - 06.  

0774  Charles the Great affirms Pippins promise of Quiercy on April - 06.  

0885  On April - 06 methodius, Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of Sirmium, dies  

0912  On April - 06 nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71  

1106  Fire in Venice on this day in history.  

1199  On April - 06 richard I the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at 41  

1199  On April - 06 richard I, the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at 41  

1252  Peter of Verona, [Peter Martyr], Italian inquisitor/st, dies at 45 on April - 06.  

1320  On this day in history the Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath.  

1327  On April - 06 italian poet Petrarch first sets eyes on his beloved Laura  

1327  Italian poet Petrarch 1st sets eyes on his beloved Laura on this day in history.  

1348  On this day in history italian poet Petrarch's beloved Laura dies of plague  

1348  On April - 06 petrarch's Laura, dies of plague  

1362  On this day in history robber bastion Tard-Venus strikes at Brignais France  

1362  On April - 06 jacques de Bourbon, count of Marche, killed in battle  

1385  On April - 06 john, Master of the Order of Aviz, is made king John I of Portugal.  

1472  Pieter Bladelin, Belgium, land owner (Middelburg castle), dies on April - 06.  

1483  On April - 06 the birth of Raphael, Italian painter  

1483  On this day in history raphael Sanzio, Italian painter/master builder (Madonna Sistina)  

1489  Hans Waldmann, Swiss military/mayor (Zurich), beheaded on this day in history.  

1490  Matthias Corvinus, king of Hungary, dies on this day in history.  

1516  A Willaert installed as singer of cardinal Ippolito I d'Este on April - 06.  

1520  On April - 06 raphael artist dies on his 37th birthday  

1520  On this day in history raphael [Sanzio], artist (Sistine Madonna), dies on his 37th birthday  

1528  Albrecht Durer, German painter/graphic artist, dies in Germany at 56 on this day in history.  

1551  Joachim Vadianus, Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen, dies at 66 on April - 06.  

1571  On April - 06 john Hamilton, Scottish prelate and politician  

1590  Francis Walsingham, English secretary of state, dies at about 57 on April - 06.  

1593  Henry Barrow, English puritian/Congressionalist, hanged on April - 06.  

1605  On this day in history john Stow, British historian, dies  

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1483  Raphael Sanzio, Italian painter/master builder (Madonna Sistina) was born on April - 06.  

1613  Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683) was born on this day in history.  

1631  Vincenzo De Grandis, composer was born on April - 06.  

1632  Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.  

1651  André Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722) was born on April - 06.  

1660  Johann Kuhnau, composer was born on April - 06.  

1664  Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.  

1671  On April - 06 birth of jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs)  

0885  On April - 06 methodius, Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of Sirmium, dies  

0912  On this day in history nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71  

1147  Death of Frederick II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1090) on April - 06.  

1199  Richard I, the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at 41 on this day in history.  

1252  Peter of Verona, [Peter Martyr], Italian inquisitor/st, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1348  Petrarch's Laura, dies of plague on this day in history.  

1362  Death of Jacques de Bourbon, count of Marche, killed in battle on this day in history.  

1472  Pieter Bladelin, Belgium, land owner (Middelburg castle), dies on this day in history.