Historical Events In April - 09

1682  Robert La Salle claims lower Mississippi (Louisiana) for France on this day in history.  

1691  French troops occupy Mons on April - 09.  

1716  On this day in history johann Georg Zechner, composer  

1717  Georg Matthias Monn, composer on April - 09.  

1724  On April - 09 1st Easter [NS=April 16]  

1747  Lord Lovat, English jacobiet, dies on April - 09.  

1751  On April - 09 emanuel Schikaneder, [Johann Schickeneder], German playwright [or 9/1]  

1754  Antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky, composer on this day in history.  

1754  On this day in history christian von Wolff, German philosopher, dies at 75  

1757  Wojciech Boguslawski, composer on this day in history.  

1761  William Law, theologian, dies on April - 09.  

1765  On April - 09 maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, princess of Orange-Nassau, dies at 77  

1766  The first fire escape patented, wicker basket on a pulley &chain on this day in history.  

1770  On April - 09 capt James Cook discovers Botany Bay (Australia)  

1773  Étienne Aignan, French writer (d. 1824 on this day in history.  

1783  On April - 09 tippu Sahib drives out English from Bednore India  

1785  On this day in history sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835)  

1789  On this day in history house of Representives first meeting  

1793  Ernestus Weinrauch, composer, dies at 62 on April - 09.  

1798  On April - 09 giuditta Pasta, [Negri], soprano  

1802  French Protestant church becomes state-supported &-controlled on April - 09.  

1804  On this day in history jacques Necker, fiancier/statesman, dies  

1806  Isambard Kingdom Brunel, designer of 1st transatlantic steamer on April - 09.  

1806  Willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau, dies at 58 on April - 09.  

1807  On this day in history john Opie, Engl painter/illustrator: Shakespeare gallery, dies at 45  

1808  Mayor Wolters offers French king Louis Napoleon townhall as a palace on April - 09.  

1812  Randolph Barnes Marcy, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1887 on this day in history.  

1814  Elias Canneman (L) resigns as minister of Finance on April - 09.  

1816  African Methodist Episcopal Church organizes (Phila) on this day in history.  

1821  On April - 09 the birth of Charles-Pierre Baudelaire, French poet  

1821  On April - 09 charles-Pierre Baudelaire, France, symbolist poet (Flowers of Evil)  

1821  On this day in history felix Maximo Lopez, composer, dies at 78  

1826  Thomas Hewson Neill, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1885 on this day in history.  

1829  On April - 09 danzig (Gdansk) dike break flood kills 1,200  

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1336  On April - 09 birth of tamerlane (Timur), Central Asian, Turkic conqueror (d. 1405)  

1498  On this day in history birth of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (d. 1550)  

1597  On April - 09 birth of john Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670)  

1611  On this day in history birth of giacomo Maria Predieri, composer  

1627  Johann Kaspar Kerll, composer was born on April - 09.  

1634  On April - 09 birth of albertine Agnes, princess of Orange-Nassau  

1648  Henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720) was born on this day in history.  

1649  On this day in history birth of james Scott, duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II  

0093  Death of Yuan An, Minister over the Masses of the Han dynasty on this day in history.  

0491  On April - 09 death of zeno, Byzantine Emperor  

0715  On April - 09 constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies  

1024  Benedict VIII, [Theophylactus van Tusculum], Pope (1012-24), dies on April - 09.  

1137  Death of William X, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 1099) on April - 09.  

1483  Edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) dies at 38 on this day in history.  

1484  Death of Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (b. 1473) on April - 09.  

1492  On April - 09 lorenzo de' Medici, Florentine statesman, dies