Historical Events In April - 11

0491  On this day in history flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.  

0672  Deusdedit III begins his reign as Catholic Pope on April - 11.  

0678  Donus, Italian Pope (676-78), dies on April - 11.  

1034  Romanus III Argyrus, Byzantine emperor (1028-34), assasinated by wife on this day in history.  

1079  Bishop Stanislaus of Krakow is executed by order of Bolesław II of Poland on April - 11.  

1240  On April - 11 llywelyn ab Iorwerth the Great, monarch of Wales (1194-1240), dies  

1370  On April - 11 frederick I the Warlike, elector of Saxony  

1471  On this day in history king Edward IV of England conquers London from Henry VI  

1500  Michael T Marullus, Greeks poet, drowns on this day in history.  

1512  Battle at Ravenna: France under Gaston de Foix beat Spanish Army on April - 11.  

1512  Gaston de Foix, French pretender to Navarra throne, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1551  English premier John Dudley appointed duke of Northumberland on this day in history.  

1564  England & France sign Peace of Troyes on this day in history.  

1567  On this day in history dutch prince William of Orange flees from Antwerp to Breda  

1579  On this day in history venlo joins Union of Utrecht  

1580  On this day in history drenthe joins Union of Utrecht  

1586  Pietro Della Valle, composer on this day in history.  

1602  Johann Neukrantz, composer on April - 11.  

1638  Diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer on this day in history.  

1648  On this day in history matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer, dies at 53  

1661  Antoine Coypel, French painter/poet on this day in history.  

1677  On April - 11 battle at Montcassel, French troops beat Prince William III  

1681  On April - 11 anne Danican Philidor, composer  

1682  Jean-Joseph Mouret, composer on this day in history.  

1689  William III & Mary II crowned as joint rulers of Britain on April - 11.  

1713  Peace of Utrecht; France cedes Maritime provinces to Britain on April - 11.  

1715  John Alcock, composer on April - 11.  

1722  On April - 11 christopher Smart, English poet & journalist (Ceremony of Carols)  

1729  On April - 11 manuel de Egues, composer, dies at 71  

1735  Pierre Nicolas La Houssaye, composer on this day in history.  

1768  Fire destroys one-third of the town of Montreal on April - 11.  

1769  Johann Georg Lickl, composer on April - 11.  

1770  George Canning, (C) British PM (1827) on this day in history.  

1772  Manuel Jose Quintana, Spanish author/poet (El Duque de Viseo) on April - 11.  

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0146  On April - 11 birth of septimius Severus (d. 211)  

1370  Frederick I the Warlike, elector of Saxony was born on this day in history.  

1374  Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (d. 1398) was born on this day in history.  

1492  On this day in history birth of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (d. 1549)  

1586  Pietro Della Valle, composer was born on this day in history.  

1602  On this day in history birth of johann Neukrantz, composer  

1638  On this day in history birth of diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer  

1661  Antoine Coypel, French painter/poet was born on this day in history.  

0678  Donus, Italian Pope (676-78), dies on April - 11.  

1034  Death of Romanus III Argyrus, Byzantine emperor (1028-34), assasinated by wife on this day in history.  

1240  On this day in history llywelyn ab Iorwerth the Great, monarch of Wales (1194-1240), dies  

1500  On April - 11 death of michael T Marullus, Greeks poet, drowns  

1512  Gaston de Foix, French pretender to Navarra throne, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1554  On this day in history death of thomas Wyatt the younger, English rebel (b. 1521)  

1612  On this day in history death of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (b. 1566)  

1626  On this day in history death of marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568)