Events & Holidays In April - 04

Basque National Day (Spain)

Children's Day (Taiwan)

Heroes Day (Lesotho)

Independence Day (Senegal)

Memorial Day of Chiang Kai-shek (Taiwan)

National Day (Senegal)

Tomb Sweeping Day (Taiwan)

Women's Day (Taiwan)

0186  Caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217) was born on this day in history.   

1492  On this day in history birth of ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564)   

1527  Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer was born on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)   

1593  On this day in history birth of edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669)   

1646  On this day in history birth of antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715)   

1648  Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver was born on this day in history.   

1688  Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.   

0397  Ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0636  Death of Saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560) on this day in history.   

0896  Formosus, Pope (891-96), dies on this day in history.   

1229  Hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies on this day in history.   

1284  Alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1292  Nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies on this day in history.   

1305  On this day in history death of jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217)   

1393  Floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.