Events & Holidays In April - 07

Day of Beauty & Mother's (Armenia)

National Mourning Day (Genocide Remembrance Day) (Rwanda)

Toussaint L'Ouverture Day (Haiti)

Women's Day (Mozambique)

World Health Day (International)

1506  Francis Xavier, saint/Jesuit missionary to India, Malaya, & Japan was born on this day in history.   

1534  On this day in history birth of jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary (Brazilian Tupi-Indians)   

1613  Gerard Dou, Dutch painter (Night School) was born on this day in history.   

1613  Gerhard Douw, Dutch painter (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1613  Gerard Dou, Dutch painter (Night School) (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1622  Louise Hollandine, daughter of King Frederik V & Elizabeth Stuart was born on this day in history.   

1629  Juan Jose, of Austria, Spanish general/governor of Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

1644  François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi, French soldier (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.   

0030  On this day in history christ, crucified, according to astronomer Schaefer, dies   

0924  Death of Berengarius I, Emperor of Italy, murdered on this day in history.   

1307  On this day in history death of joan of Acre, daughter of Edward I of England (b. 1271)   

1444  John Capreolus, French theologist (Libri IV), dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

1498  On this day in history charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), dies at 27   

1524  On this day in history philip of Burgundy, bishop of Utrecht, dies   

1614  On this day in history el Greco, Spanish painter (View of Toledo), dies (birth date unknown)   

1638  Death of Shimazu Tadatsune, Japanese ruler of Satsuma (b. 1576) on this day in history.