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  On this day in history birth of francis Xavier, saint/Jesuit missionary to India, Malaya, & Japan   

1534  Jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary (Brazilian Tupi-Indians) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of gerard Dou, Dutch painter (Night School) (d. 1675)   

1622  On this day in history birth of louise Hollandine, daughter of King Frederik V & Elizabeth Stuart   

1629  On this day in history birth of juan Jose, of Austria, Spanish general/governor of Netherlands   

1644  On this day in history birth of françois de Neufville, duc de Villeroi, French soldier (d. 1730)   

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

0924  On this day in history death of berengarius I, Emperor of Italy, murdered   

1307  Death of Joan of Acre, daughter of Edward I of England (b. 1271) on this day in history.   

1444  On this day in history john Capreolus, French theologist (Libri IV), dies at about 50   

1498  Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), dies at 27 on this day in history.   

1524  Philip of Burgundy, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

1614  El Greco, Spanish painter (View of Toledo), dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.   

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