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  On this day in history birth of gerhard Douw, Dutch painter (d. 1675)  

1613  On this day in history birth of gerard Dou, Dutch painter (Night School) (d. 1675)  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.