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  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  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  Christ, crucified, according to astronomer Schaefer, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1638  On this day in history death of shimazu Tadatsune, Japanese ruler of Satsuma (b. 1576)