Events & Holidays In April - 11

Battle of Rivas (Costa Rica)

Liberation Day (Uganda)

National Heroes Day (Costa Rica)

0146  Septimius Severus (d. 211) was born on this day in history.   

1370  Frederick I the Warlike, elector of Saxony was born on this day in history.   

1374  On this day in history birth of roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (d. 1398)   

1492  Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (d. 1549) was born on this day in history.   

1586  Pietro Della Valle, composer was born on this day in history.   

1602  Johann Neukrantz, composer was born on this day in history.   

1638  Diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer was born on this day in history.   

1661  Antoine Coypel, French painter/poet was born on this day in history.   

0678  Donus, Italian Pope (676-78), dies on this day in history.   

1034  On this day in history death of romanus III Argyrus, Byzantine emperor (1028-34), assasinated by wife   

1240  Llywelyn ab Iorwerth the Great, monarch of Wales (1194-1240), dies on this day in history.   

1500  On this day in history death of michael T Marullus, Greeks poet, drowns   

1512  Gaston de Foix, French pretender to Navarra throne, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1554  Death of Thomas Wyatt the younger, English rebel (b. 1521) on this day in history.   

1612  On this day in history death of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (b. 1566)   

1626  On this day in history death of marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568)