Events & Holidays In April - 13

Cambodian New Year (Cambodia)

International Special Librarian's Day (International)

National Day (Chad)

Pi Mai (Laos New Year) (Laos)

Songkran Days (Thai New Year) (Thailand)

Thomas Jefferson's Birthday (United States of America)

1506  Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.  

1519  Catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II was born on this day in history.  

1519  On this day in history birth of de Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France)  

1545  On this day in history birth of elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II  

1547  Elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568) was born on this day in history.  

1570  On this day in history birth of guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606)  

1573  On this day in history birth of christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625)  

1584  On this day in history birth of albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666)  

0799  On this day in history paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies  

0814  Death of Krum of Bulgaria on this day in history.  

1093  Death of Prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030) on this day in history.  

1279  On this day in history death of boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke  

1517  Death of Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged on this day in history.  

1612  On this day in history death of sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai  

1635  Death of Fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572) on this day in history.  

1641  Death of Richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577) on this day in history.