Events & Holidays In April - 14

Cambodian New Year (Cambodia)

National Fast and Prayer Day (Liberia)

Orange Day (Japan)

Pan American Day (Day of the Americas) (Honduras)

Pan-American Day (Haiti)

Pi Mai (Laos New Year) (Laos)

Songkran Days (Thai New Year) (Thailand)

Youth Day (Angola)

1336  Emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374) was born on this day in history.  

1572  Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.  

1578  Philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621) was born on this day in history.  

1592  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher was born on this day in history.  

1629  On this day in history birth of christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings)  

1668  Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.  

1676  On this day in history birth of ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer  

1710  Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer was born on this day in history.  

0711  Childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27 on this day in history.  

0911  On this day in history sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies  

1099  Death of Conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death on this day in history.  

1132  On this day in history death of mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076)  

1240  On this day in history llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies  

1279  Death of Boleslaus of Greater Poland on this day in history.  

1322  On this day in history death of bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275)  

1345  On this day in history death of richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287)