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  On this day in history birth of abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher  

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  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death  

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  On this day in history death of boleslaus of Greater Poland  

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)