Events & Holidays In April - 16

De Diego's Birthday (Puerto Rico)

Emancipation Day (DC) (United States of America)

Librarian Day (School) (United States of America)

Militia Day (Cuba)

Qana Memorial Day (Lebanon)

Queen Margrethes birthday (Denmark)

Queen's Birthday (Greenland)

0778  King Louis the Pious (d. 840) was born on this day in history.   

1319  On this day in history birth of king John II of France (d. 1364)   

1495  On this day in history birth of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557)   

1628  On this day in history birth of cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand   

1635  On this day in history birth of frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter   

1646  On this day in history birth of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708)   

1648  On this day in history birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)   

1652  On this day in history birth of clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40)   

0069  Death of Otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32) on this day in history.   

0744  On this day in history death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph   

0924  On this day in history death of berengar of Friuli, King of Italy   

1113  On this day in history death of sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050)   

1115  On this day in history svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113]   

1118  Death of Adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily on this day in history.   

1198  Death of Duke Frederick I of Austria on this day in history.   

1446  On this day in history filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies