Events & Holidays In April - 19

Birthday of the Sultan of Perak (Malaysia)

Dia do Indio (Day of The Indian) (Brazil)

Landing of the 33 Patriots (Uruguay)

Mov. Precursor de la Independencia (Venezuela)

Republic Day (Sierra Leone)

Victory at Gir-n (Cuba)

1320  On this day in history birth of pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67)  

1603  Michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.  

1605  On this day in history birth of orazio Benevoli, composer  

1658  Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.  

1660  Sebastian Duron, composer was born on this day in history.  

1665  On this day in history birth of jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721)  

1686  Vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.  

1700  On this day in history birth of georg Abraham Schneider, composer  

0843  On this day in history judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies  

1012  Death of Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954) on this day in history.  

1044  On this day in history gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies  

1054  Leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1390  Robert II, King of Scotland, dies on this day in history.  

1529  John Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55 on this day in history.  

1560  On this day in history philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63  

1567  On this day in history michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79