Events & Holidays In April - 23

Aragon Day (Spain)

Castilla y Leon Day (Spain)

Children's Day (Turkey)

Children's Festival Day (Cyprus (Turkish   Republic of Northern Cyprus))

Peppercorn Day (Bermuda)

St. George's Day (Canada Spain United Kingdom)

World Copyright Day (International)

National Sovereignty (Turkey)

1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on this day in history.  

1185  On this day in history birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)  

1464  On this day in history birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France  

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on this day in history.  

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on this day in history.  

1500  On this day in history birth of alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician  

1500  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.  

1516  Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571) was born on this day in history.  

0034  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on this day in history.  

0303  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on this day in history.  

0725  On this day in history death of wihtred, King of Kent  

0871  On this day in history ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies  

0990  On this day in history ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies  

0997  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on this day in history.  

1014  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on this day in history.  

1016  On this day in history aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies