Events & Holidays In April - 24

Armenian Genocide Memorial Day (Armenia)

National Concord Day (Niger)

1533  William I of Orange (d. 1584) was born on this day in history.   

1538  On this day in history birth of gugliemo Gonzaga, composer   

1581  On this day in history birth of vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660)   

1594  Benedikt Lechler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1620  On this day in history birth of john Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography   

1660  On this day in history birth of cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver   

1670  On this day in history birth of christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer   

1706  Giovanni Battista Martini, composer was born on this day in history.   

0624  Death of Mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

0709  On this day in history wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76   

0729  On this day in history egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89   

1077  Geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies on this day in history.   

1185  On this day in history death of antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns   

1338  On this day in history death of marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291)   

1530  On this day in history jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies   

1617  Death of Carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered on this day in history.