Events & Holidays In April - 28

Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace (Canada)

Evacuation Day (British) (Libya)

Formation of the Islamic State's Victory (Afghanistan)

Hero's Day (Barbados)

National Day of Mourning (Canada)

1442  Edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) was born on this day in history.   

1545  On this day in history birth of yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (d. 1598)   

1592  On this day in history birth of george Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/English admiral   

1630  Charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.   

1686  On this day in history birth of michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721)   

1715  Franz Sparry, composer was born on this day in history.   

1748  Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer was born on this day in history.   

1750  On this day in history birth of paul Ignaz Kurzinger, composer   

1089  On this day in history dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies   

1109  Hugo van Cluny, 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1192  On this day in history death of conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem (b. mid 1140s)   

1498  Death of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician on this day in history.   

1533  Death of Nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461) on this day in history.   

1710  Death of Thomas Betterton, English actor on this day in history.   

1716  Death of Louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673) on this day in history.   

1726  On this day in history death of thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653)