Historical Events In April - 01

0374  Comet 1P/374 E1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0884 AUs of Earth on this day in history.   

0527  On this day in history justinianus becomes compassionate emperor of Byzantium   

0705  Greek pope John VII chosen as successor to John VI on April - 01.   

1064  On April - 01 body of bishop Eleutherius of Blandain moved to Doornik   

1204  On April - 01 eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81   

1205  Amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.   

1283  Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47) on this day in history.   

1318  On this day in history berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English.   

1340  On this day in history niels Ebbesen kills Gerhard III of Holstein in his bedroom, ending the 1332-1340 interregnum in Denmark.   

1504  On April - 01 english guilds/corp goes under state control   

1528  Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer on April - 01.   

1548  Sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81 on April - 01.   

1572  Bloys van Treslong conquers Brielle on April - 01.   

1578  On April - 01 englishman William Harvey discovers blood circulation   

1578  On this day in history william Harvey of England discovers blood circulation   

1578  William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation) on this day in history.   

1580  Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on April - 01.   

1581  On this day in history portugese Cortes subjects himself on Philip II   

1582  On April - 01 gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter   

1611  Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72 on this day in history.   

1643  Christian Demelius, composer on April - 01.   

1663  Gemert fines unwed motherhood (50 guilder penalty) on April - 01.   

1697  On this day in history the birth of Abbe Prevost, French author   

1721  Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist/organist/composer (Glees) on this day in history.   

1724  On this day in history henry Pelham becomes English minister of War   

1725  Francois Bainville, composer on this day in history.   

1733  Canada's first lighthouse lit for the first time, using coal from nearby Morien and Spanish River, the round 200 metre tower, made with cement from limestone burned in local kilns, is the first fireproof concrete structure in North America on this day in history.   

1734  On April - 01 louis Lully, composer, dies at 69   

1748  On this day in history ruins of Pompeii found   

1755  Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French lawyer (Fisiologia del Gusto) on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer   

1776  On this day in history ships carrying 1,124 United Empire Loyalists arrive at Halifax from Boston; many with the British Army; in all, 40,000 Americans remain loyal.   

1776  On this day in history friedrich von Klinger's "Sturm und Drang," premieres in Leipzig   

1778  Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" on April - 01.   

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1220  On April - 01 birth of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272)   

1283  Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47) was born on April - 01.   

1543  On this day in history birth of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626)   

1578  On this day in history birth of william Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation)   

1582  Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history birth of thomas Simpson, composer   

1610  Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.   

1640  On April - 01 birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)   

1085  On this day in history death of emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048)   

1132  On this day in history death of st-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053)   

1204  Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1205  Amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.   

1528  On April - 01 death of francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer   

1548  On April - 01 sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81   

1580  On April - 01 death of alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer   

1611  On April - 01 death of gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72