Historical Events In April - 01
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
0374 Comet 1P/374 E1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0884 AUs of Earth 

0527 Justinianus is recorded as becoming compassionate emperor of Byzantium. 

0705 Greek pope John VII chosen as successor to John VI. 

1064 Body of bishop Eleutherius of Blandain moved to Doornik 

1204 Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII and Henry II, dies at 81 

1205 Amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies. 

1283 Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47). 

1318 Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English 

1340 Niels Ebbesen results in the deaths of Gerhard III of Holstein in his bedroom, ending the 1332-1340 interregnum in Denmark. 

1504 English guilds/corp goes under state control 

1528 Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer. 

1548 Sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81. 

1572 Bloys van Treslong conquers Brielle. 

1578 Englishman William Harvey discovers blood circulation 

1578 William Harvey of England discovers blood circulation 

1578 William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation). 

1580 Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer 

1581 Portugese Cortes subjects himself on Philip II. 

1582 Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter 

1611 Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72 

1643 Christian Demelius, composer. 

1663 Gemert fines unwed motherhood (50 guilder penalty). 

1697 Abbe Prevost, French author is born. 

1721 Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist/organist/composer (Glees). 

1724 Henry Pelham is recorded as becoming English minister of War. 

1725 Francois Bainville, composer 

1733 Canada's inaugural lighthouse lit for the inaugural 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 inaugural fireproof concrete structure in North America. 

1734 Louis Lully, composer, dies at 69 

1748 Ruins of Pompeii are discovered 

1755 Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French lawyer (Fisiologia del Gusto). 

1772 Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer 

1776 Ships carrying 1124 United Empire Loyalists arrive at Halifax from Boston; many with the British Army; in all, 40000 Americans remain loyal 

1776 Friedrich von Klinger's "Sturm und Drang," premieres in Leipzig. 

1778 Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" 

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