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 April - 01 justinianus becomes compassionate emperor of Byzantium  

0705  On this day in history greek pope John VII chosen as successor to John VI  

1064  Body of bishop Eleutherius of Blandain moved to Doornik on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47)  

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

1340  Niels Ebbesen kills Gerhard III of Holstein in his bedroom, ending the 1332-1340 interregnum in Denmark on April - 01.  

1504  English guilds/corp goes under state control on this day in history.  

1528  On April - 01 francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer  

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

1572  On April - 01 bloys van Treslong conquers Brielle  

1578  On April - 01 englishman William Harvey discovers blood circulation  

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

1578  On April - 01 william Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation)  

1580  On April - 01 alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer  

1581  Portugese Cortes subjects himself on Philip II on April - 01.  

1582  On this day in history gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter  

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

1643  On this day in history christian Demelius, composer  

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

1697  The birth of Abbe Prevost, French author on April - 01.  

1721  On April - 01 pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist/organist/composer (Glees)  

1724  Henry Pelham becomes English minister of War on this day in history.  

1725  Francois Bainville, composer on April - 01.  

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 April - 01.  

1734  Louis Lully, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1748  On April - 01 ruins of Pompeii found  

1755  On this day in history jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French lawyer (Fisiologia del Gusto)  

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 April - 01 friedrich von Klinger's "Sturm und Drang," premieres in Leipzig  

1778  Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" on this day in history.  

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1220  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272)  

1283  On April - 01 birth of ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47)  

1543  On April - 01 birth of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626)  

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

1582  On April - 01 birth of gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter  

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 this day in history birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)  

1085  On April - 01 death of emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048)  

1132  Death of St-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053) on April - 01.  

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 April - 01.  

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

1548  On this day in history sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81  

1580  Death of Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on this day in history.  

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