Historical Events In April - 01

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

0527  Justinianus becomes compassionate emperor of Byzantium on this day in history.   

0705  Greek pope John VII chosen as successor to John VI on this day in history.   

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

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

1205  On this day in history amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies   

1283  On this day in history ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47)   

1318  On April - 01 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 this day in history english guilds/corp goes under state control   

1528  On this day in history francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer   

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

1572  Bloys van Treslong conquers Brielle on April - 01.   

1578  Englishman William Harvey discovers blood circulation on April - 01.   

1578  William Harvey of England discovers blood circulation on April - 01.   

1578  William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation) on April - 01.   

1580  On this day in history alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer   

1581  On April - 01 portugese Cortes subjects himself on Philip II   

1582  On April - 01 gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter   

1611  On this day in history gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72   

1643  Christian Demelius, composer on April - 01.   

1663  On this day in history gemert fines unwed motherhood (50 guilder penalty)   

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

1721  On this day in history pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist/organist/composer (Glees)   

1724  On April - 01 henry Pelham becomes English minister of War   

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 this day in history.   

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

1748  On April - 01 ruins of Pompeii found   

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

1772  Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer on this day in history.   

1776  Ships carrying 1,124 United Empire Loyalists arrive at Halifax from Boston; many with the British Army; in all, 40,000 Americans remain loyal on April - 01.   

1776  Friedrich von Klinger's "Sturm und Drang," premieres in Leipzig on April - 01.   

1778  On this day in history oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$"   

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1220  Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272) was born on April - 01.   

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

1543  François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626) was born on this day in history.   

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

1582  On this day in history 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  Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on April - 01.   

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  Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81 on April - 01.   

1205  On this day in history amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies   

1528  On this day in history death of francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer   

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

1580  Death of Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on April - 01.   

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