Historical Events In April - 01

0374  On April - 01 comet 1P/374 E1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0884 AUs of Earth  

0527  On this day in history 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  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.  

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

1318  Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English on April - 01.  

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  Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer on April - 01.  

1548  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1580  On this day in history alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer  

1581  Portugese Cortes subjects himself on Philip II on this day in history.  

1582  On April - 01 gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter  

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

1643  Christian Demelius, composer on April - 01.  

1663  Gemert fines unwed motherhood (50 guilder penalty) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1725  On April - 01 francois Bainville, composer  

1733  On April - 01 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.  

1734  Louis Lully, composer, dies at 69 on April - 01.  

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  Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer on April - 01.  

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

1283  On this day in history 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 April - 01.  

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

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  Death of Emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048) on April - 01.  

1132  On April - 01 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  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  On this day in history 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