Historical Events In April - 02

0742  On April - 02 the birth of Charlemagne, French emperor  

0742  On this day in history charlemagne, 1st Holy Roman emperor (800-14)  

0999  Gerbert of Aurillac elected as 1st French Pope on April - 02.  

1118  On this day in history boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies  

1416  On this day in history alfonso V succeeds his father as king of Aragon  

1416  Ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52 on April - 02.  

1453  On April - 02 mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (İstanbul), which would fall on May 29.  

1502  Arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies on this day in history.  

1513  On April - 02 florida discovered, claimed for Spain by Ponce de Le¢n  

1513  Florida discovered, claimed for Spain by Ponce de Leon on this day in history.  

1550  Jews are expelled from Genoa Italy on April - 02.  

1559  England/France signs 1st Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambrésis on April - 02.  

1590  States-General appoints earl Mauritius, viceroy of Utrecht on April - 02.  

1595  Cornelis de Houtman's ships depart to Asia through Cape of Good Hope on April - 02.  

1602  Maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan on this day in history.  

1618  Francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction) on April - 02.  

1628  Constantin Christian Dedekind, composer on this day in history.  

1632  On April - 02 georg Caspar Weckler, composer  

1640  On this day in history matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45  

1645  On April - 02 robert Devereux resigns as parliament supreme commander  

1657  Ferdinand III, King of Hungarian/Bohemia/German Emperor, dies at 48 on April - 02.  

1705  Johann Lohner, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1711  On April - 02 jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool)  

1713  On April - 02 onno Zwier van Haren, Frisian poet (Fatherland)  

1725  On this day in history the birth of Giacomo Casanova, Italian lover, writer and philosopher  

1725  On April - 02 casanova, writer  

1728  On April - 02 franz Asplmayr, composer  

1733  On this day in history giacomo Tritto, composer  

1735  On April - 02 christian Gotthilf Tag, composer  

1740  On this day in history armand-Gaston Camus, French CEO (Council of 500)  

1745  On April - 02 austria & Bavaria sign peace  

1747  Johann J Dillenius, German botanist, dies at 63 on April - 02.  

1755  Commodore William James captures the pirate fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India on April - 02.  

1758  Johann Balthasar Konig, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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1348  On this day in history birth of andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385)  

1565  On April - 02 birth of cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599)  

1602  Maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan was born on this day in history.  

1618  Francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction) was born on this day in history.  

1628  On April - 02 birth of constantin Christian Dedekind, composer  

1632  On April - 02 birth of georg Caspar Weckler, composer  

1653  On April - 02 birth of prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708)  

1711  On this day in history birth of jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool)  

1118  Boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies on April - 02.  

1272  Death of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209) on this day in history.  

1335  On this day in history death of duke Henry of Carinthia (b. circa 1265)  

1412  On this day in history death of ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????)  

1416  On April - 02 ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52  

1502  Arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies on this day in history.  

1507  On April - 02 death of francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416)  

1640  Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45 on this day in history.