Historical Events In April - 02

0742  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1416  On April - 02 alfonso V succeeds his father as king of Aragon  

1416  Ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1453  On this day in history mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (Ä°stanbul), which would fall on May 29.  

1502  On this day in history arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies  

1513  Florida discovered, claimed for Spain by Ponce de Le¢n on April - 02.  

1513  On April - 02 florida discovered, claimed for Spain by Ponce de Leon  

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

1559  England/France signs 1st Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambrésis on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1602  On April - 02 maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan  

1618  On April - 02 francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction)  

1628  On April - 02 constantin Christian Dedekind, composer  

1632  On this day in history georg Caspar Weckler, composer  

1640  On April - 02 matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45  

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

1657  On this day in history ferdinand III, King of Hungarian/Bohemia/German Emperor, dies at 48  

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

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

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

1725  On April - 02 the birth of Giacomo Casanova, Italian lover, writer and philosopher  

1725  On this day in history casanova, writer  

1728  On April - 02 franz Asplmayr, composer  

1733  On April - 02 giacomo Tritto, composer  

1735  Christian Gotthilf Tag, composer on this day in history.  

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

1745  On this day in history austria & Bavaria sign peace  

1747  On this day in history johann J Dillenius, German botanist, dies at 63  

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

1758  On this day in history johann Balthasar Konig, composer, dies at 67  

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1348  Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385) was born on this day in history.  

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 April - 02.  

1618  On April - 02 birth of francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction)  

1628  Constantin Christian Dedekind, composer was born on April - 02.  

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  Jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool) was born on this day in history.  

1118  Boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.  

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

1335  On April - 02 death of duke Henry of Carinthia (b. circa 1265)  

1412  Death of Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????) on this day in history.  

1416  On this day in history ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52  

1502  On this day in history arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies  

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.