Historical Events In April - 02

0742  The birth of Charlemagne, French emperor on April - 02.  

0742  Charlemagne, 1st Holy Roman emperor (800-14) on April - 02.  

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  Alfonso V succeeds his father as king of Aragon on April - 02.  

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

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

1502  On April - 02 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 this day in history florida discovered, claimed for Spain by Ponce de Leon  

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

1559  On this day in history england/France signs 1st Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambrésis  

1590  States-General appoints earl Mauritius, viceroy of Utrecht on this day in history.  

1595  On April - 02 cornelis de Houtman's ships depart to Asia through Cape of Good Hope  

1602  Maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan on April - 02.  

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

1628  Constantin Christian Dedekind, composer on April - 02.  

1632  On this day in history georg Caspar Weckler, composer  

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

1645  On this day in history 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 April - 02.  

1711  Jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool) on this day in history.  

1713  On this day in history 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 this day in history casanova, writer  

1728  On this day in history franz Asplmayr, composer  

1733  On April - 02 giacomo Tritto, composer  

1735  On this day in history christian Gotthilf Tag, composer  

1740  On April - 02 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  On this day in history commodore William James captures the pirate fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.  

1758  Johann Balthasar Konig, composer, dies at 67 on April - 02.  

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

1565  Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599) was born on April - 02.  

1602  On this day in history birth of maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan  

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

1628  On this day in history birth of constantin Christian Dedekind, composer  

1632  Georg Caspar Weckler, composer was born on April - 02.  

1653  On this day in history 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 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 April - 02.  

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

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

1507  Death of Francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416) on this day in history.  

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