Historical Events In April - 02

0742  The birth of Charlemagne, French emperor on this day in history.  

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 April - 02 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  On this day in history ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52  

1453  On April - 02 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  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.  

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

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

1590  On April - 02 states-General appoints earl Mauritius, viceroy of Utrecht  

1595  Cornelis de Houtman's ships depart to Asia through Cape of Good Hope on this day in history.  

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

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

1628  On this day in history constantin Christian Dedekind, composer  

1632  Georg Caspar Weckler, composer on April - 02.  

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

1645  On this day in history 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  On this day in history johann Lohner, composer, dies at 59  

1711  Jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool) on April - 02.  

1713  Onno Zwier van Haren, Frisian poet (Fatherland) on April - 02.  

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 April - 02 franz Asplmayr, composer  

1733  On this day in history giacomo Tritto, composer  

1735  Christian Gotthilf Tag, composer on April - 02.  

1740  Armand-Gaston Camus, French CEO (Council of 500) on this day in history.  

1745  Austria & Bavaria sign peace on this day in history.  

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

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

1758  On April - 02 johann Balthasar Konig, composer, dies at 67  

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1348  On April - 02 birth of andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385)  

1565  Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.  

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 April - 02 birth of constantin Christian Dedekind, composer  

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

1653  Prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708) was born on April - 02.  

1711  On April - 02 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  On this day in history death of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209)  

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

1502  On April - 02 arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies  

1507  On this day in history 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 April - 02.