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  On April - 02 gerbert of Aurillac elected as 1st French Pope  

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  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 April - 02.  

1550  On this day in history jews are expelled from Genoa Italy  

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

1590  On this day in history 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  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  Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45 on April - 02.  

1645  Robert Devereux resigns as parliament supreme commander on April - 02.  

1657  Ferdinand III, King of Hungarian/Bohemia/German Emperor, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1705  On this day in history johann Lohner, composer, dies at 59  

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

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  Casanova, writer on this day in history.  

1728  Franz Asplmayr, composer on April - 02.  

1733  Giacomo Tritto, composer on this day in history.  

1735  On April - 02 christian Gotthilf Tag, composer  

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

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

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 April - 02.  

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

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

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

1335  Death of Duke Henry of Carinthia (b. circa 1265) on this day in history.  

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

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