Historical Events In April - 02

0742  On this day in history the birth of Charlemagne, French emperor  

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

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

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

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

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

1513  On this day in history florida discovered, claimed for Spain by Ponce de Le¢n  

1513  On this day in history florida discovered, claimed for Spain by Ponce de Leon  

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

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

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

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 this day in history francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction)  

1628  On this day in history constantin Christian Dedekind, composer  

1632  Georg Caspar Weckler, composer on this day in history.  

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

1705  On April - 02 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 this day in history.  

1725  The birth of Giacomo Casanova, Italian lover, writer and philosopher on April - 02.  

1725  Casanova, writer on April - 02.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1272  On this day in history death of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209)  

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 this day in history 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 April - 02.