Page 2: Historical Events In April - 04

1662  Davis Mell, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1664  Adam Willaerts, Dutch seascape painter, dies on this day in history.   

1686  On April - 04 english king James II publishes Declaration of Indulgence   

1687  On this day in history english King James II orders his Declaration of Indulgence read in church   

1687  On this day in history king James II orders his declaration of indulgence read in church   

1701  On April - 04 joseph Haines, entertainer and author   

1714  Karel, duke of Berry/French heir to the throne, dies on April - 04.   

1716  Russian & Prussian troops occupy Wismar on this day in history.   

1716  John Evangelist Schreiber, composer on April - 04.   

1721  On April - 04 sir Robert Walpole enters office as the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom under King George I.   

1731  Francisco Morera, composer on April - 04.   

1734  Johann C van Erckel, old Catholic theologist, dies at about 79 on this day in history.   

1737  On this day in history anthony van Heim installed as Dutch pension advisor   

1740  Wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen, composer on this day in history.   

1752  On April - 04 niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, composer (Andromeda)   

1755  Vincenc Masek, composer on this day in history.   

1758  John Hoppner, portrait painter on April - 04.   

1762  On this day in history stephen Storace, composer   

1774  Oliver Goldsmith, Irish poet (She Stoops to Conquer), dies at 17 on April - 04.   

1776  Continental Navy frigate Columbus captures HM Tender Hawke, first American capture of British armed vessel on April - 04.   

1784  Mary Mead, wife of English journalist John Wilkes, dies on April - 04.   

1785  On this day in history bettina Brentano, composer   

1786  John Franklin, British explorer (Arctic) on this day in history.   

1792  Thaddeus Stevens, US Radical Republican congressional leader (Rep-R) on April - 04.   

1804  Joseph Fischhof, composer on this day in history.   

1806  On this day in history friedrich Gottlob Fleischer, composer, dies at 84   

1807  On this day in history joseph Jerome Le Francais de Lalande, French astronomer, dies   

1809  On April - 04 benjamin Pierce, US mathematician/astronomer   

1814  On April - 04 napoleon abdicates for the first time.   

1814  John Blair Smith Todd, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1872 on this day in history.   

1817  John Wilson Sprague, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1893 on this day in history.   

1817  On April - 04 prince d'Essing, dies   

1818  Congress decided US flag is 13 red & white stripes & 20 stars on this day in history.   

1818  Congress decided US flag is 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars on this day in history.   

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0186  On this day in history birth of caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217)   

1492  Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564) was born on April - 04.   

1527  Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer was born on April - 04.   

1572  On this day in history birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)   

1593  Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) was born on April - 04.   

1646  Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715) was born on April - 04.   

1648  Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver was born on April - 04.   

1688  On April - 04 birth of joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)   

0397  On April - 04 ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies   

0636  On April - 04 death of saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560)   

0896  Formosus, Pope (891-96), dies on this day in history.   

1229  Hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies on April - 04.   

1284  Alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62 on April - 04.   

1292  Nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies on this day in history.   

1305  Death of Jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217) on April - 04.   

1393  Floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies on April - 04.