Page 2: Historical Events In April - 04

1662  On April - 04 davis Mell, composer, dies at 57   

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

1686  English king James II publishes Declaration of Indulgence on this day in history.   

1687  English King James II orders his Declaration of Indulgence read in church on this day in history.   

1687  On April - 04 king James II orders his declaration of indulgence read in church   

1701  On this day in history joseph Haines, entertainer and author   

1714  On this day in history karel, duke of Berry/French heir to the throne, dies   

1716  On April - 04 russian & Prussian troops occupy Wismar   

1716  John Evangelist Schreiber, composer on April - 04.   

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

1731  On April - 04 francisco Morera, composer   

1734  On this day in history johann C van Erckel, old Catholic theologist, dies at about 79   

1737  Anthony van Heim installed as Dutch pension advisor on April - 04.   

1740  On April - 04 wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen, composer   

1752  Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, composer (Andromeda) on April - 04.   

1755  On this day in history vincenc Masek, composer   

1758  On this day in history john Hoppner, portrait painter   

1762  On April - 04 stephen Storace, composer   

1774  On April - 04 oliver Goldsmith, Irish poet (She Stoops to Conquer), dies at 17   

1776  On April - 04 continental Navy frigate Columbus captures HM Tender Hawke, first American capture of British armed vessel   

1784  On April - 04 mary Mead, wife of English journalist John Wilkes, dies   

1785  Bettina Brentano, composer on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history joseph Fischhof, composer   

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  Napoleon abdicates for the first time on this day in history.   

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

1817  On this day in history john Wilson Sprague, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1893   

1817  Prince d'Essing, dies on this day in history.   

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

1818  On April - 04 congress decided US flag is 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

0186  Caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217) was born on this day in history.   

1492  On April - 04 birth of ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564)   

1527  Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer was born on this day in history.   

1572  William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1593  On April - 04 birth of edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669)   

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

1648  Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver was born on this day in history.   

1688  Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768) was born on April - 04.   

0397  Ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies on April - 04.   

0636  On this day in history death of saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560)   

0896  Formosus, Pope (891-96), dies on April - 04.   

1229  On April - 04 hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies   

1284  Alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

1305  On April - 04 death of jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217)   

1393  Floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.