Page 2: Historical Events In April - 04

1662  Davis Mell, composer, dies at 57 on April - 04.   

1664  On April - 04 adam Willaerts, Dutch seascape painter, dies   

1686  English king James II publishes Declaration of Indulgence on April - 04.   

1687  English King James II orders his Declaration of Indulgence read in church on April - 04.   

1687  King James II orders his declaration of indulgence read in church on April - 04.   

1701  Joseph Haines, entertainer and author on April - 04.   

1714  On April - 04 karel, duke of Berry/French heir to the throne, dies   

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

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 this day in history.   

1731  Francisco Morera, composer on April - 04.   

1734  Johann C van Erckel, old Catholic theologist, dies at about 79 on April - 04.   

1737  Anthony van Heim installed as Dutch pension advisor on this day in history.   

1740  Wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen, composer on April - 04.   

1752  On this day in history niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, composer (Andromeda)   

1755  On this day in history vincenc Masek, composer   

1758  On April - 04 john Hoppner, portrait painter   

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  Bettina Brentano, composer on April - 04.   

1786  On this day in history john Franklin, British explorer (Arctic)   

1792  Thaddeus Stevens, US Radical Republican congressional leader (Rep-R) on this day in history.   

1804  Joseph Fischhof, composer on this day in history.   

1806  Friedrich Gottlob Fleischer, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1807  Joseph Jerome Le Francais de Lalande, French astronomer, dies on this day in history.   

1809  Benjamin Pierce, US mathematician/astronomer on April - 04.   

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

1814  John Blair Smith Todd, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1872 on April - 04.   

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 this day in history congress decided US flag is 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars   

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0186  On April - 04 birth of caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217)   

1492  Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564) was born on this day in history.   

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

1646  On April - 04 birth of antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715)   

1648  On April - 04 birth of grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver   

1688  Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.   

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

0636  Death of Saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560) on this day in history.   

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

1229  On this day in history hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies   

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 April - 04.   

1305  On this day in history death of jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217)   

1393  On this day in history floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies