Historical Events In April - 05

0000  Noah's ark grounded, Mt Ararat (acording to scholars' estimate) on this day in history.  

0456  St. Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop on this day in history.  

0582  Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) on this day in history.  

0823  On this day in history pope Peschalis I crowns Lotharius I, co-emperor of France  

0828  On this day in history nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77  

1058  On April - 05 bishop John "Minchio", [domkop] elected as Pope Benedictus X  

1058  Bishop John "Minchio," [domkop] elected as Pope Benedictus X on this day in history.  

1242  On April - 05 alexander Nevsky of Novgorod defeats Teutonic Knights  

1242  Battle on the More of Pskov Estonia on April - 05.  

1258  Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1270  On this day in history ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies  

1531  Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on this day in history.  

1566  On April - 05 200 Brussel nobles offer Margaretha of Parma a petition  

1585  Clemens Crabbeels becomes bishop of Hertogenbosch on this day in history.  

1588  On this day in history the birth of Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher  

1588  Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) on April - 05.  

1595  On this day in history john Wilson, composer  

1598  On this day in history laurentius Erhard, composer  

1603  On this day in history new English king James I departs Edinburgh for London  

1605  Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) on April - 05.  

1609  On April - 05 daimyo (Lord) of the Satsuma Domain in southern Kyūshū, Japan, completes his successful invasion of the Ryūkyū Kingdom in Okinawa.  

1614  On this day in history 2nd parliament of King James I begins session (no enactments)  

1614  On April - 05 indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe  

1614  On April - 05 second parliment of King James I begin session (no enactments)  

1614  2nd parliament of King James I begin session (no enactments) on April - 05.  

1621  Mayflower sails from Plymouth on a return trip to England on this day in history.  

1626  Jan van Kessel, Flemish painter on this day in history.  

1643  Charles V Leopold, Duke of Lorraine/fieldmarshal in Austria on April - 05.  

1648  On April - 05 spanish troops/feudal barons strike down people's uprising in Naples  

1649  On this day in history the birth of Elihu Yale, Founder of American Yale University  

1649  Elihu Yale, England, philanthropist founded Yale on this day in history.  

1649  John Winthrop, 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1673  Francois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72 on April - 05.  

1684  William Brouncker, 2nd viscount/1st pres of Royal Society, dies on this day in history.  

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1288  On April - 05 birth of emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)  

1472  On this day in history birth of bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510)  

1523  Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596) was born on this day in history.  

1588  Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on April - 05.  

1595  John Wilson, composer was born on this day in history.  

1598  On this day in history birth of laurentius Erhard, composer  

1604  On this day in history birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)  

1622  Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703) was born on April - 05.  

0582  Death of Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) on this day in history.  

0828  Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77 on April - 05.  

1168  On April - 05 death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)  

1258  On this day in history julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies  

1270  On April - 05 ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies  

1419  Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on April - 05.  

1531  Death of Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on this day in history.  

1605  Death of Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) on this day in history.