Page 2: Historical Events In April - 05
Tuesday, 18 March 2025
1693 On April - 05 anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65
1695 On April - 05 george Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61
1697 Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41 on April - 05.
1698 On this day in history georg Gottfried Wagner, composer
1712 On April - 05 john Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63
1722 Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island on April - 05.
1723 J Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66 on April - 05.
1725 On this day in history giacomo Casanova, Italian writer/philanderer/adventurer (uncertain)
1727 On this day in history pasquale Ankossi, composer
1732 Johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.
1739 French emperor Karel VI sign secret treaty on this day in history.
1751 On this day in history adolf Frederik of Holstein-Gottorp crowns himself king of Sweden
1753 On April - 05 british Museum forms (opens in 1759)
1762 On this day in history british take Grenada, West Indies, from French
1765 On this day in history edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81
1768 On April - 05 1st US Chamber of Commerce forms (New York NY)
1768 1st US Chamber of Commerce forms (NYC) on April - 05.
1784 Louis [Ludwig] Spohr, Germany, violin virtuoso/composer (Faust) on April - 05.
1788 Franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund) on April - 05.
1792 On this day in history george Washington casts 1st presidential veto
1794 On this day in history georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34
1795 Henry Havelock, British soldier (War in Afghanistan 1838-39) on April - 05.
1799 Vincenzo Fioravanti, composer on this day in history.
1803 On this day in history 1st performance of Beethoven's 2nd Symphony in D
1804 High Possil Meteorite: The first recorded meteorite in Scotland falls in Possil on April - 05.
1806 Isaac Quintard patents apple cider on April - 05.
1811 On this day in history robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies
1812 British storm Badajoz fortress, held by French & Spanish on this day in history.
1812 On April - 05 brits storm Badajoz fortress, held by French and Spanish
1812 Brits storm Badajoz fortress, held by French & Spanish on this day in history.
1814 Netherlands Bank issues it's 1st banknotes on this day in history.
1815 On this day in history eruption of Tambora volcano (Sumbawa Java)
1818 On this day in history in the Battle of Maipú, Chile's independence movement
1818 On April - 05 lewis Baldwin Parsons, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
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