Historical Events In April - 05

1693  On this day in history anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65  

1695  George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1697  On April - 05 charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41  

1698  Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer on this day in history.  

1712  John Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1722  On April - 05 jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island  

1723  J Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66 on April - 05.  

1725  On April - 05 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  British Museum forms (opens in 1759) on April - 05.  

1762  On this day in history british take Grenada, West Indies, from French  

1765  On April - 05 edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81  

1768  On this day in history 1st US Chamber of Commerce forms (New York NY)  

1768  On April - 05 1st US Chamber of Commerce forms (NYC)  

1784  Louis [Ludwig] Spohr, Germany, violin virtuoso/composer (Faust) on this day in history.  

1788  On April - 05 franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund)  

1792  On this day in history george Washington casts 1st presidential veto  

1794  Georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34 on this day in history.  

1795  On this day in history henry Havelock, British soldier (War in Afghanistan 1838-39)  

1799  On April - 05 vincenzo Fioravanti, composer  

1803  1st performance of Beethoven's 2nd Symphony in D on this day in history.  

1804  On April - 05 high Possil Meteorite: The first recorded meteorite in Scotland falls in Possil.  

1806  On this day in history isaac Quintard patents apple cider  

1811  Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies on this day in history.  

1812  British storm Badajoz fortress, held by French & Spanish on April - 05.  

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  On this day in history netherlands Bank issues it's 1st banknotes  

1815  Eruption of Tambora volcano (Sumbawa Java) on this day in history.  

1818  On April - 05 in the Battle of Maipú, Chile's independence movement  

1818  Lewis Baldwin Parsons, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.  

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on April - 05.  

1472  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on April - 05.  

1523  Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596) was born on April - 05.  

1588  On this day in history birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)  

1595  On this day in history birth of john Wilson, composer  

1598  On April - 05 birth of laurentius Erhard, composer  

1604  Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675) was born on April - 05.  

1622  On April - 05 birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)  

0582  On this day in history death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512)  

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

1168  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)  

1258  On April - 05 julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies  

1270  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on this day in history.  

1419  On April - 05 death of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)  

1531  On this day in history death of richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop  

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