Historical Events In April - 06

1609  Henry Hudson sails 'Half Moon' up Hudson River to site of Albany; searching for North West Passage for Dutch East India Company on this day in history.  

1631  Vincenzo De Grandis, composer on April - 06.  

1634  On April - 06 heeren XIX asks "to secure Eylands Curacao"  

1652  Cape Colony, the 1st European settlement in S Africa, established on April - 06.  

1660  Johann Kuhnau, composer on this day in history.  

1663  On this day in history king Charles II signs Carolina Charter  

1664  France & Saksen sign alliance on April - 06.  

1667  An earthquake devastates Dubrovnik, then an independent city-state on April - 06.  

1671  On April - 06 the birth of Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French philosopher  

1671  On April - 06 jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs)  

1672  France declares war on Netherlands on this day in history.  

1672  Andre Cardinal Destouches, composer on this day in history.  

1707  Willem Van de Velde, the Young, Dutch seascape painter, dies a 73 on this day in history.  

1708  On this day in history george Reuter, composer  

1712  Slave revolt in New York on this day in history.  

1712  On this day in history slave revolt in NY  

1722  On this day in history peter the Great ends tax on men with beards  

1724  Duke of Newcastle becomes English minister of Foreign Affairs on April - 06.  

1727  On April - 06 denmark signs Covenant of Hannover  

1752  Johann Friedrich Kranz, composer on April - 06.  

1757  On this day in history english king George II fires minister William Pitt Sr  

1757  Alessandro Rolla, composer on this day in history.  

1773  On April - 06 james Mill, Scotland, philosopher/historian (Hist of British India)  

1776  On this day in history sloop-of-war Ranger, frigate Queen of France and frigate Warren capture British Hibernia and 7 other vessels  

1778  On this day in history joseph Funk, composer  

1779  Tommaso MFS Traetta, Italian opera composer (Farnace), dies at 52 on April - 06.  

1782  Rama I succeeds King Taksin of Siam (modern day Thailand), who is overthrown in a coup d'état on April - 06.  

1782  Rynoldus Popma van Oevering, composer, dies at 90 on April - 06.  

1789  First US Congress begins regular sessions, Federal Hall, NYC on this day in history.  

1789  On April - 06 uS Congress begins regular sessions in Federal Hall, NYC Lobbyists only arrive later  

1789  On this day in history 1st US Congress begins regular sessions, Federal Hall, NYC  

1805  Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer, dies at 56 on April - 06.  

1808  On this day in history john Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company.  

1810  Philip Gosse, intentor of institutional aquarium, writer (Omphalos) on April - 06.  

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1483  Raphael Sanzio, Italian painter/master builder (Madonna Sistina) was born on April - 06.  

1613  On April - 06 birth of stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683)  

1631  Vincenzo De Grandis, composer was born on April - 06.  

1632  Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649) was born on April - 06.  

1651  André Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.  

1660  Johann Kuhnau, composer was born on April - 06.  

1664  On this day in history birth of arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742)  

1671  Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs) was born on this day in history.  

0885  On this day in history methodius, Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of Sirmium, dies  

0912  Nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71 on this day in history.  

1147  On April - 06 death of frederick II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1090)  

1199  On April - 06 richard I, the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at 41  

1252  On April - 06 peter of Verona, [Peter Martyr], Italian inquisitor/st, dies at 45  

1348  Petrarch's Laura, dies of plague on April - 06.  

1362  Death of Jacques de Bourbon, count of Marche, killed in battle on April - 06.  

1472  On this day in history pieter Bladelin, Belgium, land owner (Middelburg castle), dies