Page 2: Historical Events In April - 06
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
1609 Henry Hudson sails 'Half Moon' up Hudson River to site of Albany; searching for North West Passage for Dutch East India Company on April - 06.
1631 On this day in history vincenzo De Grandis, composer
1634 On this day in history 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 April - 06.
1663 On April - 06 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 The birth of Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French philosopher on this day in history.
1671 Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs) on this day in history.
1672 France declares war on Netherlands on April - 06.
1672 On April - 06 andre Cardinal Destouches, composer
1707 Willem Van de Velde, the Young, Dutch seascape painter, dies a 73 on April - 06.
1708 On April - 06 george Reuter, composer
1712 On this day in history slave revolt in New York
1712 Slave revolt in NY on April - 06.
1722 On April - 06 peter the Great ends tax on men with beards
1724 On April - 06 duke of Newcastle becomes English minister of Foreign Affairs
1727 On this day in history denmark signs Covenant of Hannover
1752 On this day in history johann Friedrich Kranz, composer
1757 On this day in history english king George II fires minister William Pitt Sr
1757 On April - 06 alessandro Rolla, composer
1773 James Mill, Scotland, philosopher/historian (Hist of British India) on this day in history.
1776 Sloop-of-war Ranger, frigate Queen of France and frigate Warren capture British Hibernia and 7 other vessels on April - 06.
1778 On April - 06 joseph Funk, composer
1779 On April - 06 tommaso MFS Traetta, Italian opera composer (Farnace), dies at 52
1782 Rama I succeeds King Taksin of Siam (modern day Thailand), who is overthrown in a coup d'état on this day in history.
1782 On April - 06 rynoldus Popma van Oevering, composer, dies at 90
1789 On this day in history first US Congress begins regular sessions, Federal Hall, NYC
1789 On this day in history uS Congress begins regular sessions in Federal Hall, NYC Lobbyists only arrive later
1789 1st US Congress begins regular sessions, Federal Hall, NYC on April - 06.
1805 Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer, dies at 56 on April - 06.
1808 John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company on this day in history.
1810 Philip Gosse, intentor of institutional aquarium, writer (Omphalos) on April - 06.
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