Page 2: Historical Events In April - 06
Friday, 11 July 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 Vincenzo De Grandis, composer on this day in history.
1634 Heeren XIX asks "to secure Eylands Curacao" on this day in history.
1652 On April - 06 cape Colony, the 1st European settlement in S Africa, established
1660 On April - 06 johann Kuhnau, composer
1663 King Charles II signs Carolina Charter on April - 06.
1664 France & Saksen sign alliance on this day in history.
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 Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs) on this day in history.
1672 France declares war on Netherlands on April - 06.
1672 Andre Cardinal Destouches, composer on this day in history.
1707 Willem Van de Velde, the Young, Dutch seascape painter, dies a 73 on April - 06.
1708 George Reuter, composer on this day in history.
1712 On April - 06 slave revolt in New York
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 this day in history.
1727 Denmark signs Covenant of Hannover on April - 06.
1752 On this day in history johann Friedrich Kranz, composer
1757 On April - 06 english king George II fires minister William Pitt Sr
1757 Alessandro Rolla, composer on April - 06.
1773 James Mill, Scotland, philosopher/historian (Hist of British India) on April - 06.
1776 Sloop-of-war Ranger, frigate Queen of France and frigate Warren capture British Hibernia and 7 other vessels on this day in history.
1778 On April - 06 joseph Funk, composer
1779 On this day in history tommaso MFS Traetta, Italian opera composer (Farnace), dies at 52
1782 On this day in history rama I succeeds King Taksin of Siam (modern day Thailand), who is overthrown in a coup d'état.
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 this day in history 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 On this day in history lorenz Justinian Ott, composer, dies at 56
1808 John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company on April - 06.
1810 On April - 06 philip Gosse, intentor of institutional aquarium, writer (Omphalos)
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