Historical Events In April - 09

1682  On April - 09 robert La Salle claims lower Mississippi (Louisiana) for France  

1691  On April - 09 french troops occupy Mons  

1716  Johann Georg Zechner, composer on this day in history.  

1717  Georg Matthias Monn, composer on April - 09.  

1724  1st Easter [NS=April 16] on this day in history.  

1747  Lord Lovat, English jacobiet, dies on April - 09.  

1751  On April - 09 emanuel Schikaneder, [Johann Schickeneder], German playwright [or 9/1]  

1754  On April - 09 antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky, composer  

1754  Christian von Wolff, German philosopher, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1757  Wojciech Boguslawski, composer on April - 09.  

1761  William Law, theologian, dies on this day in history.  

1765  On this day in history maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, princess of Orange-Nassau, dies at 77  

1766  The first fire escape patented, wicker basket on a pulley &chain on April - 09.  

1770  On this day in history capt James Cook discovers Botany Bay (Australia)  

1773  Étienne Aignan, French writer (d. 1824 on this day in history.  

1783  On this day in history tippu Sahib drives out English from Bednore India  

1785  On April - 09 sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835)  

1789  House of Representives first meeting on this day in history.  

1793  Ernestus Weinrauch, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1798  Giuditta Pasta, [Negri], soprano on April - 09.  

1802  On April - 09 french Protestant church becomes state-supported &-controlled  

1804  On April - 09 jacques Necker, fiancier/statesman, dies  

1806  On this day in history isambard Kingdom Brunel, designer of 1st transatlantic steamer  

1806  On this day in history willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau, dies at 58  

1807  On this day in history john Opie, Engl painter/illustrator: Shakespeare gallery, dies at 45  

1808  On April - 09 mayor Wolters offers French king Louis Napoleon townhall as a palace  

1812  Randolph Barnes Marcy, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1887 on April - 09.  

1814  Elias Canneman (L) resigns as minister of Finance on April - 09.  

1816  On this day in history african Methodist Episcopal Church organizes (Phila)  

1821  On this day in history the birth of Charles-Pierre Baudelaire, French poet  

1821  Charles-Pierre Baudelaire, France, symbolist poet (Flowers of Evil) on April - 09.  

1821  Felix Maximo Lopez, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1826  On April - 09 thomas Hewson Neill, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1885  

1829  Danzig (Gdansk) dike break flood kills 1,200 on April - 09.  

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1336  On this day in history birth of tamerlane (Timur), Central Asian, Turkic conqueror (d. 1405)  

1498  On this day in history birth of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (d. 1550)  

1597  On April - 09 birth of john Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670)  

1611  On this day in history birth of giacomo Maria Predieri, composer  

1627  Johann Kaspar Kerll, composer was born on this day in history.  

1634  On April - 09 birth of albertine Agnes, princess of Orange-Nassau  

1648  On April - 09 birth of henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720)  

1649  James Scott, duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II was born on April - 09.  

0093  On this day in history death of yuan An, Minister over the Masses of the Han dynasty  

0491  Death of Zeno, Byzantine Emperor on this day in history.  

0715  On this day in history constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies  

1024  On this day in history benedict VIII, [Theophylactus van Tusculum], Pope (1012-24), dies  

1137  Death of William X, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 1099) on this day in history.  

1483  On this day in history edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) dies at 38  

1484  Death of Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (b. 1473) on this day in history.  

1492  Lorenzo de' Medici, Florentine statesman, dies on April - 09.