Historical Events In April - 09

1682  Robert La Salle claims lower Mississippi (Louisiana) for France on this day in history.  

1691  On April - 09 french troops occupy Mons  

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

1717  On this day in history georg Matthias Monn, composer  

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

1747  On this day in history lord Lovat, English jacobiet, dies  

1751  On this day in history emanuel Schikaneder, [Johann Schickeneder], German playwright [or 9/1]  

1754  Antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky, composer on this day in history.  

1754  Christian von Wolff, German philosopher, dies at 75 on April - 09.  

1757  Wojciech Boguslawski, composer on April - 09.  

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1761  On April - 09 william Law, theologian, dies  

1765  On April - 09 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  Capt James Cook discovers Botany Bay (Australia) on April - 09.  

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

1783  On April - 09 tippu Sahib drives out English from Bednore India  

1785  Sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835) on April - 09.  

1789  House of Representives first meeting on April - 09.  

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

1798  On this day in history giuditta Pasta, [Negri], soprano  

1802  French Protestant church becomes state-supported &-controlled on this day in history.  

1804  Jacques Necker, fiancier/statesman, dies on this day in history.  

1806  Isambard Kingdom Brunel, designer of 1st transatlantic steamer on this day in history.  

1806  Willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1807  John Opie, Engl painter/illustrator: Shakespeare gallery, dies at 45 on April - 09.  

1808  On this day in history mayor Wolters offers French king Louis Napoleon townhall as a palace  

1812  On this day in history randolph Barnes Marcy, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1887  

1814  Elias Canneman (L) resigns as minister of Finance on this day in history.  

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

1821  The birth of Charles-Pierre Baudelaire, French poet on this day in history.  

1821  On April - 09 charles-Pierre Baudelaire, France, symbolist poet (Flowers of Evil)  

1821  On this day in history felix Maximo Lopez, composer, dies at 78  

1826  Thomas Hewson Neill, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1885 on this day in history.  

1829  On April - 09 danzig (Gdansk) dike break flood kills 1,200  

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1336  Tamerlane (Timur), Central Asian, Turkic conqueror (d. 1405) was born on this day in history.  

1498  John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (d. 1550) was born on this day in history.  

1597  John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670) was born on this day in history.  

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

1627  On April - 09 birth of johann Kaspar Kerll, composer  

1634  Albertine Agnes, princess of Orange-Nassau was born on this day in history.  

1648  Henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720) was born on April - 09.  

1649  On this day in history birth of james Scott, duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II  

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

0491  On this day in history death of zeno, Byzantine Emperor  

0715  Constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies on April - 09.  

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 April - 09.  

1483  Edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) dies at 38 on April - 09.  

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

1492  On this day in history lorenzo de' Medici, Florentine statesman, dies