Historical Events In April - 09

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

1691  French troops occupy Mons on this day in history.  

1716  On April - 09 johann Georg Zechner, composer  

1717  On April - 09 georg Matthias Monn, composer  

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

1747  Lord Lovat, English jacobiet, dies on this day in history.  

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

1754  On this day in history antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky, composer  

1754  On April - 09 christian von Wolff, German philosopher, dies at 75  

1757  On April - 09 wojciech Boguslawski, composer  

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1761  William Law, theologian, dies on April - 09.  

1765  Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, princess of Orange-Nassau, dies at 77 on April - 09.  

1766  The first fire escape patented, wicker basket on a pulley &chain on this day in history.  

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

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

1783  Tippu Sahib drives out English from Bednore India on April - 09.  

1785  Sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835) on this day in history.  

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

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

1798  On April - 09 giuditta Pasta, [Negri], soprano  

1802  French Protestant church becomes state-supported &-controlled on April - 09.  

1804  On this day in history jacques Necker, fiancier/statesman, dies  

1806  Isambard Kingdom Brunel, designer of 1st transatlantic steamer on April - 09.  

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

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

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

1821  Felix Maximo Lopez, composer, dies at 78 on April - 09.  

1826  On this day in history thomas Hewson Neill, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1885  

1829  On this day in history danzig (Gdansk) dike break flood kills 1,200  

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1336  On April - 09 birth of tamerlane (Timur), Central Asian, Turkic conqueror (d. 1405)  

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

1597  On this day in history birth of john Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670)  

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

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

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

1648  Henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720) was born on this day in history.  

1649  James Scott, duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II was born on this day in history.  

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

0491  On April - 09 death of zeno, Byzantine Emperor  

0715  Constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (b. 1473)  

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