Historical Events In April - 11

0491  Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I on this day in history.  

0672  On April - 11 deusdedit III begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0678  On April - 11 donus, Italian Pope (676-78), dies  

1034  Romanus III Argyrus, Byzantine emperor (1028-34), assasinated by wife on April - 11.  

1079  On this day in history bishop Stanislaus of Krakow is executed by order of Bolesław II of Poland.  

1240  On this day in history llywelyn ab Iorwerth the Great, monarch of Wales (1194-1240), dies  

1370  Frederick I the Warlike, elector of Saxony on this day in history.  

1471  On April - 11 king Edward IV of England conquers London from Henry VI  

1500  On this day in history michael T Marullus, Greeks poet, drowns  

1512  On this day in history battle at Ravenna: France under Gaston de Foix beat Spanish Army  

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1512  Gaston de Foix, French pretender to Navarra throne, dies in battle on April - 11.  

1551  English premier John Dudley appointed duke of Northumberland on April - 11.  

1564  On this day in history england & France sign Peace of Troyes  

1567  Dutch prince William of Orange flees from Antwerp to Breda on April - 11.  

1579  On April - 11 venlo joins Union of Utrecht  

1580  On this day in history drenthe joins Union of Utrecht  

1586  Pietro Della Valle, composer on this day in history.  

1602  Johann Neukrantz, composer on April - 11.  

1638  Diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer on this day in history.  

1648  Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer, dies at 53 on April - 11.  

1661  Antoine Coypel, French painter/poet on April - 11.  

1677  Battle at Montcassel, French troops beat Prince William III on this day in history.  

1681  On April - 11 anne Danican Philidor, composer  

1682  On this day in history jean-Joseph Mouret, composer  

1689  On April - 11 william III & Mary II crowned as joint rulers of Britain  

1713  Peace of Utrecht; France cedes Maritime provinces to Britain on this day in history.  

1715  On this day in history john Alcock, composer  

1722  Christopher Smart, English poet & journalist (Ceremony of Carols) on April - 11.  

1729  Manuel de Egues, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1735  Pierre Nicolas La Houssaye, composer on this day in history.  

1768  Fire destroys one-third of the town of Montreal on this day in history.  

1769  Johann Georg Lickl, composer on this day in history.  

1770  George Canning, (C) British PM (1827) on April - 11.  

1772  On April - 11 manuel Jose Quintana, Spanish author/poet (El Duque de Viseo)  

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0146  On April - 11 birth of septimius Severus (d. 211)  

1370  On this day in history birth of frederick I the Warlike, elector of Saxony  

1374  Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (d. 1398) was born on April - 11.  

1492  Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (d. 1549) was born on this day in history.  

1586  Pietro Della Valle, composer was born on this day in history.  

1602  Johann Neukrantz, composer was born on April - 11.  

1638  On this day in history birth of diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer  

1661  Antoine Coypel, French painter/poet was born on April - 11.  

0678  On April - 11 donus, Italian Pope (676-78), dies  

1034  On this day in history death of romanus III Argyrus, Byzantine emperor (1028-34), assasinated by wife  

1240  On April - 11 llywelyn ab Iorwerth the Great, monarch of Wales (1194-1240), dies  

1500  Death of Michael T Marullus, Greeks poet, drowns on April - 11.  

1512  On this day in history gaston de Foix, French pretender to Navarra throne, dies in battle  

1554  Death of Thomas Wyatt the younger, English rebel (b. 1521) on April - 11.  

1612  Death of Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (b. 1566) on April - 11.  

1626  On this day in history death of marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568)