Historical Events In April - 11

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

0672  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1079  On April - 11 bishop Stanislaus of Krakow is executed by order of BolesÅ‚aw II of Poland.  

1240  Llywelyn ab Iorwerth the Great, monarch of Wales (1194-1240), dies on this day in history.  

1370  On April - 11 frederick I the Warlike, elector of Saxony  

1471  King Edward IV of England conquers London from Henry VI on April - 11.  

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

1512  On April - 11 battle at Ravenna: France under Gaston de Foix beat Spanish Army  

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 this day in history.  

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

1567  On this day in history dutch prince William of Orange flees from Antwerp to Breda  

1579  On April - 11 venlo joins Union of Utrecht  

1580  On April - 11 drenthe joins Union of Utrecht  

1586  On this day in history pietro Della Valle, composer  

1602  On April - 11 johann Neukrantz, composer  

1638  On April - 11 diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer  

1648  Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

1677  On April - 11 battle at Montcassel, French troops beat Prince William III  

1681  On this day in history anne Danican Philidor, composer  

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

1689  William III & Mary II crowned as joint rulers of Britain on April - 11.  

1713  On April - 11 peace of Utrecht; France cedes Maritime provinces to Britain  

1715  On this day in history john Alcock, composer  

1722  Christopher Smart, English poet & journalist (Ceremony of Carols) on this day in history.  

1729  On April - 11 manuel de Egues, composer, dies at 71  

1735  Pierre Nicolas La Houssaye, composer on April - 11.  

1768  On April - 11 fire destroys one-third of the town of Montreal  

1769  On April - 11 johann Georg Lickl, composer  

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

1772  On this day in history 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  Frederick I the Warlike, elector of Saxony was born on this day in history.  

1374  On April - 11 birth of roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (d. 1398)  

1492  On this day in history birth of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (d. 1549)  

1586  On April - 11 birth of pietro Della Valle, composer  

1602  Johann Neukrantz, composer was born on this day in history.  

1638  On April - 11 birth of diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer  

1661  Antoine Coypel, French painter/poet was born on this day in history.  

0678  Donus, Italian Pope (676-78), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1554  On this day in history death of thomas Wyatt the younger, English rebel (b. 1521)  

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)