Historical Events In April - 11

0491  On April - 11 flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1471  King Edward IV of England conquers London from Henry VI on this day in history.  

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

1512  Battle at Ravenna: France under Gaston de Foix beat Spanish Army on this day in history.  

1512  Gaston de Foix, French pretender to Navarra throne, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1551  On April - 11 english premier John Dudley appointed duke of Northumberland  

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  Drenthe joins Union of Utrecht on April - 11.  

1586  On April - 11 pietro Della Valle, composer  

1602  Johann Neukrantz, composer on April - 11.  

1638  Diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer on April - 11.  

1648  On April - 11 matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer, dies at 53  

1661  On April - 11 antoine Coypel, French painter/poet  

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

1681  Anne Danican Philidor, composer on April - 11.  

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  On this day in history christopher Smart, English poet & journalist (Ceremony of Carols)  

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

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

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  On April - 11 george Canning, (C) British PM (1827)  

1772  Manuel Jose Quintana, Spanish author/poet (El Duque de Viseo) on this day in history.  

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0146  Septimius Severus (d. 211) was born on April - 11.  

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

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

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

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

1602  On April - 11 birth of johann Neukrantz, composer  

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

1661  On April - 11 birth of antoine Coypel, French painter/poet  

0678  On this day in history donus, Italian Pope (676-78), dies  

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

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

1500  Death of Michael T Marullus, Greeks poet, drowns on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1626  On April - 11 death of marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568)