Historical Events In April - 14

0193  Lucius Septimus Severus crowned emperor of Rome.   

0711  Childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27.   

0754  Pact of Quierzy: between Pope Stephen II, [III] and Pippin the Korte   

0911  Sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies.   

0966  Christianisation of Poland   

0972  Notger is recorded as becoming bishop of Liege   

0979  Challenge to throne of King Aethelred II of England   

1028  German emperor Conrad II the Sailor crowns his son Henry III, king   

1099  Conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death   

1191  85-year old Giacinto Bobo is recorded as becoming Pope Coelestinus III   

1240  Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies.   

1279  Boleslaus of Greater Poland.   

1341  Sack of Saluzzo (Italy) by Italian-Angevine troops under Manfred V of Saluzzo   

1427  John IV, duke of Brabant, dies   

1433  Liduina van Schiedam, Dutch mystic (Christ's Bride)/saint, dies at 53   

1434  The foundation stone of Cathedral St. Peter and St. Paul in Nantes, France is laid   

1471  Battle of Barnet-King Edward IV vs Earl of Warwick   

1471  Richard Neville Warwick, 2nd earl of Salisbury, dies at 42.   

1536  English king Henry VIII expropriate minor monasteries.   

1544  Battle at Carignano: French troops under Earl d'Enghien beat Swiss.   

1552  Laurentius Andreae, [Lars Andersson], Swedish church reformer, dies.   

1561  A battle of UFOs was seen in the sky over Nuremberg Germany   

1570  Polish Calvinists/Lutherians/Hernhutters unify against Jesuits   

1574  Battle of Mookerhei-D'Avila beats Louis of Nassau   

1574  Christoffel Palts, German general strategist, dies in battle.   

1578  Philip III, King of Spain and Portugal (1598-1621)   

1578  James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, consort of Mary I of Scotland.   

1592  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher   

1599  Henry Wallop, English statesman   

1611  Word "telescope" is 1st used (Prince Federico Cesi).   

1629  England and France sign Peace of Susa.   

1629  Christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings)   

1655  Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer, dies at 39.   

1671  Cosaks capture Russian boer leader Stenka Razin   

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1572  Adam tanner: Austrian mathematician   

1578  Philip iii: King of spain & portugal (1598-1621)   

1592  Abraham elsevier: Book publisher/publisher   

1629  Christian huygens: Holland, astronomer (discovered saturn's rings)   

1668  Magnus julius de la gardie: Swedish general   

1676  Ernst chreistian hesse: Composer   

1710  Marie a c de camargo: Spanish/italian/belgian dancer   

1714  Adam gib: Scottish religious leader   

0711  Death of Childebert iii: King of french,   

0911  Sergius iii: Italian pope (904-11),   

1099  Conrad: Bishop of utrecht, stabbed to death   

1132  Death of Mstislav of kiev: Mstislav of kiev (b. 1076)   

1240  Death of Llywelyn ap iorwerth: Prince of wales,   

1279  Death of Boleslaus of greater poland: Boleslaus of greater poland   

1322  Bartholomew de badlesmere: 1st lord badlesmere, english soldier (b. 1275)   

1345  Death of Richard aungerville: English bishop and writer (b. 1287)