Historical Events In April - 20

0121  The birth of Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor on April - 20.  

0295  8th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on this day in history.  

0850  On April - 20 guntherus becomes bishop of Cologne  

1139  On this day in history 2nd Lateran Council (10th ecumenical council) opens in Rome  

1164  Victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies on this day in history.  

1314  On this day in history clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies  

1317  Agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1441  On this day in history during the Council of Florence, Pope Eugenius IV issues the bull "Etsi non dubitemus," which asserts the superiority of the pope over the Councils  

1442  On April - 20 edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)  

1494  John Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister on this day in history.  

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1505  On April - 20 jews are expelled from Orange Burgandy by Philibert of Luxembourg  

1534  Elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies on April - 20.  

1551  John Dudley becomes English Earl Marshal on April - 20.  

1592  On this day in history john Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author  

1594  Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer on this day in history.  

1632  Nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake on April - 20.  

1643  Christoph Demantius, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1650  On April - 20 vOC-management sets new guidelines  

1653  Cromwell routes English parliament to house on April - 20.  

1657  Battle in Santa Cruz Bay, Tenerife: English fleet under Robert Blake sinks Spanish silver fleet on this day in history.  

1662  On this day in history gerard Terborch, the elder, painter, dies  

1689  The former King James II of England, now deposed, lays siege to Derry on this day in history.  

1695  Georg Caspar Weckler, composer, dies at 63 on April - 20.  

1702  On April - 20 comet C/1702 H1 approaches within 0.0437 AUs of Earth  

1705  On April - 20 balthasar Schmid, composer  

1715  On this day in history nicholas Rowe's "Tragedy of Lady Jane Gray," premieres in London  

1725  Johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer on April - 20.  

1726  Jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian earl/general/cartographer on this day in history.  

1745  On this day in history the birth of Philippe Pinel, First psychiatrist  

1745  On this day in history philippe Pinel, physician, founder of psychiatry  

1748  On April - 20 georg Michael Telemann, composer  

1759  On April - 20 georg Friedrich Handel, buried in Westminster Abbey  

1761  Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, composer on April - 20.  

1768  Giovanni AC Canaletto, Italian painter/cartoonist (Rialto), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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0702  On April - 20 birth of jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765)  

1442  On this day in history birth of edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)  

1494  On this day in history birth of john Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister  

1586  Saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617) was born on April - 20.  

1592  John Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author was born on April - 20.  

1594  Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer was born on April - 20.  

1633  On April - 20 birth of emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654)  

1646  On April - 20 birth of charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704)  

1164  On April - 20 victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies  

1176  Death of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130) on this day in history.  

1314  On this day in history clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies  

1317  On this day in history agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies  

1521  Death of Zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491) on this day in history.  

1534  Elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies on this day in history.  

1558  On April - 20 death of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485)  

1632  On April - 20 death of nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake