Historical Events In April - 20

0121  The birth of Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor on this day in history.   

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

0850  Guntherus becomes bishop of Cologne on April - 20.   

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

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

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

1317  On April - 20 agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies   

1441  On April - 20 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  Edward IV, King (England, 1461-83) on April - 20.   

1494  On April - 20 john Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister   

1505  Jews are expelled from Orange Burgandy by Philibert of Luxembourg on this day in history.   

1534  On April - 20 elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies   

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

1592  On April - 20 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  On this day in history christoph Demantius, composer, dies at 75   

1650  On April - 20 vOC-management sets new guidelines   

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

1657  On April - 20 battle in Santa Cruz Bay, Tenerife: English fleet under Robert Blake sinks Spanish silver fleet   

1662  Gerard Terborch, the elder, painter, dies on April - 20.   

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

1695  On April - 20 georg Caspar Weckler, composer, dies at 63   

1702  On this day in history comet C/1702 H1 approaches within 0.0437 AUs of Earth   

1705  On April - 20 balthasar Schmid, composer   

1715  Nicholas Rowe's "Tragedy of Lady Jane Gray," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1725  On April - 20 johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer   

1726  Jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian earl/general/cartographer on April - 20.   

1745  The birth of Philippe Pinel, First psychiatrist on April - 20.   

1745  Philippe Pinel, physician, founder of psychiatry on April - 20.   

1748  Georg Michael Telemann, composer on this day in history.   

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

1761  On April - 20 johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, composer   

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

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

1592  On April - 20 birth of john Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author   

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

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

1646  Charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704) was born on April - 20.   

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

1176  On this day in history death of richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130)   

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 April - 20.   

1521  On this day in history death of zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491)   

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

1558  Death of Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485) on this day in history.   

1632  Death of Nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake on this day in history.