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  2nd Lateran Council (10th ecumenical council) opens in Rome on April - 20.   

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

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

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

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

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

1534  On this day in history elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies   

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

1592  John Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history vOC-management sets new guidelines   

1653  On this day in history cromwell routes English parliament to house   

1657  Battle in Santa Cruz Bay, Tenerife: English fleet under Robert Blake sinks Spanish silver fleet on April - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

1702  Comet C/1702 H1 approaches within 0.0437 AUs of Earth on April - 20.   

1705  Balthasar Schmid, composer on this day in history.   

1715  Nicholas Rowe's "Tragedy of Lady Jane Gray," premieres in London on April - 20.   

1725  Johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer on April - 20.   

1726  On April - 20 jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian earl/general/cartographer   

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

1745  On April - 20 philippe Pinel, physician, founder of psychiatry   

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

1759  On this day in history 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  Jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765) was born on this day in history.   

1442  Edward IV, King (England, 1461-83) was born on April - 20.   

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

1586  On April - 20 birth of saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617)   

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  Emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654) was born on April - 20.   

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

1164  Victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies on April - 20.   

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

1314  Clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies on April - 20.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1632  On this day in history death of nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake