Historical Events In April - 20

0121  On April - 20 the birth of Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor  

0295  8th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on April - 20.  

0850  Guntherus becomes bishop of Cologne on April - 20.  

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

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

1505  Jews are expelled from Orange Burgandy by Philibert of Luxembourg on April - 20.  

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

1551  John Dudley becomes English Earl Marshal on this day in history.  

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

1594  On April - 20 matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer  

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

1643  On April - 20 christoph Demantius, composer, dies at 75  

1650  On this day in history vOC-management sets new guidelines  

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

1657  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

1705  On this day in history balthasar Schmid, composer  

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

1725  On April - 20 johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer  

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  Georg Friedrich Handel, buried in Westminster Abbey on this day in history.  

1761  Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, composer on this day in history.  

1768  On this day in history giovanni AC Canaletto, Italian painter/cartoonist (Rialto), dies at 70  

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0702  Jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1586  On this day in history birth of saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617)  

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

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

1633  Emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.  

1646  Charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1317  Agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies on April - 20.  

1521  On April - 20 death of zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491)  

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

1558  On this day in history death of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485)  

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