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  On this day in history victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies  

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.  

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 April - 20.  

1442  Edward IV, King (England, 1461-83) on this day in history.  

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

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

1643  On this day in history christoph Demantius, composer, dies at 75  

1650  VOC-management sets new guidelines on April - 20.  

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

1689  On April - 20 the former King James II of England, now deposed, lays siege to Derry.  

1695  On this day in history georg Caspar Weckler, composer, dies at 63  

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

1705  On this day in history balthasar Schmid, composer  

1715  On April - 20 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 April - 20.  

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

1745  Philippe Pinel, physician, founder of psychiatry on this day in history.  

1748  On April - 20 georg Michael Telemann, composer  

1759  Georg Friedrich Handel, buried in Westminster Abbey on April - 20.  

1761  On April - 20 johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, composer  

1768  On April - 20 giovanni AC Canaletto, Italian painter/cartoonist (Rialto), dies at 70  

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

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

1494  John Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister was born on April - 20.  

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 this day in history.  

1633  Emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654) was born on April - 20.  

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

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  On April - 20 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.  

1521  Death of Zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491) on April - 20.  

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 April - 20.  

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