Historical Events In April - 20

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

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

0850  Guntherus becomes bishop of Cologne on April - 20.  

1139  2nd Lateran Council (10th ecumenical council) opens in Rome on April - 20.  

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

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

1505  On this day in history jews are expelled from Orange Burgandy by Philibert of Luxembourg  

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

1551  On this day in history john Dudley becomes English Earl Marshal  

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 this day in history.  

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

1650  VOC-management sets new guidelines on this day in history.  

1653  On April - 20 cromwell routes English parliament to house  

1657  On this day in history battle in Santa Cruz Bay, Tenerife: English fleet under Robert Blake sinks Spanish silver fleet  

1662  On April - 20 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  On this day in history 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  Balthasar Schmid, composer on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian earl/general/cartographer  

1745  On April - 20 the birth of Philippe Pinel, First psychiatrist  

1745  On this day in history 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  On this day in history giovanni AC Canaletto, Italian painter/cartoonist (Rialto), dies at 70  

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0702  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1633  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654)  

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 this day in history.  

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 April - 20.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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