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 April - 20.  

0850  Guntherus becomes bishop of Cologne on this day in history.  

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 April - 20.  

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

1317  On April - 20 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 April - 20.  

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

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

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  On April - 20 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 this day in history.  

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

1643  Christoph Demantius, composer, dies at 75 on April - 20.  

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  Gerard Terborch, the elder, painter, dies on this day in history.  

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

1695  Georg Caspar Weckler, composer, dies at 63 on April - 20.  

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

1725  Johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer on this day in history.  

1726  On this day in history jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian earl/general/cartographer  

1745  The birth of Philippe Pinel, First psychiatrist on this day in history.  

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

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 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 April - 20.  

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

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

1586  On this day in history 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  On April - 20 birth of matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer  

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

1646  On this day in history birth of charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704)  

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

1176  On April - 20 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  On April - 20 death of zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491)  

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

1558  On April - 20 death of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485)  

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