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 this day in history.   

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

1139  On April - 20 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  On April - 20 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 April - 20.   

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

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  Elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies on this day in history.   

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

1592  John Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author on April - 20.   

1594  On this day in history matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer   

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

1643  Christoph Demantius, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1653  On April - 20 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 April - 20 gerard Terborch, the elder, painter, dies   

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

1705  On April - 20 balthasar Schmid, composer   

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

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  On this day in history philippe Pinel, physician, founder of psychiatry   

1748  On this day in history georg Michael Telemann, composer   

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

1761  On this day in history johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, composer   

1768  On April - 20 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  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  Saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617) was born on April - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1164  On April - 20 victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies   

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 April - 20.   

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

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

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

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