Historical Events In April - 20

0121  On this day in history 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 this day in history 2nd Lateran Council (10th ecumenical council) opens in Rome  

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

1314  On this day in history 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  On April - 20 edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)  

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

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  On April - 20 john Dudley becomes English Earl Marshal  

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

1594  On April - 20 matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer  

1632  Nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake on this day in history.  

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

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  Jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian earl/general/cartographer on this day in history.  

1745  The birth of Philippe Pinel, First psychiatrist on April - 20.  

1745  On this day in history philippe Pinel, physician, founder of psychiatry  

1748  Georg Michael Telemann, composer on April - 20.  

1759  On April - 20 georg Friedrich Handel, buried in Westminster Abbey  

1761  On April - 20 johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, composer  

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 this day in history.  

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

1494  On this day in history birth of john Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister  

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 this day in history.  

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

1633  On April - 20 birth of emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654)  

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

1164  On this day in history victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies  

1176  Death of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130) on April - 20.  

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 this day in history.  

1521  On this day in history death of zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491)  

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