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 this day in history guntherus becomes bishop of Cologne   

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 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 this day in history.   

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 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  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 April - 20.   

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

1650  On April - 20 vOC-management sets new guidelines   

1653  Cromwell routes English parliament to house on this day in history.   

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 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  On April - 20 nicholas Rowe's "Tragedy of Lady Jane Gray," premieres in London   

1725  On April - 20 johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer   

1726  Jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian earl/general/cartographer on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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  On April - 20 birth of jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765)   

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

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  On April - 20 birth of matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer   

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

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 April - 20.   

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

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