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 April - 20.   

0850  On April - 20 guntherus becomes bishop of Cologne   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1505  On April - 20 jews are expelled from Orange Burgandy by Philibert of Luxembourg   

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

1551  John Dudley becomes English Earl Marshal on this day in history.   

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

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

1632  On April - 20 nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake   

1643  On April - 20 christoph Demantius, composer, dies at 75   

1650  On April - 20 vOC-management sets new guidelines   

1653  On this day in history 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 April - 20.   

1695  Georg Caspar Weckler, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1702  On this day in history comet C/1702 H1 approaches within 0.0437 AUs of Earth   

1705  On April - 20 balthasar Schmid, composer   

1715  On April - 20 nicholas Rowe's "Tragedy of Lady Jane Gray," premieres in London   

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

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  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  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 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  Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 20.   

1164  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1317  On this day in history agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies   

1521  Death of Zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491) on this day in history.   

1534  On this day in history elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies   

1558  On this day in history death of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485)   

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