Historical Events In April - 25

1684  Patent granted for thimble on this day in history.   

1690  On this day in history gottlieb Theophil Muffat, composer   

1690  David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter (Pictorium), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1707  Battle of Almansa-Franco-Spanish forces defeat Anglo-Portugese on this day in history.   

1707  Battle of Almansa-Franco-Spanish forces defeat Anglo-Portuguese on April - 25.   

1710  James Ferguson, astronomer on this day in history.   

1719  Daniel Defoes publishes "Robinson Crusoe" on April - 25.   

1723  Giovanni Marco Rutini, composer on April - 25.   

1728  John Woodward, geologist/physician, dies on this day in history.   

1730  Fedele Fenaroli, composer on April - 25.   

1744  On this day in history anders Celsius, Swed astronomer (Centegrade Thermometer), dies at 42   

1747  Prince Willem V appointed viceroy of Zealand on April - 25.   

1769  Mark Isambard Brunel, engineer/inventor on April - 25.   

1792  Guillotine first used, executes highwayman Nicolas J Pelletier on this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history guillotine used for the first time in France on a highwayman   

1792  On April - 25 guillotine 1st used, executes highwayman Nicolas J Pelletier   

1792  On April - 25 john Keble, Anglican priest/founder (Oxford Movement)   

1792  On April - 25 johann Friedrich Gottlieb Beckmann, composer, dies at 54   

1800  William Cowper, English lawyer/poet (Olney Hymns), dies at 68 on April - 25.   

1808  On this day in history alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66   

1818  On this day in history marek Konrad Sokolowski, composer   

1822  Frederick "William" Herschel, German/British astronomer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1824  Gustave-Rodolphe-Clarence Boulanger, painter on April - 25.   

1825  Charles Ferdinand Dowd, US, standardized time zones on April - 25.   

1828  On April - 25 john Goldberg, Dutch patriot/statesman, dies at 64   

1829  Charles Fremantle arrives in the HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the United Kingdom on this day in history.   

1837  William Charles Levey, composer on April - 25.   

1840  On April - 25 james Dearing, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865   

1841  Pauline Lucca, soprano on this day in history.   

1842  On April - 25 antonio Fogazzarro, Italian writer/poet (Il santo/Leila)   

1845  Thomas Duncan, painter, dies on April - 25.   

1846  On April - 25 thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican-American War.   

1848  A Graham discovers asteroid #9 Metis on this day in history.   

1849  The Governor General of Canada, Lord Elgin, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and triggering the Montreal Riots on this day in history.   

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0032  On this day in history birth of marcus Salvius Otho, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1214  Louis IX, King of France (1226-70) was born on this day in history.   

1228  On this day in history birth of koenraad IV, Roman Catholic German king (1237-54)   

1228  On April - 25 birth of conrad IV of Germany (d. 1254)   

1284  On this day in history birth of edward II, King of England (1307-27)   

1287  Roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, de facto ruler of England (d. 1330) was born on this day in history.   

1502  Georg Major, German Protestant theologian (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.   

1567  Aurelio Signoretti, composer was born on April - 25.   

0068  Death of Saint Mark, the first Pope of Alexandria and the founder of Christianity in Africa on this day in history.   

0974  On April - 25 ratherius of Verona/Liege, bishop/abbot, dies at about 84   

1265  Death of Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, English crusader on April - 25.   

1295  Sancho IV, the Brave, scholar/king of Castile/Leon, dies on April - 25.   

1342  On this day in history benedict XII, [Jacques Fournier], Pope (1334-42), dies   

1472  On this day in history leon Battista degli Alberti, scupltor/musician (Dinner Pieces), dies   

1482  On this day in history margaret of Anjou, Queen (Henry VI), dies   

1516  Death of John Yonge, English diplomat (b. 1467) on this day in history.