Page 2: Historical Events In April - 25

1684  On April - 25 patent granted for thimble   

1690  Gottlieb Theophil Muffat, composer on April - 25.   

1690  On April - 25 david Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter (Pictorium), dies at 79   

1707  On this day in history battle of Almansa-Franco-Spanish forces defeat Anglo-Portugese   

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 this day in history.   

1723  Giovanni Marco Rutini, composer on April - 25.   

1728  On this day in history john Woodward, geologist/physician, dies   

1730  Fedele Fenaroli, composer on this day in history.   

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

1747  On April - 25 prince Willem V appointed viceroy of Zealand   

1769  Mark Isambard Brunel, engineer/inventor on this day in history.   

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

1792  Guillotine used for the first time in France on a highwayman on this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history guillotine 1st used, executes highwayman Nicolas J Pelletier   

1792  On this day in history john Keble, Anglican priest/founder (Oxford Movement)   

1792  On this day in history johann Friedrich Gottlieb Beckmann, composer, dies at 54   

1800  William Cowper, English lawyer/poet (Olney Hymns), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1818  On April - 25 marek Konrad Sokolowski, composer   

1822  On this day in history frederick "William" Herschel, German/British astronomer, dies at 83   

1824  On this day in history gustave-Rodolphe-Clarence Boulanger, painter   

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 this day in history.   

1840  On this day in history james Dearing, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865   

1841  Pauline Lucca, soprano on April - 25.   

1842  Antonio Fogazzarro, Italian writer/poet (Il santo/Leila) on this day in history.   

1845  Thomas Duncan, painter, dies on this day in history.   

1846  Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican-American War on this day in history.   

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

1849  On April - 25 the Governor General of Canada, Lord Elgin, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and triggering the Montreal Riots.   

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0032  On April - 25 birth of marcus Salvius Otho, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1214  Louis IX, King of France (1226-70) was born on April - 25.   

1228  Koenraad IV, Roman Catholic German king (1237-54) was born on April - 25.   

1228  Conrad IV of Germany (d. 1254) was born on this day in history.   

1284  Edward II, King of England (1307-27) was born on April - 25.   

1287  Roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, de facto ruler of England (d. 1330) was born on April - 25.   

1502  Georg Major, German Protestant theologian (d. 1574) was born on April - 25.   

1567  On this day in history birth of aurelio Signoretti, composer   

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

0974  Ratherius of Verona/Liege, bishop/abbot, dies at about 84 on April - 25.   

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

1295  On this day in history sancho IV, the Brave, scholar/king of Castile/Leon, dies   

1342  On April - 25 benedict XII, [Jacques Fournier], Pope (1334-42), dies   

1472  Leon Battista degli Alberti, scupltor/musician (Dinner Pieces), dies on April - 25.   

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

1516  On April - 25 death of john Yonge, English diplomat (b. 1467)