Page 2: Historical Events In April - 25

1684  On this day in history 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 April - 25.   

1719  On this day in history daniel Defoes publishes "Robinson Crusoe"   

1723  On this day in history giovanni Marco Rutini, composer   

1728  John Woodward, geologist/physician, dies on April - 25.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1792  On April - 25 guillotine used for the first time in France on a highwayman   

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 April - 25.   

1808  On April - 25 alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66   

1818  Marek Konrad Sokolowski, composer on April - 25.   

1822  Frederick "William" Herschel, German/British astronomer, dies at 83 on April - 25.   

1824  On April - 25 gustave-Rodolphe-Clarence Boulanger, painter   

1825  On April - 25 charles Ferdinand Dowd, US, standardized time zones   

1828  On this day in history john Goldberg, Dutch patriot/statesman, dies at 64   

1829  On April - 25 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.   

1837  William Charles Levey, composer on this day in history.   

1840  James Dearing, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865 on this day in history.   

1841  Pauline Lucca, soprano on April - 25.   

1842  Antonio Fogazzarro, Italian writer/poet (Il santo/Leila) on April - 25.   

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

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

1848  On this day in history a Graham discovers asteroid #9 Metis   

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

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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  Koenraad IV, Roman Catholic German king (1237-54) was born on this day in history.   

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

1284  On April - 25 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 April - 25.   

1502  On this day in history birth of georg Major, German Protestant theologian (d. 1574)   

1567  On April - 25 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  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 this day in history.   

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

1472  On April - 25 leon Battista degli Alberti, scupltor/musician (Dinner Pieces), dies   

1482  Margaret of Anjou, Queen (Henry VI), dies on April - 25.   

1516  Death of John Yonge, English diplomat (b. 1467) on April - 25.