Historical Events In April - 25

1684  On April - 25 patent granted for thimble  

1690  Gottlieb Theophil Muffat, composer on this day in history.  

1690  On this day in history david Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter (Pictorium), dies at 79  

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

1707  On April - 25 battle of Almansa-Franco-Spanish forces defeat Anglo-Portuguese  

1710  On April - 25 james Ferguson, astronomer  

1719  Daniel Defoes publishes "Robinson Crusoe" on this day in history.  

1723  On this day in history giovanni Marco Rutini, composer  

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

1730  On this day in history fedele Fenaroli, composer  

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1744  Anders Celsius, Swed astronomer (Centegrade Thermometer), dies at 42 on April - 25.  

1747  Prince Willem V appointed viceroy of Zealand on this day in history.  

1769  On this day in history mark Isambard Brunel, engineer/inventor  

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

1792  Guillotine used for the first time in France on a highwayman on April - 25.  

1792  Guillotine 1st used, executes highwayman Nicolas J Pelletier on April - 25.  

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

1792  Johann Friedrich Gottlieb Beckmann, composer, dies at 54 on April - 25.  

1800  On this day in history william Cowper, English lawyer/poet (Olney Hymns), dies at 68  

1808  Alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1818  Marek Konrad Sokolowski, composer on April - 25.  

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

1824  Gustave-Rodolphe-Clarence Boulanger, painter on this day in history.  

1825  Charles Ferdinand Dowd, US, standardized time zones on this day in history.  

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

1829  On this day in history 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 April - 25.  

1840  James Dearing, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865 on April - 25.  

1841  On this day in history pauline Lucca, soprano  

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

1845  On April - 25 thomas Duncan, painter, dies  

1846  On April - 25 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  On this day in history 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 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 April - 25.  

1228  On this day in history birth of conrad IV of Germany (d. 1254)  

1284  Edward II, King of England (1307-27) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  On April - 25 death of saint Mark, the first Pope of Alexandria and the founder of Christianity in Africa  

0974  Ratherius of Verona/Liege, bishop/abbot, dies at about 84 on this day in history.  

1265  On this day in history death of roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, English crusader  

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

1342  Benedict XII, [Jacques Fournier], Pope (1334-42), dies on April - 25.  

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

1482  On April - 25 margaret of Anjou, Queen (Henry VI), dies  

1516  On this day in history death of john Yonge, English diplomat (b. 1467)