Page 2: Historical Events In April - 25

1684  Patent granted for thimble on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1710  James Ferguson, astronomer on this day in history.   

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

1723  Giovanni Marco Rutini, composer on April - 25.   

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

1730  Fedele Fenaroli, composer on April - 25.   

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

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

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

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  Guillotine 1st used, executes highwayman Nicolas J Pelletier on this day in history.   

1792  John Keble, Anglican priest/founder (Oxford Movement) on this day in history.   

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

1800  On April - 25 william Cowper, English lawyer/poet (Olney Hymns), dies at 68   

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

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 this day in history antonio Fogazzarro, Italian writer/poet (Il santo/Leila)   

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

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

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

1214  On this day in history birth of louis IX, King of France (1226-70)   

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

1287  On this day in history birth of roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, de facto ruler of England (d. 1330)   

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

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 April - 25.   

0974  On this day in history ratherius of Verona/Liege, bishop/abbot, dies at about 84   

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  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 this day in history.   

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