Page 2: Historical Events In April - 25

1684  On April - 25 patent granted for thimble   

1690  On April - 25 gottlieb Theophil Muffat, composer   

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

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

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

1710  On this day in history james Ferguson, astronomer   

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

1723  Giovanni Marco Rutini, composer on this day in history.   

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

1730  On April - 25 fedele Fenaroli, composer   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 April - 25.   

1818  Marek Konrad Sokolowski, composer on this day in history.   

1822  On April - 25 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 this day in history.   

1828  On April - 25 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  On April - 25 william Charles Levey, composer   

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

1841  On April - 25 pauline Lucca, soprano   

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

1845  On April - 25 thomas Duncan, painter, dies   

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

1848  A Graham discovers asteroid #9 Metis on April - 25.   

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  Marcus Salvius Otho, Roman Emperor (d. 69) was born on April - 25.   

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

1284  On April - 25 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 April - 25.   

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 April - 25.   

0974  On April - 25 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  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  Leon Battista degli Alberti, scupltor/musician (Dinner Pieces), dies on this day in history.   

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

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