Events & Holidays In April - 04

Basque National Day (Spain)

Children's Day (Taiwan)

Heroes Day (Lesotho)

Independence Day (Senegal)

Memorial Day of Chiang Kai-shek (Taiwan)

National Day (Senegal)

Tomb Sweeping Day (Taiwan)

Women's Day (Taiwan)

0186  On this day in history birth of caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217)   

1492  On this day in history birth of ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564)   

1527  Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer was born on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)   

1593  Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.   

1648  On this day in history birth of grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver   

1688  On this day in history birth of joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)   

0397  On this day in history ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies   

0636  Death of Saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560) on this day in history.   

0896  Formosus, Pope (891-96), dies on this day in history.   

1229  On this day in history hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies   

1284  On this day in history alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62   

1292  On this day in history nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies   

1305  On this day in history death of jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217)   

1393  On this day in history floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies