Historical Events In April - 01

0374  Comet 1P/374 E1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0884 AUs of Earth on this day in history.   

0527  Justinianus becomes compassionate emperor of Byzantium on this day in history.   

0705  Greek pope John VII chosen as successor to John VI on April - 01.   

1064  On this day in history body of bishop Eleutherius of Blandain moved to Doornik   

1204  Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1205  Amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.   

1283  On this day in history ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47)   

1318  On this day in history berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English.   

1340  On this day in history niels Ebbesen kills Gerhard III of Holstein in his bedroom, ending the 1332-1340 interregnum in Denmark.   

1504  English guilds/corp goes under state control on this day in history.   

1528  Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer on this day in history.   

1548  Sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81 on April - 01.   

1572  Bloys van Treslong conquers Brielle on this day in history.   

1578  On April - 01 englishman William Harvey discovers blood circulation   

1578  William Harvey of England discovers blood circulation on April - 01.   

1578  On this day in history william Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation)   

1580  Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on April - 01.   

1581  On April - 01 portugese Cortes subjects himself on Philip II   

1582  Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter on this day in history.   

1611  On this day in history gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72   

1643  Christian Demelius, composer on this day in history.   

1663  Gemert fines unwed motherhood (50 guilder penalty) on this day in history.   

1697  On this day in history the birth of Abbe Prevost, French author   

1721  Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist/organist/composer (Glees) on April - 01.   

1724  Henry Pelham becomes English minister of War on April - 01.   

1725  Francois Bainville, composer on this day in history.   

1733  On this day in history canada's first lighthouse lit for the first time, using coal from nearby Morien and Spanish River, the round 200 metre tower, made with cement from limestone burned in local kilns, is the first fireproof concrete structure in North America.   

1734  Louis Lully, composer, dies at 69 on April - 01.   

1748  On April - 01 ruins of Pompeii found   

1755  On this day in history jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French lawyer (Fisiologia del Gusto)   

1772  On April - 01 ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer   

1776  Ships carrying 1,124 United Empire Loyalists arrive at Halifax from Boston; many with the British Army; in all, 40,000 Americans remain loyal on this day in history.   

1776  On this day in history friedrich von Klinger's "Sturm und Drang," premieres in Leipzig   

1778  On this day in history oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$"   

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1220  Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272) was born on April - 01.   

1283  On this day in history birth of ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47)   

1543  François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626) was born on April - 01.   

1578  On this day in history birth of william Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation)   

1582  On April - 01 birth of gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter   

1582  On April - 01 birth of thomas Simpson, composer   

1610  On this day in history birth of charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703)   

1640  Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.   

1085  Death of Emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048) on this day in history.   

1132  On this day in history death of st-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053)   

1204  On this day in history eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81   

1205  Amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies on April - 01.   

1528  Death of Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer on this day in history.   

1548  On this day in history sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81   

1580  Death of Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on this day in history.   

1611  Death of Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72 on this day in history.