Historical Events In April - 02

0742  On April - 02 the birth of Charlemagne, French emperor   

0742  On April - 02 charlemagne, 1st Holy Roman emperor (800-14)   

0999  On this day in history gerbert of Aurillac elected as 1st French Pope   

1118  Boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.   

1416  Alfonso V succeeds his father as king of Aragon on this day in history.   

1416  On April - 02 ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52   

1453  On this day in history mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (Ä°stanbul), which would fall on May 29.   

1502  Arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies on April - 02.   

1513  On April - 02 florida discovered, claimed for Spain by Ponce de Le¢n   

1513  Florida discovered, claimed for Spain by Ponce de Leon on this day in history.   

1550  Jews are expelled from Genoa Italy on this day in history.   

1559  On this day in history england/France signs 1st Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambrésis   

1590  States-General appoints earl Mauritius, viceroy of Utrecht on April - 02.   

1595  On this day in history cornelis de Houtman's ships depart to Asia through Cape of Good Hope   

1602  On April - 02 maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan   

1618  Francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction) on this day in history.   

1628  On this day in history constantin Christian Dedekind, composer   

1632  Georg Caspar Weckler, composer on April - 02.   

1640  On April - 02 matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45   

1645  On April - 02 robert Devereux resigns as parliament supreme commander   

1657  Ferdinand III, King of Hungarian/Bohemia/German Emperor, dies at 48 on April - 02.   

1705  Johann Lohner, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1711  Jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool) on April - 02.   

1713  Onno Zwier van Haren, Frisian poet (Fatherland) on this day in history.   

1725  The birth of Giacomo Casanova, Italian lover, writer and philosopher on this day in history.   

1725  On this day in history casanova, writer   

1728  On this day in history franz Asplmayr, composer   

1733  Giacomo Tritto, composer on this day in history.   

1735  Christian Gotthilf Tag, composer on this day in history.   

1740  On this day in history armand-Gaston Camus, French CEO (Council of 500)   

1745  On April - 02 austria & Bavaria sign peace   

1747  Johann J Dillenius, German botanist, dies at 63 on April - 02.   

1755  Commodore William James captures the pirate fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India on April - 02.   

1758  On April - 02 johann Balthasar Konig, composer, dies at 67   

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1348  On this day in history birth of andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385)   

1565  On April - 02 birth of cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599)   

1602  Maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan was born on April - 02.   

1618  Francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction) was born on April - 02.   

1628  On this day in history birth of constantin Christian Dedekind, composer   

1632  Georg Caspar Weckler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1653  On this day in history birth of prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708)   

1711  On this day in history birth of jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool)   

1118  Boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.   

1272  On this day in history death of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209)   

1335  On April - 02 death of duke Henry of Carinthia (b. circa 1265)   

1412  Death of Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????) on this day in history.   

1416  Ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1502  Arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies on April - 02.   

1507  On April - 02 death of francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416)   

1640  On April - 02 matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45