Historical Events In April - 05
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1693 On this day in history anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65
1695 On this day in history george Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61
1697 Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41 on April - 05.
1698 On April - 05 georg Gottfried Wagner, composer
1712 On April - 05 john Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63
1722 Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island on this day in history.
1723 J Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66 on this day in history.
1725 On April - 05 giacomo Casanova, Italian writer/philanderer/adventurer (uncertain)
1727 On this day in history pasquale Ankossi, composer
1732 Johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.
1739 On this day in history french emperor Karel VI sign secret treaty
1751 On April - 05 adolf Frederik of Holstein-Gottorp crowns himself king of Sweden
1753 On April - 05 british Museum forms (opens in 1759)
1762 British take Grenada, West Indies, from French on April - 05.
1765 Edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81 on this day in history.
1768 1st US Chamber of Commerce forms (New York NY) on April - 05.
1768 On April - 05 1st US Chamber of Commerce forms (NYC)
1784 On April - 05 louis [Ludwig] Spohr, Germany, violin virtuoso/composer (Faust)
1788 Franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund) on this day in history.
1792 George Washington casts 1st presidential veto on April - 05.
1794 Georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34 on this day in history.
1795 On April - 05 henry Havelock, British soldier (War in Afghanistan 1838-39)
1799 Vincenzo Fioravanti, composer on April - 05.
1803 1st performance of Beethoven's 2nd Symphony in D on April - 05.
1804 On this day in history high Possil Meteorite: The first recorded meteorite in Scotland falls in Possil.
1806 Isaac Quintard patents apple cider on this day in history.
1811 Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies on this day in history.
1812 British storm Badajoz fortress, held by French & Spanish on this day in history.
1812 On April - 05 brits storm Badajoz fortress, held by French and Spanish
1812 On April - 05 brits storm Badajoz fortress, held by French & Spanish
1814 On April - 05 netherlands Bank issues it's 1st banknotes
1815 On this day in history eruption of Tambora volcano (Sumbawa Java)
1818 In the Battle of Maipú, Chile's independence movement on April - 05.
1818 On April - 05 lewis Baldwin Parsons, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
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