Historical Events In April - 09

1682  Robert La Salle claims lower Mississippi (Louisiana) for France on April - 09.   

1691  French troops occupy Mons on this day in history.   

1716  Johann Georg Zechner, composer on April - 09.   

1717  Georg Matthias Monn, composer on April - 09.   

1724  1st Easter [NS=April 16] on April - 09.   

1747  On April - 09 lord Lovat, English jacobiet, dies   

1751  Emanuel Schikaneder, [Johann Schickeneder], German playwright [or 9/1] on this day in history.   

1754  On April - 09 antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky, composer   

1754  Christian von Wolff, German philosopher, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1757  Wojciech Boguslawski, composer on April - 09.   

1761  On this day in history william Law, theologian, dies   

1765  Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, princess of Orange-Nassau, dies at 77 on April - 09.   

1766  The first fire escape patented, wicker basket on a pulley &chain on April - 09.   

1770  On this day in history capt James Cook discovers Botany Bay (Australia)   

1773  Ã‰tienne Aignan, French writer (d. 1824 on this day in history.   

1783  Tippu Sahib drives out English from Bednore India on April - 09.   

1785  Sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835) on April - 09.   

1789  On this day in history house of Representives first meeting   

1793  On April - 09 ernestus Weinrauch, composer, dies at 62   

1798  On this day in history giuditta Pasta, [Negri], soprano   

1802  French Protestant church becomes state-supported &-controlled on this day in history.   

1804  Jacques Necker, fiancier/statesman, dies on April - 09.   

1806  On April - 09 isambard Kingdom Brunel, designer of 1st transatlantic steamer   

1806  Willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau, dies at 58 on April - 09.   

1807  John Opie, Engl painter/illustrator: Shakespeare gallery, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1808  Mayor Wolters offers French king Louis Napoleon townhall as a palace on April - 09.   

1812  On this day in history randolph Barnes Marcy, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1887   

1814  On April - 09 elias Canneman (L) resigns as minister of Finance   

1816  African Methodist Episcopal Church organizes (Phila) on this day in history.   

1821  The birth of Charles-Pierre Baudelaire, French poet on this day in history.   

1821  Charles-Pierre Baudelaire, France, symbolist poet (Flowers of Evil) on April - 09.   

1821  Felix Maximo Lopez, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1826  Thomas Hewson Neill, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1885 on this day in history.   

1829  Danzig (Gdansk) dike break flood kills 1,200 on this day in history.   

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1336  Tamerlane (Timur), Central Asian, Turkic conqueror (d. 1405) was born on April - 09.   

1498  On this day in history birth of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (d. 1550)   

1597  John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670) was born on this day in history.   

1611  Giacomo Maria Predieri, composer was born on April - 09.   

1627  Johann Kaspar Kerll, composer was born on this day in history.   

1634  On April - 09 birth of albertine Agnes, princess of Orange-Nassau   

1648  On April - 09 birth of henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720)   

1649  On April - 09 birth of james Scott, duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II   

0093  Death of Yuan An, Minister over the Masses of the Han dynasty on April - 09.   

0491  Death of Zeno, Byzantine Emperor on April - 09.   

0715  On this day in history constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies   

1024  Benedict VIII, [Theophylactus van Tusculum], Pope (1012-24), dies on April - 09.   

1137  On this day in history death of william X, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 1099)   

1483  On April - 09 edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) dies at 38   

1484  On this day in history death of edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (b. 1473)   

1492  On April - 09 lorenzo de' Medici, Florentine statesman, dies