Historical Events In April - 25

1684  On this day in history patent granted for thimble   

1690  On this day in history gottlieb Theophil Muffat, composer   

1690  David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter (Pictorium), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1707  On April - 25 battle of Almansa-Franco-Spanish forces defeat Anglo-Portugese   

1707  Battle of Almansa-Franco-Spanish forces defeat Anglo-Portuguese on April - 25.   

1710  James Ferguson, astronomer on this day in history.   

1719  Daniel Defoes publishes "Robinson Crusoe" on April - 25.   

1723  Giovanni Marco Rutini, composer on April - 25.   

1728  On this day in history john Woodward, geologist/physician, dies   

1730  Fedele Fenaroli, composer on April - 25.   

1744  Anders Celsius, Swed astronomer (Centegrade Thermometer), dies at 42 on April - 25.   

1747  On April - 25 prince Willem V appointed viceroy of Zealand   

1769  On this day in history mark Isambard Brunel, engineer/inventor   

1792  Guillotine first used, executes highwayman Nicolas J Pelletier on April - 25.   

1792  On April - 25 guillotine used for the first time in France on a highwayman   

1792  Guillotine 1st used, executes highwayman Nicolas J Pelletier on April - 25.   

1792  John Keble, Anglican priest/founder (Oxford Movement) on this day in history.   

1792  On April - 25 johann Friedrich Gottlieb Beckmann, composer, dies at 54   

1800  William Cowper, English lawyer/poet (Olney Hymns), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1808  Alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66 on April - 25.   

1818  On this day in history marek Konrad Sokolowski, composer   

1822  Frederick "William" Herschel, German/British astronomer, dies at 83 on April - 25.   

1824  Gustave-Rodolphe-Clarence Boulanger, painter on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history charles Ferdinand Dowd, US, standardized time zones   

1828  On April - 25 john Goldberg, Dutch patriot/statesman, dies at 64   

1829  Charles Fremantle arrives in the HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the United Kingdom on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history william Charles Levey, composer   

1840  On this day in history james Dearing, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865   

1841  On this day in history pauline Lucca, soprano   

1842  Antonio Fogazzarro, Italian writer/poet (Il santo/Leila) on this day in history.   

1845  Thomas Duncan, painter, dies on this day in history.   

1846  On this day in history thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican-American War.   

1848  On April - 25 a Graham discovers asteroid #9 Metis   

1849  On this day in history the Governor General of Canada, Lord Elgin, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and triggering the Montreal Riots.   

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0032  On April - 25 birth of marcus Salvius Otho, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1214  On April - 25 birth of louis IX, King of France (1226-70)   

1228  On April - 25 birth of koenraad IV, Roman Catholic German king (1237-54)   

1228  Conrad IV of Germany (d. 1254) was born on April - 25.   

1284  On April - 25 birth of edward II, King of England (1307-27)   

1287  On this day in history birth of roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, de facto ruler of England (d. 1330)   

1502  On this day in history birth of georg Major, German Protestant theologian (d. 1574)   

1567  On this day in history birth of aurelio Signoretti, composer   

0068  Death of Saint Mark, the first Pope of Alexandria and the founder of Christianity in Africa on this day in history.   

0974  Ratherius of Verona/Liege, bishop/abbot, dies at about 84 on this day in history.   

1265  On April - 25 death of roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, English crusader   

1295  On this day in history sancho IV, the Brave, scholar/king of Castile/Leon, dies   

1342  Benedict XII, [Jacques Fournier], Pope (1334-42), dies on April - 25.   

1472  Leon Battista degli Alberti, scupltor/musician (Dinner Pieces), dies on this day in history.   

1482  Margaret of Anjou, Queen (Henry VI), dies on this day in history.   

1516  On this day in history death of john Yonge, English diplomat (b. 1467)