Events & Holidays In April - 14

Cambodian New Year (Cambodia)

National Fast and Prayer Day (Liberia)

Orange Day (Japan)

Pan American Day (Day of the Americas) (Honduras)

Pan-American Day (Haiti)

Pi Mai (Laos New Year) (Laos)

Songkran Days (Thai New Year) (Thailand)

Youth Day (Angola)

1336  Emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374) was born on this day in history.   

1572  Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

1578  On this day in history birth of philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621)   

1592  On this day in history birth of abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher   

1629  Christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings) was born on this day in history.   

1668  Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.   

1676  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer was born on this day in history.   

1710  On this day in history birth of marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer   

0711  Childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27 on this day in history.   

0911  On this day in history sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies   

1099  Death of Conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death on this day in history.   

1132  Death of Mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076) on this day in history.   

1240  Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies on this day in history.   

1279  On this day in history death of boleslaus of Greater Poland   

1322  Death of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275) on this day in history.   

1345  On this day in history death of richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287)