Historical Events In April - 01

0374  On April - 01 comet 1P/374 E1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0884 AUs of Earth   

0527  Justinianus becomes compassionate emperor of Byzantium on April - 01.   

0705  Greek pope John VII chosen as successor to John VI on April - 01.   

1064  Body of bishop Eleutherius of Blandain moved to Doornik on April - 01.   

1204  Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1205  On April - 01 amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies   

1283  Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47) on April - 01.   

1318  Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English on this day in history.   

1340  On this day in history niels Ebbesen kills Gerhard III of Holstein in his bedroom, ending the 1332-1340 interregnum in Denmark.   

1504  On April - 01 english guilds/corp goes under state control   

1528  On this day in history francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer   

1548  On this day in history sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81   

1572  On April - 01 bloys van Treslong conquers Brielle   

1578  On this day in history englishman William Harvey discovers blood circulation   

1578  William Harvey of England discovers blood circulation on this day in history.   

1578  On April - 01 william Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation)   

1580  Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on April - 01.   

1581  Portugese Cortes subjects himself on Philip II on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter   

1611  Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72 on this day in history.   

1643  Christian Demelius, composer on April - 01.   

1663  Gemert fines unwed motherhood (50 guilder penalty) on this day in history.   

1697  On this day in history the birth of Abbe Prevost, French author   

1721  On April - 01 pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist/organist/composer (Glees)   

1724  Henry Pelham becomes English minister of War on April - 01.   

1725  On April - 01 francois Bainville, composer   

1733  On April - 01 canada's first lighthouse lit for the first time, using coal from nearby Morien and Spanish River, the round 200 metre tower, made with cement from limestone burned in local kilns, is the first fireproof concrete structure in North America.   

1734  Louis Lully, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1748  Ruins of Pompeii found on April - 01.   

1755  Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French lawyer (Fisiologia del Gusto) on April - 01.   

1772  On this day in history ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer   

1776  Ships carrying 1,124 United Empire Loyalists arrive at Halifax from Boston; many with the British Army; in all, 40,000 Americans remain loyal on April - 01.   

1776  On this day in history friedrich von Klinger's "Sturm und Drang," premieres in Leipzig   

1778  Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" on this day in history.   

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1220  Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272) was born on this day in history.   

1283  Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47) was born on this day in history.   

1543  François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626) was born on April - 01.   

1578  William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation) was born on this day in history.   

1582  Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1582  Thomas Simpson, composer was born on April - 01.   

1610  Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.   

1640  On this day in history birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)   

1085  On this day in history death of emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048)   

1132  On this day in history death of st-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053)   

1204  On this day in history eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81   

1205  On this day in history amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies   

1528  Death of Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer on this day in history.   

1548  On April - 01 sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81   

1580  On April - 01 death of alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer   

1611  On this day in history death of gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72