Historical Events In April - 01

0374  Comet 1P/374 E1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0884 AUs of Earth on April - 01.   

0527  On April - 01 justinianus becomes compassionate emperor of Byzantium   

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 April - 01.   

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

1548  On April - 01 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 April - 01.   

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

1580  Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on April - 01.   

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

1582  On April - 01 gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter   

1611  On April - 01 gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72   

1643  Christian Demelius, composer on April - 01.   

1663  Gemert fines unwed motherhood (50 guilder penalty) on April - 01.   

1697  The birth of Abbe Prevost, French author on this day in history.   

1721  Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist/organist/composer (Glees) on this day in history.   

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

1725  On April - 01 francois Bainville, composer   

1733  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 on April - 01.   

1734  On April - 01 louis Lully, composer, dies at 69   

1748  On April - 01 ruins of Pompeii found   

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

1772  Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer on this day in history.   

1776  On this day in history ships carrying 1,124 United Empire Loyalists arrive at Halifax from Boston; many with the British Army; in all, 40,000 Americans remain loyal.   

1776  Friedrich von Klinger's "Sturm und Drang," premieres in Leipzig on this day in history.   

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

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1220  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272)   

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

1543  François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1582  Thomas Simpson, composer was born on this day in history.   

1610  On this day in history birth of charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703)   

1640  Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on April - 01.   

1085  Death of Emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048) on this day in history.   

1132  Death of St-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053) on this day in history.   

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

1205  Amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies on April - 01.   

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

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

1580  On this day in history death of alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer   

1611  On April - 01 death of gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72