Historical Events In April - 01

1864  Marie Jungius, Dutch fairy tale writer on April - 01.   

1865  Baie du Ha! Ha! Quebec, the first Canadian April Fools' Day on record celebrated by British troops and Canadian militia at Fort Poisson d'Avril on this day in history.   

1865  Battle of 5 Forks, signalling end of Lee's army on April - 01.   

1865  On April - 01 -9] Battle at Blakely Alabama   

1865  Richard Zsigmondy, Germany, chemist (Nobel-1925) on April - 01.   

1866  On this day in history uS Congress rejects presidential veto gives all equal rights in US   

1866  Ferruccio D M B Busoni, Italy, pianist/composer/conductor (Arlecchino) on April - 01.   

1866  On April - 01 aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer, dies at 98   

1867  Blacks vote in municipal election in Tuscumbia, Alabama on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history international Exhibition opens in Paris   

1868  On this day in history hampton Institute opens   

1868  The birth of Edmond Rostand, French author on April - 01.   

1868  On April - 01 the Canadian Government fixes a uniform first class postal rate of three cents; establishes Post Office Savings Bank.   

1868  Edmond Rostand, France, poet/playwright (Cyrano de Bergerac) on April - 01.   

1869  Peter A Egge, Norwegian writer (De Droom) on April - 01.   

1869  Anthony G O Ridder van Rappard, Min of Reformed Worship, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1870  Patrick Gass sgt of Lewis &Clark Expedition, dies at 98 on April - 01.   

1870  On April - 01 patrick Gass, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 98   

1871  On this day in history f Melius Christiansen, composer   

1872  1st edition of The Standard on April - 01.   

1872  On this day in history tadeusz Joteyko, composer   

1873  British White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history the birth of Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian composer   

1873  On this day in history sergei Rachmaninoff, Novgorod Russia, composer (Prelude in C# Minor)   

1875  On this day in history the Times of London becomes the first newspaper to print a daily weather chart.   

1875  Edgar Wallace, England, novelist/playwright/journalist (Terror) on this day in history.   

1876  On April - 01 1st official NL baseball game (Boston-6, Phila-5)   

1878  On April - 01 carl Sternheim, German playwright (Hyperion/Tabula Rasa)   

1878  On this day in history eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56   

1881  Anti-Jewish riots in Jerusalem on April - 01.   

1883  On April - 01 the birth of Lon Chaney, American actor   

1883  Aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor on this day in history.   

1884  Laurette Taylor, [Helen LM Cooney], US actress (Broadway) on April - 01.   

1885  Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill (Hozier), British barones on April - 01.   

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

1283  On this day in history birth of ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47)   

1543  On this day in history birth of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626)   

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

1582  Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter was born on April - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1132  On April - 01 death of st-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053)   

1204  On April - 01 eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81   

1205  Amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.   

1528  Death of Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer on April - 01.   

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

1580  Death of Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on this day in history.   

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