Historical Events In April - 20

0121  The birth of Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor on April - 20.   

0295  8th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on April - 20.   

0850  Guntherus becomes bishop of Cologne on April - 20.   

1139  2nd Lateran Council (10th ecumenical council) opens in Rome on this day in history.   

1164  On this day in history victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies   

1314  Clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies on this day in history.   

1317  On this day in history agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies   

1441  During the Council of Florence, Pope Eugenius IV issues the bull "Etsi non dubitemus," which asserts the superiority of the pope over the Councils on this day in history.   

1442  On April - 20 edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)   

1494  On April - 20 john Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister   

1505  On this day in history jews are expelled from Orange Burgandy by Philibert of Luxembourg   

1534  Elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies on this day in history.   

1551  John Dudley becomes English Earl Marshal on this day in history.   

1592  On this day in history john Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author   

1594  On this day in history matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer   

1632  On this day in history nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake   

1643  On this day in history christoph Demantius, composer, dies at 75   

1650  VOC-management sets new guidelines on this day in history.   

1653  Cromwell routes English parliament to house on April - 20.   

1657  Battle in Santa Cruz Bay, Tenerife: English fleet under Robert Blake sinks Spanish silver fleet on April - 20.   

1662  Gerard Terborch, the elder, painter, dies on this day in history.   

1689  On this day in history the former King James II of England, now deposed, lays siege to Derry.   

1695  Georg Caspar Weckler, composer, dies at 63 on April - 20.   

1702  On April - 20 comet C/1702 H1 approaches within 0.0437 AUs of Earth   

1705  Balthasar Schmid, composer on April - 20.   

1715  On this day in history nicholas Rowe's "Tragedy of Lady Jane Gray," premieres in London   

1725  On April - 20 johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer   

1726  Jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian earl/general/cartographer on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history the birth of Philippe Pinel, First psychiatrist   

1745  On April - 20 philippe Pinel, physician, founder of psychiatry   

1748  On April - 20 georg Michael Telemann, composer   

1759  Georg Friedrich Handel, buried in Westminster Abbey on April - 20.   

1761  Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, composer on this day in history.   

1768  Giovanni AC Canaletto, Italian painter/cartoonist (Rialto), dies at 70 on April - 20.   

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0702  On April - 20 birth of jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765)   

1442  On this day in history birth of edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)   

1494  John Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister was born on this day in history.   

1586  On April - 20 birth of saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617)   

1592  John Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author was born on April - 20.   

1594  Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer was born on April - 20.   

1633  Emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654) was born on April - 20.   

1646  Charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

1164  On this day in history victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies   

1176  On April - 20 death of richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130)   

1314  On this day in history clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies   

1317  On April - 20 agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies   

1521  Death of Zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491) on April - 20.   

1534  On April - 20 elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies   

1558  Death of Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485) on April - 20.   

1632  On this day in history death of nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake