Historical Events In April - 20
Saturday, 08 February 2025
0121 The birth of Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor on April - 20.
0295 8th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on this day in history.
0850 Guntherus becomes bishop of Cologne on April - 20.
1139 On this day in history 2nd Lateran Council (10th ecumenical council) opens in Rome
1164 Victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies on April - 20.
1314 On this day in history clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies
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 April - 20.
1442 On April - 20 edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)
1494 On April - 20 john Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister
1505 On April - 20 jews are expelled from Orange Burgandy by Philibert of Luxembourg
1534 Elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies on April - 20.
1551 John Dudley becomes English Earl Marshal on this day in history.
1592 John Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author on April - 20.
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 Christoph Demantius, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.
1650 On this day in history vOC-management sets new guidelines
1653 On this day in history cromwell routes English parliament to house
1657 Battle in Santa Cruz Bay, Tenerife: English fleet under Robert Blake sinks Spanish silver fleet on April - 20.
1662 On this day in history gerard Terborch, the elder, painter, dies
1689 The former King James II of England, now deposed, lays siege to Derry on this day in history.
1695 Georg Caspar Weckler, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.
1702 Comet C/1702 H1 approaches within 0.0437 AUs of Earth on this day in history.
1705 Balthasar Schmid, composer on this day in history.
1715 Nicholas Rowe's "Tragedy of Lady Jane Gray," premieres in London on this day in history.
1725 Johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer on April - 20.
1726 On April - 20 jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian earl/general/cartographer
1745 The birth of Philippe Pinel, First psychiatrist on April - 20.
1745 Philippe Pinel, physician, founder of psychiatry on this day in history.
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 April - 20.
1768 On April - 20 giovanni AC Canaletto, Italian painter/cartoonist (Rialto), dies at 70
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