Historical Events In April - 20

0121  The birth of Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor on this day in history.   

0295  8th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on this day in history.   

0850  Guntherus becomes bishop of Cologne on this day in history.   

1139  2nd Lateran Council (10th ecumenical council) opens in Rome on April - 20.   

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

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   

1441  On April - 20 during the Council of Florence, Pope Eugenius IV issues the bull "Etsi non dubitemus," which asserts the superiority of the pope over the Councils   

1442  Edward IV, King (England, 1461-83) on this day in history.   

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

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 April - 20.   

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

1594  On April - 20 matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer   

1632  Nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1657  On April - 20 battle in Santa Cruz Bay, Tenerife: English fleet under Robert Blake sinks Spanish silver fleet   

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

1689  The former King James II of England, now deposed, lays siege to Derry on April - 20.   

1695  On April - 20 georg Caspar Weckler, composer, dies at 63   

1702  Comet C/1702 H1 approaches within 0.0437 AUs of Earth on this day in history.   

1705  On April - 20 balthasar Schmid, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1748  On April - 20 georg Michael Telemann, composer   

1759  On this day in history georg Friedrich Handel, buried in Westminster Abbey   

1761  On this day in history johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, composer   

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 April - 20 birth of edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)   

1494  On this day in history birth of john Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister   

1586  Saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

1592  On April - 20 birth of john Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author   

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

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

1646  On this day in history birth of charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704)   

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

1176  Death of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130) on April - 20.   

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 this day in history elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies   

1558  On this day in history death of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485)   

1632  On April - 20 death of nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake