Historical Events In April - 25

1185  Sea battle at Dan-no-ura: Minamoto Yoritomo beats Taira-family   

1449  Anti-pope Felix V resigns   

1507  Geographer Martin Waldseemuller 1st used name America   

1541  -26) Liege flooded after heavy down pour   

1599  The birth of Oliver Cromwell, English civil war leader and Lord Protector   

1604  Count Maurits' army lands at Cadzand   

1607  Battle at Gibraltar: Dutch fleet beats Spanis/ ortuguese fleet   

1614  Amsterdam Bank of Loan forms   

1626  Battle at the Dessauer bridge: Monarch Albrecht von Wallenstein beats Earl of Mansfeld   

1660  London Convention Parliament begins   

1678  French troops conquer Ypres   

0032  Marcus salvius otho: Roman emperor   

1214  Louis ix: King of france (1226-70)   

1228  Koenraad iv: Roman catholic german king (1237-54)   

1228  Conrad iv of germany: Conrad iv of germany (d. 1254)   

1284  Edward ii: King of england (1307-27)   

1287  Roger de mortimer: 1st earl of march, de facto ruler of england   

1502  Georg major: German protestant theologian   

1567  Aurelio signoretti: Composer   

0068  Saint mark: The first pope of alexandria and the founder of christianity in africa   

0974  Ratherius of verona/liege: Bishop/abbot,   

1265  Roger de quincy: 2nd earl of winchester, english crusader   

1295  Sancho iv: The brave, scholar/king of castile/leon,   

1342  Benedict xii: [jacques fournier], pope (1334-42),   

1472  Leon battista degli alberti: Scupltor/musician (dinner pieces),   

1482  Margaret of anjou: Queen (henry vi),   

1516  John yonge: English diplomat (b. 1467)