Historical Events In April - 24

0858  Nicolaas I succeeds Benedict III as pope   

1061  Halley's Comet sparks English monk to predict country'll be destroyed   

1185  Battle at Danoura: Yoshitsune Minamoto's fleet beats imperial fleet   

1288  Jews of Yroyes France are accused of ritual murder   

1311  Gen Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India   

1364  Pope Urbabus V names John V van Virneburg as bishop of Utrecht   

1524  Duke of Bourbon drives admiral Bonnivet out of Milan   

1547  Battle of Muhlberg: Emperor Karel V vs ruler Johan F the Brave   

1558  Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland marries French crown prince Francois   

1570  Battles between Spanish troops & followers of sultan Suleiman   

1596  Pacificatie of Ireland drawn   

1533  William i of orange: William i of orange (d. 1584)   

1538  Gugliemo gonzaga: Composer   

1581  Vincent de paul: French saint   

1594  Benedikt lechler: Composer   

1620  John graunt: Statistician, founder of science of demography   

1660  Cornelis dusart: Dutch painter/engraver   

1670  Christian ludwig boxberg: Composer   

1706  Giovanni battista martini: Composer   

0624  Mellitus: Third archbishop of canterbury   

0709  Wilfried: Bishop of york,   

0729  Egbert[us]: English bishop/saint,   

1077  Geza i: King of hungary (1074-7),   

1185  Antoku taira: Emperor of japan (1180-85), drowns   

1338  Marquis theodore i of montferrat: Marquis theodore i of montferrat (b. 1291)   

1530  Jacopo sannazaro: Italian poet (de partu virginis),   

1617  Carlo concino: French marquis of ancre/state advisor, murdered