Historical Events In April - 19

0607  Comet 1/ 07 H1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0898 AUs of Earth   

1012  Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich, London   

1451  Alam Shah of Delhi resigns throne   

1524  Pope Clemens VII fires Neth inquisitor-general French Van de Holly   

1529  2nd Parliament of Spiers bans Lutheranism   

1539  Charles, protestant German monarch, signs Treaty of Frankrfurt   

1552  Mauritius of Saksen captures Karel   

1587  English captain Francis Drake sinks the Spanish fleet in Cadiz harbour   

1587  Sir Frances Drake sails into Cadiz Spain & sinks Spanish fleet   

1591  Chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France   

1619  Theatrum Anatomicum opens in Amsterdam   

1320  Pedro i: King of portugal (1357-67)   

1603  Michel le tellier: French statesman   

1605  Orazio benevoli: Composer   

1658  Johann wilhelm: Elector palatine   

1660  Sebastian duron: Composer   

1665  Jacques lelong: French bibliographer   

1686  Vasily tatishchev: Russian statesman   

1700  Georg abraham schneider: Composer   

0843  Judith: French empress/2nd wife of louis de vrome,   

1012  Alphege: Archbishop of canterbury (b. 954)   

1044  Gothelo: Duke of neth-lotharingen,   

1054  Leo ix: [bruno von egesheim und dagsburg], pope (1049-54),   

1390  Robert ii: King of scotland,   

1529  John cuspinianus: [spiessheimer], german physician,   

1560  Philipp melanchton (schwazerd): Church reformer,   

1567  Michael stifel: German theologist/mathematician,