Historical Events In April - 21

0000  Romulus and Remus found Rome   

0953  Otto I the Great gives Utrecht fishing rights   

1420  Treaty of Saint Maartens Dike   

1453  Turkish fleet sinks ships Golden Receiver in Constantinople   

1477  Maximilian of Habsburg marries Maria of Bourgondie at proxy   

1509  Henry the VIII becomes King of England   

1521  Battle at Villalar: Emperor Charles I beats Communards   

1526  Battle at Panipat: Mogol Emperor Babur beats sultan Ibrahim Lodi   

1572  France & England sign anti-Spanish military covenant   

1600  First date in James Clavell's novel Shogun (OS)   

1600  1st date in James Clavell's novel Shogun (OS)   

1488  Ulrich von hutten: German poet/humanist/patriot   

1546  Arcangelo crivelli: Composer   

1555  Ludovico carracci: Italian painter   

1619  John a van riebeeck: Colonial director/founder (cape colony)   

1651  Blessed joseph vaz: Apostle of ceylon   

1652  Michel rolle: French mathematician   

1671  John law: Scottish economist   

1672  Johann philipp kafer: Composer   

1073  Alexander ii: [anselmo da baggio], pope (1061-73),   

1109  Anselmus: Philosopher/archbishop of canterbury,   

1142  Pierre abélard: French writer (b. 1079)   

1329  Frederick iv: Duke of lorraine (b. 1282)   

1509  Henry vii: 1st tudor king of england (1485-1509),   

1551  Oda nobuhide: Japanese warlord (b. 1510)   

1552  Peter apianus: [bennewitz/bienewitz], german astronomer,   

1557  Petrus apianus: German mathematician (b. 1495)