Historical Events In April - 22

0296  St Gaius ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

0536  St Agapitus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

1056  Supernova Crab nebula last seen by the naked eye   

1073  Pope Alexander II burie/ ldebrando chosen as Pope Gregory VII   

1145  19th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet   

1164  Raynald of Dassel names Guido di Crema as anti-pope Paschalis III   

1370  Bastille begins being built in Paris   

1451  The birth of Isabella I of Castile, Queen of Spain and patron of Christopher Columbus   

1500  Pedro Alvarez Cabral discovers Brazil   

1500  The area that became Brazil is discovered by Portuguese explorers   

1500  Pedro Alvarez Cabral discovers Brazil & claims it for Portugal   

1357  Johan i: King of portugal (1383-1433)   

1451  Isabella i: Of castile, queen of spain (1479-1504), patron of columbus   

1610  Alexander viii: [pietro ottoboni], italy, lawyer/pope (1689-91)   

1640  Mariana alcoforado: Portugal, nun   

1658  Giuseppe torelli: Italy, composer (concert grossi op 8)   

1682  Willem i kerricx the young: Flemish architect/sculptor/painter   

1690  John carteret: Earl granville (c), english chief minister (1722-42)   

1692  James stirling: Scottish mathematician   

0296  Pope caius: Pope caius   

0536  Agapitus i: Italian pope (535-36),   

1253  Elias van cortona: Italian general (1232-39),   

1355  Eleonora plantagenet: Daughter of king edward ii,   

1462  Gilbert of lannoy: Master of villerval/tronchiennes/santes,   

1521  Juan de padilla: Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded   

1592  Bartolommeo ammanati: Italian sculptor/architect,   

1648  Catharina belgian van nassau: Daughter of willem,