Historical Events In April - 15

0069  Battle at Bedriacum, North-Italy   

0784  First balloon flight in Ireland   

1205  Battle at Adrianople: Bulgaria beats Emp Boudouin of Constantinople   

1250  Pope Innoncent III refuses Jews of Cordova Spain to build a synagogue   

1450  French defeat English at Battle of Formigny in 100 Years' War   

1492  The birth of Leonardo da Vinci, Rennaisance man   

1493  -2/ Barcelona] Columbus meets with King Ferdinand & Isabella   

1581  Cortes van Thomar accepts Philip II as king of Portugal   

1594  Fleming Pieter Stevens appointed royal painter of Rudolf II (Prague)   

1595  Willem I's daughter of Elisabeth of Nassau marries duke Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne of Broth   

1621  Hugo the Great arrives in France   

1452  Leonardo da vinci: Italy, painter/sculptor/scientist/visionary   

1469  Nanak: 1st guru of sikhs   

1489  Sinan: Ottoman architect   

1552  Pietro cataldi: Italian mathematician   

1588  Claudius salmasius: [claude saumaise], french linguist   

1637  Valentin molitor: Composer   

1641  Robert sibbald: Scottish physician   

1646  Pierre poiret: French mystic   

1053  Godwin: Earl of wessex   

1220  Adolf i: Archbishop of cologne,   

1415  Manuel chrysoloras: Greek humanist and grammarian   

1472  Leon b alberti: Italian humanist/architect (philodoxis),   

1502  Jan iv chalon: Prince of orange,   

1605  Boris godunov: Tsar of russia (1598-1605),   

1607  Cornelius kilianus: Flemish translator/poet,   

1610  Johan van duivenoorde: Mister of warmond,