Historical Events In April - 20

0121  The birth of Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor   

0295  8th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet   

0850  Guntherus becomes bishop of Cologne   

1139  2nd Lateran Council (10th ecumenical council) opens in Rome   

1441  During the Council of Florence, Pope Eugenius IV issues the bull "Etsi non dubitemus," which asserts the superiority of the pope over the Councils   

1505  Jews are expelled from Orange Burgandy by Philibert of Luxembourg   

1551  John Dudley becomes English Earl Marshal   

1650  VOC-management sets new guidelines   

1653  Cromwell routes English parliament to house   

1657  Battle in Santa Cruz Bay, Tenerife: English fleet under Robert Blake sinks Spanish silver fleet   

1689  The former King James II of England, now deposed, lays siege to Derry.   

0702  Jafar sadiq: Muslim scholar   

1442  Edward iv: King (england, 1461-83)   

1494  John agricola: [schneider], german theologist/prime minister   

1586  Saint rose of lima: Peruvian saint   

1592  John eliot: St germans cornwall, english mp/author   

1594  Matthaus apelles von lowenstern: Composer   

1633  Emperor go-komyo of japan: Emperor go-komyo of japan (d. 1654)   

1646  Charles plumier: French botanist   

1164  Victor iv: [ottaviano montecello], italian antipope (1159-64),   

1176  Richard de clare: 2nd earl of pembroke, english soldier (b. 1130)   

1314  Clement v: [bertrand got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to avignon,   

1317  Agnes van montepulciano: Italian mystic/saint,   

1521  Zhengde: Emperor of china (b. 1491)   

1534  Elizabeth barton: [st magd van kent], british prophet,   

1558  Johannes bugenhagen: German reformer (b. 1485)   

1632  Nicolas antione: Converted to judiasm, burned at the stake