Historical Events In April - 06

0000  Earliest recorded solar eclipse   

0000  The birth of Jesus (according to scholars' estimates, Religious leader)   

0402  Battle at Pollentia: Roman army under Stilicho beats Visigoten   

0610  Lailat-ul Qadar, night koran descended to Earth   

0648  -BC- Earliest total solar eclipse; chronicled by Greeks   

0774  Charles the Great affirms Pippins promise of Quiercy   

1106  Fire in Venice   

1199  Richard I the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at 41   

1320  The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath   

1327  Italian poet Petrarch first sets eyes on his beloved Laura   

1327  Italian poet Petrarch 1st sets eyes on his beloved Laura   

1483  Raphael sanzio: Italian painter/master builder (madonna sistina)   

1613  Stjepan gradić: Croatian philosopher and scientist   

1631  Vincenzo de grandis: Composer   

1632  Maria leopoldine of austria: Holy roman empire empress   

1651  André dacier: French classical scholar   

1660  Johann kuhnau: Composer   

1664  Arvid horn: Swedish statesman   

1671  Jean-baptiste rousseau: French playwright/poet (sacred odes & songs)   

0885  Methodius: Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of sirmium,   

0912  Nottker "the stamelaar": Benedictine monk/poet,   

1147  Frederick ii: Duke of swabia (b. 1090)   

1199  Richard i: The lion-hearted, king of england (1189-99),   

1252  Peter of verona: [peter martyr], italian inquisitor/st,   

1348  Petrarch's laura:   

1362  Jacques de bourbon: Count of marche, killed in battle   

1472  Pieter bladelin: Belgium, land owner (middelburg castle),