Historical Events In April - 11

0491  Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I   

0672  Deusdedit III begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

1079  Bishop Stanislaus of Krakow is executed by order of BolesÅ‚aw II of Poland.   

1471  King Edward IV of England conquers London from Henry VI   

1512  Battle at Ravenna: France under Gaston de Foix beat Spanish Army   

1551  English premier John Dudley appointed duke of Northumberland   

1564  England & France sign Peace of Troyes   

1567  Dutch prince William of Orange flees from Antwerp to Breda   

1579  Venlo joins Union of Utrecht   

1580  Drenthe joins Union of Utrecht   

1677  Battle at Montcassel, French troops beat Prince William III   

0146  Septimius severus: Septimius severus (d. 211)   

1370  Frederick i the warlike: Elector of saxony   

1374  Roger mortimer: 4th earl of march   

1492  Marguerite of navarre: Wife of henry ii of navarre   

1586  Pietro della valle: Composer   

1602  Johann neukrantz: Composer   

1638  Diogo diaz melgaz: Composer   

1661  Antoine coypel: French painter/poet   

0678  Donus: Italian pope (676-78),   

1034  Romanus iii argyrus: Byzantine emperor (1028-34), assasinated by wife   

1240  Llywelyn ab iorwerth the great: Monarch of wales (1194-1240),   

1500  Michael t marullus: Greeks poet, drowns   

1512  Gaston de foix: French pretender to navarra throne,   

1554  Thomas wyatt the younger: English rebel (b. 1521)   

1612  Edward wightman: English baptist preacher (b. 1566)   

1626  Marin getaldić: Croatian mathematician (b. 1568)