Events & Holidays In April - 06
Thursday, 16 May 2024
Chakri Day (Thailand)
Drop of Water is a Grain of Gold Day (Turkmenistan)
National Tartan Day (United States of America)
Uprising Day (Sudan)
Chakri Day (Thailand)
Drop of Water is a Grain of Gold Day (Turkmenistan)
National Tartan Day (United States of America)
Uprising Day (Sudan)
1483 On this day in history birth of raphael Sanzio, Italian painter/master builder (Madonna Sistina)
1613 On this day in history birth of stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683)
1631 Vincenzo De Grandis, composer was born on this day in history.
1632 Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.
1651 André Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.
1660 On this day in history birth of johann Kuhnau, composer
1664 On this day in history birth of arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742)
1671 Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French playwright/poet (Sacred Odes & Songs) was born on this day in history.
0885 Methodius, Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of Sirmium, dies on this day in history.
0912 On this day in history nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71
1147 Death of Frederick II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1090) on this day in history.
1199 On this day in history richard I, the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at 41
1252 Peter of Verona, [Peter Martyr], Italian inquisitor/st, dies at 45 on this day in history.
1348 On this day in history petrarch's Laura, dies of plague
1362 Death of Jacques de Bourbon, count of Marche, killed in battle on this day in history.
1472 On this day in history pieter Bladelin, Belgium, land owner (Middelburg castle), dies