Events & Holidays In April - 07

Day of Beauty & Mother's (Armenia)

National Mourning Day (Genocide Remembrance Day) (Rwanda)

Toussaint L'Ouverture Day (Haiti)

Women's Day (Mozambique)

World Health Day (International)

1506  On this day in history birth of francis Xavier, saint/Jesuit missionary to India, Malaya, & Japan   

1534  Jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary (Brazilian Tupi-Indians) was born on this day in history.   

1613  On this day in history birth of gerard Dou, Dutch painter (Night School)   

1613  Gerhard Douw, Dutch painter (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1613  Gerard Dou, Dutch painter (Night School) (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1622  On this day in history birth of louise Hollandine, daughter of King Frederik V & Elizabeth Stuart   

1629  Juan Jose, of Austria, Spanish general/governor of Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

1644  François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi, French soldier (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.   

0030  On this day in history christ, crucified, according to astronomer Schaefer, dies   

0924  On this day in history death of berengarius I, Emperor of Italy, murdered   

1307  On this day in history death of joan of Acre, daughter of Edward I of England (b. 1271)   

1444  John Capreolus, French theologist (Libri IV), dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

1498  Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), dies at 27 on this day in history.   

1524  On this day in history philip of Burgundy, bishop of Utrecht, dies   

1614  On this day in history el Greco, Spanish painter (View of Toledo), dies (birth date unknown)   

1638  On this day in history death of shimazu Tadatsune, Japanese ruler of Satsuma (b. 1576)