Events & Holidays In April - 28

Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace (Canada)

Evacuation Day (British) (Libya)

Formation of the Islamic State's Victory (Afghanistan)

Hero's Day (Barbados)

National Day of Mourning (Canada)

1442  On this day in history birth of edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83)   

1545  Yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.   

1592  George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/English admiral was born on this day in history.   

1630  On this day in history birth of charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687)   

1686  Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721) was born on this day in history.   

1715  On this day in history birth of franz Sparry, composer   

1748  Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer was born on this day in history.   

1750  Paul Ignaz Kurzinger, composer was born on this day in history.   

1089  On this day in history dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies   

1109  Hugo van Cluny, 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1192  Death of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem (b. mid 1140s) on this day in history.   

1498  On this day in history death of henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician   

1533  On this day in history death of nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1461)   

1710  Death of Thomas Betterton, English actor on this day in history.   

1716  On this day in history death of louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673)   

1726  On this day in history death of thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653)