Historical Events In April - 01

0374  Comet 1P/374 E1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0884 AUs of Earth on April - 01.   

0527  Justinianus becomes compassionate emperor of Byzantium on April - 01.   

0705  On April - 01 greek pope John VII chosen as successor to John VI   

1064  Body of bishop Eleutherius of Blandain moved to Doornik on this day in history.   

1204  Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81 on April - 01.   

1205  On this day in history amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies   

1283  On April - 01 ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47)   

1318  Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English on this day in history.   

1340  Niels Ebbesen kills Gerhard III of Holstein in his bedroom, ending the 1332-1340 interregnum in Denmark on this day in history.   

1504  On April - 01 english guilds/corp goes under state control   

1528  Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer on April - 01.   

1548  On this day in history sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81   

1572  Bloys van Treslong conquers Brielle on April - 01.   

1578  On April - 01 englishman William Harvey discovers blood circulation   

1578  On this day in history william Harvey of England discovers blood circulation   

1578  On this day in history william Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation)   

1580  Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on April - 01.   

1581  On this day in history portugese Cortes subjects himself on Philip II   

1582  On this day in history gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter   

1611  Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72 on this day in history.   

1643  Christian Demelius, composer on April - 01.   

1663  Gemert fines unwed motherhood (50 guilder penalty) on April - 01.   

1697  On April - 01 the birth of Abbe Prevost, French author   

1721  Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist/organist/composer (Glees) on this day in history.   

1724  On this day in history henry Pelham becomes English minister of War   

1725  On this day in history francois Bainville, composer   

1733  Canada's first lighthouse lit for the first time, using coal from nearby Morien and Spanish River, the round 200 metre tower, made with cement from limestone burned in local kilns, is the first fireproof concrete structure in North America on this day in history.   

1734  On April - 01 louis Lully, composer, dies at 69   

1748  On April - 01 ruins of Pompeii found   

1755  On April - 01 jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French lawyer (Fisiologia del Gusto)   

1772  Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer on this day in history.   

1776  Ships carrying 1,124 United Empire Loyalists arrive at Halifax from Boston; many with the British Army; in all, 40,000 Americans remain loyal on April - 01.   

1776  Friedrich von Klinger's "Sturm und Drang," premieres in Leipzig on April - 01.   

1778  Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" on this day in history.   

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1220  On April - 01 birth of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272)   

1283  On April - 01 birth of ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47)   

1543  François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626) was born on April - 01.   

1578  On this day in history birth of william Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation)   

1582  On this day in history birth of gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter   

1582  On this day in history birth of thomas Simpson, composer   

1610  Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.   

1640  On April - 01 birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)   

1085  On April - 01 death of emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048)   

1132  Death of St-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053) on this day in history.   

1204  On this day in history eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81   

1205  Amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.   

1528  On April - 01 death of francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer   

1548  On April - 01 sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81   

1580  On April - 01 death of alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer   

1611  Death of Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72 on this day in history.