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 this day in history.   

0705  On this day in history greek pope John VII chosen as successor to John VI   

1064  On April - 01 body of bishop Eleutherius of Blandain moved to Doornik   

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

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

1283  On this day in history ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47)   

1318  Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English on April - 01.   

1340  Niels Ebbesen kills Gerhard III of Holstein in his bedroom, ending the 1332-1340 interregnum in Denmark on April - 01.   

1504  English guilds/corp goes under state control on April - 01.   

1528  On this day in history francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer   

1548  Sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81 on April - 01.   

1572  Bloys van Treslong conquers Brielle on this day in history.   

1578  Englishman William Harvey discovers blood circulation on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer   

1581  On April - 01 portugese Cortes subjects himself on Philip II   

1582  Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter on this day in history.   

1611  On this day in history gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72   

1643  Christian Demelius, composer on April - 01.   

1663  On April - 01 gemert fines unwed motherhood (50 guilder penalty)   

1697  The birth of Abbe Prevost, French author on April - 01.   

1721  On this day in history pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist/organist/composer (Glees)   

1724  On April - 01 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 April - 01.   

1734  Louis Lully, composer, dies at 69 on April - 01.   

1748  Ruins of Pompeii found on April - 01.   

1755  Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French lawyer (Fisiologia del Gusto) on April - 01.   

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  On April - 01 friedrich von Klinger's "Sturm und Drang," premieres in Leipzig   

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

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1220  Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272) was born on this day in history.   

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

1543  On this day in history birth of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626)   

1578  William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation) was born on this day in history.   

1582  On April - 01 birth of gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter   

1582  On April - 01 birth of thomas Simpson, composer   

1610  On this day in history birth of charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703)   

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

1085  Death of Emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048) on April - 01.   

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

1204  On April - 01 eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81   

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

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

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

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

1611  On this day in history death of gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72