Historical Events In April - 01

0374  On this day in history comet 1P/374 E1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0884 AUs of Earth   

0527  On April - 01 justinianus becomes compassionate emperor of Byzantium   

0705  Greek pope John VII chosen as successor to John VI on this day in history.   

1064  On this day in history body of bishop Eleutherius of Blandain moved to Doornik   

1204  Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

1283  Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47) on April - 01.   

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

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

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

1528  On April - 01 francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer   

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  William Harvey of England discovers blood circulation on this day in history.   

1578  On April - 01 william Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation)   

1580  On April - 01 alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer   

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  On April - 01 gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72   

1643  On April - 01 christian Demelius, composer   

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  Henry Pelham becomes English minister of War on April - 01.   

1725  On April - 01 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  On this day in history jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French lawyer (Fisiologia del Gusto)   

1772  On this day in history ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer   

1776  On this day in history ships carrying 1,124 United Empire Loyalists arrive at Halifax from Boston; many with the British Army; in all, 40,000 Americans remain loyal.   

1776  Friedrich von Klinger's "Sturm und Drang," premieres in Leipzig on this day in history.   

1778  On April - 01 oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$"   

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

1283  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1578  William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation) was born on April - 01.   

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

1582  Thomas Simpson, composer was born on this day in history.   

1610  Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703) was born on April - 01.   

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 April - 01.   

1204  Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

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

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