Historical Events In April - 01

1864  Marie Jungius, Dutch fairy tale writer on April - 01.   

1865  On this day in history baie du Ha! Ha! Quebec, the first Canadian April Fools' Day on record celebrated by British troops and Canadian militia at Fort Poisson d'Avril.   

1865  Battle of 5 Forks, signalling end of Lee's army on April - 01.   

1865  On April - 01 -9] Battle at Blakely Alabama   

1865  Richard Zsigmondy, Germany, chemist (Nobel-1925) on April - 01.   

1866  On this day in history uS Congress rejects presidential veto gives all equal rights in US   

1866  On April - 01 ferruccio D M B Busoni, Italy, pianist/composer/conductor (Arlecchino)   

1866  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer, dies at 98 on April - 01.   

1867  Blacks vote in municipal election in Tuscumbia, Alabama on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history international Exhibition opens in Paris   

1868  Hampton Institute opens on April - 01.   

1868  On April - 01 the birth of Edmond Rostand, French author   

1868  The Canadian Government fixes a uniform first class postal rate of three cents; establishes Post Office Savings Bank on this day in history.   

1868  Edmond Rostand, France, poet/playwright (Cyrano de Bergerac) on April - 01.   

1869  Peter A Egge, Norwegian writer (De Droom) on this day in history.   

1869  Anthony G O Ridder van Rappard, Min of Reformed Worship, dies at 69 on April - 01.   

1870  On April - 01 patrick Gass sgt of Lewis &Clark Expedition, dies at 98   

1870  Patrick Gass, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 98 on this day in history.   

1871  On April - 01 f Melius Christiansen, composer   

1872  1st edition of The Standard on this day in history.   

1872  Tadeusz Joteyko, composer on this day in history.   

1873  On April - 01 british White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die   

1873  On April - 01 the birth of Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian composer   

1873  Sergei Rachmaninoff, Novgorod Russia, composer (Prelude in C# Minor) on April - 01.   

1875  On April - 01 the Times of London becomes the first newspaper to print a daily weather chart.   

1875  On April - 01 edgar Wallace, England, novelist/playwright/journalist (Terror)   

1876  1st official NL baseball game (Boston-6, Phila-5) on April - 01.   

1878  Carl Sternheim, German playwright (Hyperion/Tabula Rasa) on April - 01.   

1878  On April - 01 eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56   

1881  Anti-Jewish riots in Jerusalem on April - 01.   

1883  On this day in history the birth of Lon Chaney, American actor   

1883  On this day in history aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor   

1884  Laurette Taylor, [Helen LM Cooney], US actress (Broadway) on this day in history.   

1885  Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill (Hozier), British barones on April - 01.   

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1220  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272)   

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

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 April - 01.   

1582  Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter was born on April - 01.   

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

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

1640  Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on April - 01.   

1085  On this day in history death of emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048)   

1132  On this day in history death of st-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053)   

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   

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

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

1580  Death of Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on this day in history.   

1611  On April - 01 death of gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72