Page 3: Historical Events In April - 01

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

1865  On April - 01 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  On this day in history battle of 5 Forks, signalling end of Lee's army   

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

1865  On April - 01 richard Zsigmondy, Germany, chemist (Nobel-1925)   

1866  US Congress rejects presidential veto gives all equal rights in US on this day in history.   

1866  Ferruccio D M B Busoni, Italy, pianist/composer/conductor (Arlecchino) on this day in history.   

1866  On this day in history aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer, dies at 98   

1867  On this day in history blacks vote in municipal election in Tuscumbia, Alabama   

1867  International Exhibition opens in Paris on this day in history.   

1868  Hampton Institute opens on April - 01.   

1868  The birth of Edmond Rostand, French author on April - 01.   

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  On April - 01 edmond Rostand, France, poet/playwright (Cyrano de Bergerac)   

1869  Peter A Egge, Norwegian writer (De Droom) on April - 01.   

1869  On April - 01 anthony G O Ridder van Rappard, Min of Reformed Worship, dies at 69   

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 April - 01.   

1871  F Melius Christiansen, composer on this day in history.   

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

1872  On this day in history tadeusz Joteyko, composer   

1873  On this day in history british White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die   

1873  The birth of Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1875  Edgar Wallace, England, novelist/playwright/journalist (Terror) on April - 01.   

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

1878  On this day in history carl Sternheim, German playwright (Hyperion/Tabula Rasa)   

1878  Eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history anti-Jewish riots in Jerusalem   

1883  The birth of Lon Chaney, American actor on April - 01.   

1883  Aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor on April - 01.   

1884  On April - 01 laurette Taylor, [Helen LM Cooney], US actress (Broadway)   

1885  On April - 01 clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill (Hozier), British barones   

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

1283  Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47) was born on this day in history.   

1543  François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1610  On April - 01 birth of charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703)   

1640  Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.   

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 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  Death of Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer on this day in history.   

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

1580  On this day in history death of alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer   

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