Historical Events In April - 02

0742  On this day in history the birth of Charlemagne, French emperor   

0742  Charlemagne, 1st Holy Roman emperor (800-14) on April - 02.   

0999  On April - 02 gerbert of Aurillac elected as 1st French Pope   

1118  On April - 02 boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies   

1416  On April - 02 alfonso V succeeds his father as king of Aragon   

1416  Ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1453  On this day in history mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (Ä°stanbul), which would fall on May 29.   

1502  Arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies on April - 02.   

1513  On this day in history florida discovered, claimed for Spain by Ponce de Le¢n   

1513  Florida discovered, claimed for Spain by Ponce de Leon on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history jews are expelled from Genoa Italy   

1559  England/France signs 1st Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambrésis on April - 02.   

1590  States-General appoints earl Mauritius, viceroy of Utrecht on this day in history.   

1595  On April - 02 cornelis de Houtman's ships depart to Asia through Cape of Good Hope   

1602  Maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan on April - 02.   

1618  Francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction) on April - 02.   

1628  On this day in history constantin Christian Dedekind, composer   

1632  On April - 02 georg Caspar Weckler, composer   

1640  On this day in history matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45   

1645  On this day in history robert Devereux resigns as parliament supreme commander   

1657  On this day in history ferdinand III, King of Hungarian/Bohemia/German Emperor, dies at 48   

1705  On this day in history johann Lohner, composer, dies at 59   

1711  On April - 02 jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool)   

1713  Onno Zwier van Haren, Frisian poet (Fatherland) on April - 02.   

1725  On this day in history the birth of Giacomo Casanova, Italian lover, writer and philosopher   

1725  Casanova, writer on this day in history.   

1728  Franz Asplmayr, composer on this day in history.   

1733  Giacomo Tritto, composer on this day in history.   

1735  Christian Gotthilf Tag, composer on this day in history.   

1740  On this day in history armand-Gaston Camus, French CEO (Council of 500)   

1745  On this day in history austria & Bavaria sign peace   

1747  On April - 02 johann J Dillenius, German botanist, dies at 63   

1755  Commodore William James captures the pirate fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India on this day in history.   

1758  On this day in history johann Balthasar Konig, composer, dies at 67   

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1348  On April - 02 birth of andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385)   

1565  On April - 02 birth of cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599)   

1602  Maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan was born on this day in history.   

1618  Francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction) was born on this day in history.   

1628  Constantin Christian Dedekind, composer was born on April - 02.   

1632  Georg Caspar Weckler, composer was born on April - 02.   

1653  On April - 02 birth of prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708)   

1711  On this day in history birth of jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool)   

1118  Boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies on April - 02.   

1272  On this day in history death of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209)   

1335  On this day in history death of duke Henry of Carinthia (b. circa 1265)   

1412  On April - 02 death of ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????)   

1416  On this day in history ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52   

1502  Arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies on April - 02.   

1507  Death of Francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416) on April - 02.   

1640  On April - 02 matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45