Page 2: Historical Events In April - 04

1662  Davis Mell, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1664  Adam Willaerts, Dutch seascape painter, dies on this day in history.   

1686  English king James II publishes Declaration of Indulgence on April - 04.   

1687  On this day in history english King James II orders his Declaration of Indulgence read in church   

1687  King James II orders his declaration of indulgence read in church on this day in history.   

1701  On April - 04 joseph Haines, entertainer and author   

1714  Karel, duke of Berry/French heir to the throne, dies on this day in history.   

1716  On this day in history russian & Prussian troops occupy Wismar   

1716  John Evangelist Schreiber, composer on this day in history.   

1721  Sir Robert Walpole enters office as the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom under King George I on April - 04.   

1731  Francisco Morera, composer on April - 04.   

1734  Johann C van Erckel, old Catholic theologist, dies at about 79 on April - 04.   

1737  Anthony van Heim installed as Dutch pension advisor on this day in history.   

1740  Wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen, composer on this day in history.   

1752  Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, composer (Andromeda) on this day in history.   

1755  Vincenc Masek, composer on April - 04.   

1758  On April - 04 john Hoppner, portrait painter   

1762  On this day in history stephen Storace, composer   

1774  On April - 04 oliver Goldsmith, Irish poet (She Stoops to Conquer), dies at 17   

1776  On this day in history continental Navy frigate Columbus captures HM Tender Hawke, first American capture of British armed vessel   

1784  On April - 04 mary Mead, wife of English journalist John Wilkes, dies   

1785  Bettina Brentano, composer on April - 04.   

1786  John Franklin, British explorer (Arctic) on April - 04.   

1792  Thaddeus Stevens, US Radical Republican congressional leader (Rep-R) on April - 04.   

1804  Joseph Fischhof, composer on April - 04.   

1806  On this day in history friedrich Gottlob Fleischer, composer, dies at 84   

1807  On April - 04 joseph Jerome Le Francais de Lalande, French astronomer, dies   

1809  On April - 04 benjamin Pierce, US mathematician/astronomer   

1814  Napoleon abdicates for the first time on April - 04.   

1814  On April - 04 john Blair Smith Todd, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1872   

1817  John Wilson Sprague, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1893 on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history prince d'Essing, dies   

1818  On this day in history congress decided US flag is 13 red & white stripes & 20 stars   

1818  On this day in history congress decided US flag is 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars   

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0186  Caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217) was born on April - 04.   

1492  On April - 04 birth of ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564)   

1527  On April - 04 birth of abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer   

1572  On this day in history birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)   

1593  Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.   

1648  On this day in history birth of grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver   

1688  On April - 04 birth of joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)   

0397  Ambrosius, gov of Liguria/bishop of Milan (374-97)/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0636  On this day in history death of saint Isidore of Seville, Church Father and the proposed patron of Internet (b. cira 560)   

0896  On this day in history formosus, Pope (891-96), dies   

1229  Hugo van Pierrepont, bishop of Liege, dies on this day in history.   

1284  Alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62 on April - 04.   

1292  Nicholas IV, [Girolamo Masci], Pope (1288-92), dies on April - 04.   

1305  Death of Jeanne of Navarre, wife of Philip IV of France (b. circa 1217) on April - 04.   

1393  Floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies on April - 04.