Page 2: Historical Events In April - 05

1693  Anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1695  George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61 on April - 05.   

1697  On April - 05 charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41   

1698  On April - 05 georg Gottfried Wagner, composer   

1712  John Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63 on April - 05.   

1722  On this day in history jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island   

1723  J Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1725  Giacomo Casanova, Italian writer/philanderer/adventurer (uncertain) on April - 05.   

1727  Pasquale Ankossi, composer on April - 05.   

1732  Johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52 on April - 05.   

1739  French emperor Karel VI sign secret treaty on this day in history.   

1751  Adolf Frederik of Holstein-Gottorp crowns himself king of Sweden on this day in history.   

1753  On this day in history british Museum forms (opens in 1759)   

1762  On April - 05 british take Grenada, West Indies, from French   

1765  On April - 05 edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81   

1768  On April - 05 1st US Chamber of Commerce forms (New York NY)   

1768  On this day in history 1st US Chamber of Commerce forms (NYC)   

1784  Louis [Ludwig] Spohr, Germany, violin virtuoso/composer (Faust) on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund)   

1792  George Washington casts 1st presidential veto on this day in history.   

1794  Georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34 on this day in history.   

1795  On this day in history henry Havelock, British soldier (War in Afghanistan 1838-39)   

1799  Vincenzo Fioravanti, composer on this day in history.   

1803  On this day in history 1st performance of Beethoven's 2nd Symphony in D   

1804  High Possil Meteorite: The first recorded meteorite in Scotland falls in Possil on this day in history.   

1806  Isaac Quintard patents apple cider on April - 05.   

1811  On this day in history robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies   

1812  On this day in history british storm Badajoz fortress, held by French & Spanish   

1812  On April - 05 brits storm Badajoz fortress, held by French and Spanish   

1812  On April - 05 brits storm Badajoz fortress, held by French & Spanish   

1814  Netherlands Bank issues it's 1st banknotes on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history eruption of Tambora volcano (Sumbawa Java)   

1818  In the Battle of Maipú, Chile's independence movement on April - 05.   

1818  On April - 05 lewis Baldwin Parsons, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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1288  Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on this day in history.   

1472  Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

1523  On this day in history birth of blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596)   

1588  On this day in history birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)   

1595  John Wilson, composer was born on this day in history.   

1598  Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)   

1622  On this day in history birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)   

0582  On this day in history death of eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512)   

0828  On April - 05 nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77   

1168  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on April - 05.   

1258  On this day in history julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies   

1270  On this day in history ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies   

1419  On this day in history death of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)   

1531  On this day in history death of richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop   

1605  Death of Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) on April - 05.