Historical Events In April - 20

0121  The birth of Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor on this day in history.   

0295  8th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on this day in history.   

0850  Guntherus becomes bishop of Cologne on this day in history.   

1139  2nd Lateran Council (10th ecumenical council) opens in Rome on April - 20.   

1164  On this day in history victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies   

1314  Clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies on April - 20.   

1317  Agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1441  On this day in history during the Council of Florence, Pope Eugenius IV issues the bull "Etsi non dubitemus," which asserts the superiority of the pope over the Councils   

1442  On April - 20 edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)   

1494  John Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister on April - 20.   

1505  On April - 20 jews are expelled from Orange Burgandy by Philibert of Luxembourg   

1534  On April - 20 elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies   

1551  John Dudley becomes English Earl Marshal on this day in history.   

1592  John Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author on this day in history.   

1594  On April - 20 matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer   

1632  Nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake on April - 20.   

1643  Christoph Demantius, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1650  VOC-management sets new guidelines on April - 20.   

1653  On this day in history cromwell routes English parliament to house   

1657  On this day in history battle in Santa Cruz Bay, Tenerife: English fleet under Robert Blake sinks Spanish silver fleet   

1662  Gerard Terborch, the elder, painter, dies on this day in history.   

1689  On April - 20 the former King James II of England, now deposed, lays siege to Derry.   

1695  On this day in history georg Caspar Weckler, composer, dies at 63   

1702  Comet C/1702 H1 approaches within 0.0437 AUs of Earth on April - 20.   

1705  Balthasar Schmid, composer on April - 20.   

1715  Nicholas Rowe's "Tragedy of Lady Jane Gray," premieres in London on April - 20.   

1725  On April - 20 johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer   

1726  On this day in history jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian earl/general/cartographer   

1745  The birth of Philippe Pinel, First psychiatrist on April - 20.   

1745  On this day in history philippe Pinel, physician, founder of psychiatry   

1748  Georg Michael Telemann, composer on this day in history.   

1759  Georg Friedrich Handel, buried in Westminster Abbey on April - 20.   

1761  On this day in history johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, composer   

1768  On this day in history giovanni AC Canaletto, Italian painter/cartoonist (Rialto), dies at 70   

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0702  Jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765) was born on this day in history.   

1442  On April - 20 birth of edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)   

1494  John Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister was born on this day in history.   

1586  On this day in history birth of saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617)   

1592  On this day in history birth of john Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author   

1594  On April - 20 birth of matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer   

1633  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654)   

1646  On this day in history birth of charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704)   

1164  Victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies on this day in history.   

1176  Death of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130) on April - 20.   

1314  Clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies on this day in history.   

1317  On April - 20 agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies   

1521  Death of Zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491) on April - 20.   

1534  On this day in history elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies   

1558  On April - 20 death of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485)   

1632  Death of Nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake on this day in history.