Historical Events In April - 20

0121  On April - 20 the birth of Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor   

0295  On April - 20 8th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet   

0850  On this day in history guntherus becomes bishop of Cologne   

1139  On this day in history 2nd Lateran Council (10th ecumenical council) opens in Rome   

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

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

1317  Agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies on April - 20.   

1441  On April - 20 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 this day in history edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)   

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

1505  Jews are expelled from Orange Burgandy by Philibert of Luxembourg on April - 20.   

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

1594  Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer on April - 20.   

1632  On April - 20 nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake   

1643  Christoph Demantius, composer, dies at 75 on April - 20.   

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

1653  Cromwell routes English parliament to house on this day in history.   

1657  Battle in Santa Cruz Bay, Tenerife: English fleet under Robert Blake sinks Spanish silver fleet on this day in history.   

1662  On April - 20 gerard Terborch, the elder, painter, dies   

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

1695  Georg Caspar Weckler, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1702  Comet C/1702 H1 approaches within 0.0437 AUs of Earth on this day in history.   

1705  Balthasar Schmid, composer on this day in history.   

1715  On April - 20 nicholas Rowe's "Tragedy of Lady Jane Gray," premieres in London   

1725  On this day in history johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer   

1726  Jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian earl/general/cartographer on this day in history.   

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

1745  Philippe Pinel, physician, founder of psychiatry on this day in history.   

1748  On April - 20 georg Michael Telemann, composer   

1759  On April - 20 georg Friedrich Handel, buried in Westminster Abbey   

1761  On April - 20 johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, composer   

1768  Giovanni AC Canaletto, Italian painter/cartoonist (Rialto), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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0702  On April - 20 birth of jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765)   

1442  On this day in history birth of edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)   

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

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

1592  On April - 20 birth of john Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author   

1594  Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer was born on this day in history.   

1633  Emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654) was born on April - 20.   

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 April - 20.   

1176  On April - 20 death of richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130)   

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

1317  Agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies on April - 20.   

1521  On this day in history death of zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491)   

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

1558  Death of Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485) on this day in history.   

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