Historical Events In April - 20

0121  The birth of Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor on April - 20.   

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

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

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

1164  On April - 20 victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies   

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

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

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

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

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 April - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

1643  On April - 20 christoph Demantius, composer, dies at 75   

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

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

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

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

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

1695  On April - 20 georg Caspar Weckler, composer, dies at 63   

1702  On this day in history comet C/1702 H1 approaches within 0.0437 AUs of Earth   

1705  On this day in history balthasar Schmid, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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

1748  On this day in history georg Michael Telemann, composer   

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

1761  Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, composer on April - 20.   

1768  Giovanni AC Canaletto, Italian painter/cartoonist (Rialto), dies at 70 on April - 20.   

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0702  Jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765) was born on April - 20.   

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

1494  On April - 20 birth of john Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister   

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  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  Charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704) was born on April - 20.   

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

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  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  Elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies on April - 20.   

1558  Death of Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485) on April - 20.   

1632  On this day in history death of nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake