Historical Events In April - 20

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

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

0850  On this day in history guntherus becomes bishop of Cologne   

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

1164  Victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies 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.   

1441  During the Council of Florence, Pope Eugenius IV issues the bull "Etsi non dubitemus," which asserts the superiority of the pope over the Councils on April - 20.   

1442  Edward IV, King (England, 1461-83) on April - 20.   

1494  On this day in history john Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister   

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

1534  Elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies on April - 20.   

1551  On this day in history john Dudley becomes English Earl Marshal   

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

1650  VOC-management sets new guidelines on this day in history.   

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 April - 20.   

1689  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1705  Balthasar Schmid, composer on this day in history.   

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 April - 20 jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian earl/general/cartographer   

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

1745  Philippe Pinel, physician, founder of psychiatry on April - 20.   

1748  On April - 20 georg Michael Telemann, composer   

1759  Georg Friedrich Handel, buried in Westminster Abbey on this day in history.   

1761  On April - 20 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 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  John Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author was born on April - 20.   

1594  On this day in history birth of matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer   

1633  Emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704) was born on April - 20.   

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 April - 20.   

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

1521  Death of Zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491) on this day in history.   

1534  On April - 20 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 April - 20.