Page 2: Historical Events In April - 25

1684  On April - 25 patent granted for thimble   

1690  On April - 25 gottlieb Theophil Muffat, composer   

1690  David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter (Pictorium), dies at 79 on April - 25.   

1707  Battle of Almansa-Franco-Spanish forces defeat Anglo-Portugese on this day in history.   

1707  On April - 25 battle of Almansa-Franco-Spanish forces defeat Anglo-Portuguese   

1710  James Ferguson, astronomer on this day in history.   

1719  On April - 25 daniel Defoes publishes "Robinson Crusoe"   

1723  Giovanni Marco Rutini, composer on this day in history.   

1728  John Woodward, geologist/physician, dies on this day in history.   

1730  On April - 25 fedele Fenaroli, composer   

1744  On April - 25 anders Celsius, Swed astronomer (Centegrade Thermometer), dies at 42   

1747  On April - 25 prince Willem V appointed viceroy of Zealand   

1769  On April - 25 mark Isambard Brunel, engineer/inventor   

1792  On this day in history guillotine first used, executes highwayman Nicolas J Pelletier   

1792  On April - 25 guillotine used for the first time in France on a highwayman   

1792  On this day in history guillotine 1st used, executes highwayman Nicolas J Pelletier   

1792  On April - 25 john Keble, Anglican priest/founder (Oxford Movement)   

1792  On April - 25 johann Friedrich Gottlieb Beckmann, composer, dies at 54   

1800  On April - 25 william Cowper, English lawyer/poet (Olney Hymns), dies at 68   

1808  Alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1818  Marek Konrad Sokolowski, composer on April - 25.   

1822  On April - 25 frederick "William" Herschel, German/British astronomer, dies at 83   

1824  Gustave-Rodolphe-Clarence Boulanger, painter on April - 25.   

1825  On April - 25 charles Ferdinand Dowd, US, standardized time zones   

1828  John Goldberg, Dutch patriot/statesman, dies at 64 on April - 25.   

1829  Charles Fremantle arrives in the HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the United Kingdom on this day in history.   

1837  William Charles Levey, composer on this day in history.   

1840  James Dearing, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865 on April - 25.   

1841  On this day in history pauline Lucca, soprano   

1842  On April - 25 antonio Fogazzarro, Italian writer/poet (Il santo/Leila)   

1845  Thomas Duncan, painter, dies on April - 25.   

1846  Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican-American War on April - 25.   

1848  On this day in history a Graham discovers asteroid #9 Metis   

1849  On April - 25 the Governor General of Canada, Lord Elgin, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and triggering the Montreal Riots.   

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0032  Marcus Salvius Otho, Roman Emperor (d. 69) was born on April - 25.   

1214  On this day in history birth of louis IX, King of France (1226-70)   

1228  Koenraad IV, Roman Catholic German king (1237-54) was born on this day in history.   

1228  On April - 25 birth of conrad IV of Germany (d. 1254)   

1284  On April - 25 birth of edward II, King of England (1307-27)   

1287  On this day in history birth of roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, de facto ruler of England (d. 1330)   

1502  Georg Major, German Protestant theologian (d. 1574) was born on April - 25.   

1567  On this day in history birth of aurelio Signoretti, composer   

0068  On this day in history death of saint Mark, the first Pope of Alexandria and the founder of Christianity in Africa   

0974  Ratherius of Verona/Liege, bishop/abbot, dies at about 84 on this day in history.   

1265  Death of Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, English crusader on April - 25.   

1295  On this day in history sancho IV, the Brave, scholar/king of Castile/Leon, dies   

1342  On April - 25 benedict XII, [Jacques Fournier], Pope (1334-42), dies   

1472  Leon Battista degli Alberti, scupltor/musician (Dinner Pieces), dies on this day in history.   

1482  On this day in history margaret of Anjou, Queen (Henry VI), dies   

1516  Death of John Yonge, English diplomat (b. 1467) on April - 25.