Page 2: Historical Events In April - 25

1684  On this day in history patent granted for thimble   

1690  Gottlieb Theophil Muffat, composer on April - 25.   

1690  On April - 25 david Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter (Pictorium), dies at 79   

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

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

1710  James Ferguson, astronomer on April - 25.   

1719  Daniel Defoes publishes "Robinson Crusoe" on April - 25.   

1723  On this day in history giovanni Marco Rutini, composer   

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

1730  Fedele Fenaroli, composer on April - 25.   

1744  Anders Celsius, Swed astronomer (Centegrade Thermometer), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1747  Prince Willem V appointed viceroy of Zealand on April - 25.   

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

1792  Guillotine first used, executes highwayman Nicolas J Pelletier on this day in history.   

1792  Guillotine used for the first time in France on a highwayman on April - 25.   

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

1792  On this day in history john Keble, Anglican priest/founder (Oxford Movement)   

1792  Johann Friedrich Gottlieb Beckmann, composer, dies at 54 on April - 25.   

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

1808  On April - 25 alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66   

1818  On April - 25 marek Konrad Sokolowski, composer   

1822  On this day in history frederick "William" Herschel, German/British astronomer, dies at 83   

1824  Gustave-Rodolphe-Clarence Boulanger, painter on this day in history.   

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

1828  On April - 25 john Goldberg, Dutch patriot/statesman, dies at 64   

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  On April - 25 william Charles Levey, composer   

1840  On this day in history james Dearing, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865   

1841  Pauline Lucca, soprano on this day in history.   

1842  On this day in history antonio Fogazzarro, Italian writer/poet (Il santo/Leila)   

1845  On April - 25 thomas Duncan, painter, dies   

1846  On this day in history thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican-American War.   

1848  A Graham discovers asteroid #9 Metis on this day in history.   

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  Louis IX, King of France (1226-70) was born on this day in history.   

1228  On April - 25 birth of koenraad IV, Roman Catholic German king (1237-54)   

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

1284  Edward II, King of England (1307-27) was born on April - 25.   

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  Aurelio Signoretti, composer was born on April - 25.   

0068  On April - 25 death of saint Mark, the first Pope of Alexandria and the founder of Christianity in Africa   

0974  On this day in history ratherius of Verona/Liege, bishop/abbot, dies at about 84   

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 this day in history benedict XII, [Jacques Fournier], Pope (1334-42), dies   

1472  Leon Battista degli Alberti, scupltor/musician (Dinner Pieces), dies on April - 25.   

1482  Margaret of Anjou, Queen (Henry VI), dies on this day in history.   

1516  On this day in history death of john Yonge, English diplomat (b. 1467)