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02/04/0211
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Lucius Septimus Severus, emperor of Rome (193-211), dies at 64
Type: Death
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02/04/0708
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Sisinnius, Greek-Syrian pope (708, 20 days), dies
Type: Death
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02/04/0856
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Hrabanus Maurus, East France, archbishop of Mainz, dies
Type: Death
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02/04/1189
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Gilbert of Sempringham, English monastery founder/saint, dies
Type: Death
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02/04/1194
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Richard I Lion Hearted pays Leopold O Fenrik VI's ransom of 100,000
Type: Event
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02/04/1222
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Willem I, earl of Holland (1203-22), dies
Type: Death
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02/04/1465
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French van Brederode, leader of Hoeksen
Type: Birth
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02/04/1503
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Queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England, dies
Type: Death
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02/04/1505
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Joan of Valois, Queen of France/saint, dies at 40
Type: Death
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02/04/1508
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Maximilian I assumes imperial title without being crowned
Type: Event
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02/04/1549
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Eustache du Caurroy, composer
Type: Birth
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02/04/1553
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Caspar Othmayr, composer, dies at 37
Type: Death
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02/04/1575
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Pierre de B‚rulle, French cardinal
Type: Birth
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02/04/1581
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Daniel Selich, composer
Type: Birth
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02/04/1586
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Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, becomes governor of Neth
Type: Event
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02/04/1590
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Gioseffo Zarlino, composer, dies at 73
Type: Death
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02/04/1600
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Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler meet for 1st time near Prague
Type: Event
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02/04/1617
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Louis Elsevier, Dutch publisher, dies at about 76
Type: Death
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02/04/1620
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Prince Bethlen G bor signs peace with emperor Ferdinand II
Type: Event
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02/04/1640
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Hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies
Type: Death
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02/04/1646
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Hans A Freiherr von Abschatz, Silesian poet
Type: Birth
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02/04/1657
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Oliver Cromwell grants residency to Luis Caravajal
Type: Event
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02/04/1688
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Pierre De Marivaux, Paris France, writer (Marianne)
Type: Birth
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02/04/1693
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George Lillo, bourgeois English dramatist (London Merchant)
Type: Birth
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02/04/1697
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3 VOC-ships anchor at Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia
Type: Event
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02/04/1698
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Heinrich A Fouqu‚, Prussian general
Type: Birth
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02/04/1699
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350 rebellious Streltsi executed in Moscow
Type: Event
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02/04/1714
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Duke of Berry, French King Louis XIV's grandson, dies
Type: Death
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02/04/1746
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Robert Blair, Scottish poet (Grave), dies at 46
Type: Death
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02/04/1747
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Tadeusz Kosciusko, Poland, patriot, (NY Bridge)
Type: Birth
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02/04/1751
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Blas de Laserna, composer
Type: Birth
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02/04/1758
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Pierre-Gabriel Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer
Type: Birth
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02/04/1764
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Carel H Verhuell, Dutch/French vice-admiral/minister of Navy
Type: Birth
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02/04/1767
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Johann Franz Volkert, composer
Type: Birth
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02/04/1768
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Maurits C van Hall, Dutch ruler of Heicop and Boeicop, lawyer/politician
Type: Birth
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02/04/1769
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Samuel I Wiselius, Dutch lawyer/businessman/writer
Type: Birth
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02/04/1778
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Augustin P de Candolle, Swiss botanist (Th‚orie ‚l‚mentaire)
Type: Birth
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02/04/1781
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Josef Myslivecek, composer, dies at 43
Type: Death
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02/04/1781
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Willem Crul, admiral (West-Indies), dies in battle at 59
Type: Death
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02/04/1782
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British garrison surrenders to French and Spanish fleet
Type: Event
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02/04/1783
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Worst quake in 8 years kills some 50,000 (Calabria, Italy)
Type: Event
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02/04/1787
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1st Anglican bishops of NY and Pennsylvania consecrated in London
Type: Event
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02/04/1787
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Shays' Rebellion (of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers) fails
Type: Event
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02/04/1789
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1st electoral college chooses Washington and Adams as Pres and VP
Type: Event
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02/04/1794
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French National Convention proclaims abolishment of slavery
Type: Event
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02/04/1797
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Earthquake in Quito, Ecuador kills 41,000
Type: Event
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02/04/1799
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Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright
Type: Birth
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02/04/1802
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Mark Hopkins, US, educator/philosopher (Williams College)
Type: Birth
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02/04/1803
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William Dunlap, adapts French melodrama "Voice of Nature"
Type: Event
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02/04/1805
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Georg Andreas Henkel, composer
Type: Birth
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