462 Historic Events for April 1
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| 374 |
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Comet 1P/374 E1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0884 AUs of Earth
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| 527 |
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Justinianus becomes compassionate emperor of Byzantium
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| 705 |
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Greek pope John VII chosen as successor to John VI
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| 1064 |
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Body of bishop Eleutherius of Blandain moved to Doornik
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| 1204 |
Death |
Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII and Henry II, dies at 81
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| 1205 |
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Amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies
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| 1283 |
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Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47)
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| 1504 |
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English guilds/corp goes under state control
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| 1548 |
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Sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81
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| 1572 |
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Bloys van Treslong conquers Brielle
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| 1578 |
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William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation)
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| 1578 |
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William Harvey of England discovers blood circulation
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| 1581 |
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Portugese Cortes subjects himself on Philip II
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| 1582 |
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Thomas Simpson, composer
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| 1582 |
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Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter
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| 1611 |
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Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72
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| 1643 |
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Christian Demelius, composer
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| 1663 |
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Gemert fines unwed motherhood (50 guilder penalty)
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| 1697 |
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Abb‚ Pr‚vost, French novelist/journalist (Manon Lescaut)
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| 1721 |
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Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist/organist/composer (Glees)
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| 1724 |
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Jonathan Swift publishes Drapier's letters
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| 1724 |
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Henry Pelham becomes English minister of War
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| 1725 |
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Fran‡ois Bainville, composer
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| 1732 |
Birth |
Franz Josef Haydn, Austria, composer (Die Sch”pfung)
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| 1734 |
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Louis Lully, composer, dies at 69
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