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HISTORY OF 14th APRIL

 Historical Events For April 14 43 BC Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar’s assassin Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus in Mutina, defeats the forces of the consul Pansa, who is wounded. 69 Vitellius, commander of the Rhine armies, defeats Emperor Otho in the Battle of Bedriacum and seizes the throne. 70 Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of emperor Vespasian, surrounds the Jewish capital, with four Roman legions. 966 After his marriage to the Christian Dobrawa of Bohemia, the pagan ruler of the Polans, Mieszko I, converts to Christianity, an event considered to be the founding of the Polish state. 1028 Henry III, son of Conrad, is elected king of the Germans. 1205 Battle of Adrianople between Bulgarians and Crusaders. 1294 Temür, grandson of Kublai, is elected Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty with the reigning titles Oljeitu and Chengzong. 1341 Sack of Saluzzo (Italy) by Italian-Angevine troops under Manfred V of Saluzzo. 1434 The foundation ...
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HISTORY OF 13th APRIL

Historical Events For April 13 1111 Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 Constantinople falls to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, temporarily ending the Byzantine Empire. 1256 The Grand Union of the Augustinian order formed when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull  Licet ecclesiae catholicae . 1598 Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, allowing freedom of religion to the Huguenots. (Edict repealed in 1685.) 1612 Miyamoto Musashi defeats Sasaki Kojiro at Funajima island. 1613 Samuel Argall kidnaps Chief Powhatan’s daughter, Pocahontas in Virginia along the Potomac River. 1742 George Frideric Handel’s oratorio  Messiah  makes its world-premiere in Dublin, Ireland. 1776 American Revolutionary War: American forces are surprised in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey. 1796 The first elephant ever seen in the United States arrives from India. 1829 The British Parliament grants freedom of religion to Roman Catholics. 1849 Hungary becomes a republic. 1861 ...
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HISTORY OF 12th APRIL

 Historical Events For April 12 238 Gordian II lost the Battle of Carthage against the Numidian forces loyal to Maximinus Thrax and is killed. Gordian I, his father, commits suicide. 467 Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 1065 Pilgrims under bishop Gunther of Bamberg reach Jerusalem. 1204 The Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade breach the walls of Constantinople and enter the city, which they completely occupy the following day. 1229 Queen Blanche of Castile & Earl Raymond VII of Toulouse sign peace. 1545 French King Francois I orders protestants of Vaudois to be killed. 1557 Cuenca is founded in Ecuador. 1606 The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of Great Britain. 1633 The formal inquest of Galileo Galilei by the Inquisition begins. 1648 University of Harderwijk Neth solemn opens. 1654 Ordinance of Union between England and Scotland passed by the Council of State. 1770 British parliament repeals the Townshend Revenue Acts, which had fueled opposition to ...
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HISTORY OF 11th APRIL

  Historical Events For April 11 491 Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. 1079 Bishop Stanislaus of Kraków is executed by order of Bolesław II of Poland. 1241 Batu Khan defeats Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Muhi. 1512 War of the League of Cambrai: French forces led by Gaston de Foix win the Battle of Ravenna. 1689 William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of Britain. 1713 War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne’s War): Treaty of Utrecht. 1727 Premiere of Johann Sebastian Bach’s St Matthew Passion BWV 244b at the St. Thomas Church, Leipzig 1775 The last execution for witchcraft in Germany takes place. 1809 Battle of the Basque Roads Naval battle fought between France and the United Kingdom 1814 The Treaty of Fontainebleau ends the War of the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon Bonaparte, and forces him to abdicate unconditionally for the first time. 1856 Battle of Rivas: Juan Santamaria burns down the hostel where William Wa...
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HISTORY OF 10th APRIL

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  Historical Events For April 10 Year 428 Nestorius was consecrated bishop of Constantinople on this date April 10th, 428. Year 837 The comet and Earth experienced their closest approach to one another on 837 April 10, when their separating distance equalled 0.0342 AU (3.2 million miles). It was seen worldwide for a few nights. Year 879 Louis III become King of West Francia from APRIL10, 879 until his death in AUGUST 5, 882. He ruled over West Francia in tandem with his brother Carloman II. Year 1407 The lama Deshin Shekpa visits the Ming Dynasty capital at Nanjing. He is awarded with the title Great Treasure Prince of Dharma. Year 1500 On 10 April 1500, Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, was captured by Swiss troops and handed over to French forces at Novara. Year 1606 In 1606 King James I granted a charter to the Virginia Company to establish a commercial settlement in North America. The charter, drafted by Sir Edward Coke, who had heavily invested in the scheme to develop colonies ...
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