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TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2017

Today is Tuesday, April 11, the 101st day of 2017. There are 264 days left in the year.1471 — King Edward IV of England conquers London from Henry VI1512 — Battle at Ravenna France under Gaston de Foix beat Spanish Army1551 — English premier John Dudley appointed duke of Northumberland1564 — England & France sign Peace of Troyes1564 — Liege Prince-Bishop Robert van Bergen resigns1567 — Dutch Prince William of Orange flees from Antwerp to Breda1579 — Venlo joins Union of Utrecht 1580 — Drenthe joins Union of Utrecht1677 — Battle at Montcassel, French troops beat Prince William III1689 — William III & Mary II crowned as joint rulers of Britain

Apr 10, 2017

MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2017

Today is Monday, April 10, the 100th day of 2017. There are 265 days left in the year.1825 — First hotel in Hawaii opens1835 — Charles Darwin returns to Santiago, Chile1841 — New York "Tribune" begins publishing under editor Horace Greeley1868 — British defeat King of Abyssinia at Magdala1868 — First performance of John Brahms’ "Ein german Requiem"1869 — Congress increases number of Supreme Court judges from 7 to 91871 — William Hammond Hall’s maps & surveys of Golden Gate Park accepted1872 — First National black convention meets in New Orleans1872 — Arbor day first celebrated in Nebraska

Apr 9, 2017

SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2017

Today is Saturday, April 8, the 98th day of 2017. There are 267 days left in the year.1781 — Premiere of Mozart’s violin sonata K3791783 — Catharina II of Russia annexes the Krim1789 — House of Representives first meeting1801 — Soldiers riot in Bucharest, kill 128 Jews1832 — Charles Darwin begins trip through Rio de Janeiro1848 — Battle at Xaquixaguana, Peru Pedro de la Gasca beats Gonzalo Pizarro1862 — John D Lynde patents aerosol dispenser1865 — General Robert E Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House in Virginia1869 — American Museum of Natural History opens

Apr 7, 2017

FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2017

Today is Friday, April 7, the 97th day of 2017. There are 268 days left in the year.1827 — English chemist John Walker invents wooden matches1860 — Grand duke Frederik I liberalizes laws in Bathe1888 — Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Yellow Face" (BG)1891 — Nebraska introduces the 8 hour work day1901 — SDAP demands General voting right/abolishing First Chamber1902 — Texas Oil Company (Texaco) forms1906 — Act of Algeciras drawn between Moroccan police & banking business1917 — De Falla’s ballet "El Sombrero de tres Picos" premieres in Madrid1917 — James Barries’ "Old Lady Shows Her" premieres in London

Apr 6, 2017

THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2017

Today is Thursday, April 6, the 96th day of 2017. There are 269 days left in the year.1327 — Italian poet Petrarch first sets eyes on his beloved Laura1663 — King Charles II signs Carolina Charter1664 — France & Saksen sign alliance1672 — France declares war on Netherlands1712 — Slave revolt in New York1722 — Peter the Great ends tax on men with beards1724 — Duke of Newcastle becomes English minister of Foreign Affairs1727 — Denmark signs Covenant of Hannover1886 — Declaration of Berlin neutralizes Tonga1893 — Mormon temple in Salt Lake City dedicated

Apr 5, 2017

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2017

Today is Wednesday, April 5, the 95th day of 2017. There are 270 days left in the year.1739 — French emperor Karel VI sign secret treaty1753 — British Museum forms (opens in 1759)1762 — British take Grenada, West Indies, from French1792 — George Washington casts 1st presidential veto1803 — First performance of Beethoven’s second Symphony in D1806 — Isaac Quintard patents apple cider1812 — British storm Badajoz fortress, held by French & Spanish1814 — Netherlands Bank issues its 1st banknotes1815 — Eruption of Tambora volcano (Sumbawa Java)

Apr 4, 2017

TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2017

Today is Tuesday, April 4, the 94th day of 2017. There are 271 days left in the year.1552 — Mauritius van Saksen begins alliance with Karel Anikita Stroganov 1558 — Czar Ivan IV gives parts of North-Russia to fur traders1581 — Francis Drake completes circumnavigation of the world and is knighted1588 — Christian IV succeeds Frederik II as king of Denmark1625 — Viceroy Frederik Henry marries Amalia countess von Solms-Braunfels 1655 — Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis English fleet beats Barbarian pirates1660 — English King Charles II ends Declaration of Breda1687 — English King James II orders his Declaration of Indulgence read in church1716 — Russian & Prussian troops occupy Wismar

Apr 3, 2017

MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2017

Today is Monday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2017. There are 272 days left in the year.1645 — English parliament accept Self-Denying Ordinance1657 — English Lord Protector Cromwell refuses crown1679 — Edmund Halley meets Johannes Hevelius in Danzig1764 — Austrian arch duke Jozef crowned himself Roman Catholic king1783 — Sweden & U.S. sign a treaty of Amity & Commerce1848 — Thomas Douglas becomes first San Francisco public teacher1856 — Gunpowder in church explodes killing 4,000 in Rhodos1917 — Lenin leaves Switzerland for Petrograd1918 — House of Representatives accepts American Creed written by William Tyler

Apr 2, 2017

SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2017

Today is Saturday, April 1, the 91st day of 2017. There are 274 days left in the year.1581 — Portugese Cortes subjects himself on Philip II1724 — Jonathan Swift publishes Drapier’s letters1789 — House of Representatives first full meeting1792 — Gronings feminist Etta Palm demands women’s right to divorce1793 — Volcano Unsen on Japan erupts killing about 53,0001803 — French law rules the use of intention1826 — Samuel Mory patents internal combustion engine1836 — Charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle reaches Cocos Islands1850 — San Francisco County government established

Mar 31, 2017

THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017

Today is Friday, March 31, the 90th day of 2017. There are 275 days left in the year.1492 — Queen Isabella of Castilia & Ferdinand of Aragon expels Jews1504 — France & Spain signs ceasefire 1521 — Magelhaes takes possession of Homohon, Archipelago of St Lazarus1644 — Pope Urbanus VIII & duke of Parma signs Peace of Ferrara 1651 — Great earthquake at Cuzco Peru1657 — English Humble Petition offers Lord Protector Cromwell the crown1667 — France/England sign anti-Dutch military accord 1683 — Emperor Leopold I/Poland signs covenant against Turkey1745 — Jews are expelled from Prague

Mar 30, 2017

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