On This Day in History for April 1
Events in History
- 374 Comet 1P/374 E1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0884 AUs of Earth
- 527 Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne
- 705 Greek pope John VII chosen as successor to John VI
- 1064 Body of bishop Eleutherius of Blandain moved to Doornik
- 1318 Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English.
- 1340 Niels Ebbesen kills Gerhard III of Holstein in his bedroom, ending the 1332-1340 interregnum in Denmark.
- 1504 English guilds/corp goes under state control
- 1515 Portuguese fleet under Afonso de Albuquerque captures the Persian fortress of Ormuz, renaming it the Fort of Our Lady of the Conception
- More Events in History
Sophie Germain
Otto von Bismarck
Edgar Wallace
Gaston Eyskens
Anne McCaffrey
Wangari MaathaiWeddings in History
- 1778 American poet Phillis Wheatley (24) weds grocer and advocate for black rights John Peters
- 1959 American sci-fi writer "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" Philip K Dick marries 3rd wife Anne Williams Rubinstein
- 2006 Miss Costa Rica 2001 Piarella Peralta weds Dutch banker Tiemo Wesseling at Iglesia de Orosi in the Cartago province of Costa Rica
More Weddings in History
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Charles R. Drew
Harry Crerar
Efraín Ríos MonttApril in History
Ruins of Pompeii
The ruins of Pompeii, still standing after over 2000 years
April 1, 1748
Reiwa Era
Japanese chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga announcing the new imperial era "Reiwa" to reporters
April 1, 2019
Battle of Copenhagen
Nelson’s line anchored and in action against the Danish line, which lies between him and Copenhagen
April 2, 1801
Flash! Bang! It's the Human Cannonball!
An excited crowd looked up in astonishment and wonder when, in 1877, the first human cannonball flew above their heads.
April 2, 1877