Events on 7 April 60
See all →Year 529
First draft of the Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I.
Year 611
Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul sacks rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico.
Year 1141
Empress Matilda became the first female ruler of England, adopting the title 'Lady of the English'.
Year 1724
Premiere performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion BWV 245 at St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig.
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Birthdays on 7 April 232
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Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria
b. 1206 – d. 1253
Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1253)
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John, 3rd Earl of Kent
b. 1330 – d. 1352
John, 3rd Earl of Kent, English nobleman (d. 1352)
Edward Stafford, 2nd Earl of Wiltshire
b. 1470 – d. 1498
Edward Stafford, 2nd Earl of Wiltshire (d. 1498)
Francis Xavier
b. 1506 – d. 1552
Francis Xavier, Spanish missionary and saint, co-founded the Society of Jesus (d. 1552)
Tobias Stimmer
b. 1539 – d. 1584
Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter and illustrator (d. 1584)
Gerrit Dou
b. 1613 – d. 1675
Gerrit Dou, Dutch painter (d. 1675)
François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy
b. 1644 – d. 1730
François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy, French general (b. 1644)
John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
b. 1648 – d. 1721
John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English poet and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1721)
Pope Clement XII
b. 1652 – d. 1740
Pope Clement XII (d. 1740)
Nicola Sala
b. 1713 – d. 1801
Nicola Sala, Italian composer and theorist (d. 1801)
Hugh Blair
b. 1718 – d. 1800
Hugh Blair, Scottish minister and author (d. 1800)
Michel Adanson
b. 1727 – d. 1806
Michel Adanson, French botanist, entomologist, and mycologist (d. 1806)
Deaths on 7 April 121
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George the Standard-Bearer
d. 821
George the Standard-Bearer, archbishop of Mytilene (b. c. 776)
Berengar I of Italy
d. 924 (b. 845)
Berengar I of Italy (b. 845)
Frederick I, Duke of Lorraine
d. 1206
Frederick I, Duke of Lorraine
Bolesław Jerzy II of Mazovia
d. 1340 (b. 1308)
Bolesław Jerzy II of Mazovia (b. 1308)
Charles VIII of France
d. 1498 (b. 1470)
Charles VIII of France (d. 1498)
Galeotto I Pico
d. 1499 (b. 1442)
Galeotto I Pico, Duke of Mirandola (b. 1442)
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Minkhaung II
d. 1501 (b. 1446)
Minkhaung II, king of Ava (b. 1446)
Edward Oldcorne
d. 1606 (b. 1561)
Edward Oldcorne, English martyr (b. 1561)
El Greco
d. 1614 (b. 1541)
El Greco, Greek-Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1541)
Shimazu Tadatsune
d. 1638 (b. 1576)
Shimazu Tadatsune, Japanese daimyo (b. 1576)
Lennart Torstensson
d. 1651 (b. 1603)
Lennart Torstensson, Swedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillour and Governor-General (d. 1651)
Juan Eusebio Nieremberg
d. 1658 (b. 1595)
Juan Eusebio Nieremberg, Spanish mystic and philosopher (b. 1595)