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April 24, 1457Died on Saturday April 25, 1457
Born on April 25
- 1214 » Louis IX of France († 1270)
- 1228 » Conrad IV of Germany († 1254)
- 1284 » Edward II of England († 1327)
- 1287 » Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1330)
- 1502 » Georg Major, German theologian and academic († 1574)
- 1529 » Francesco Patrizi, Italian philosopher and scientist († 1597)
- 1599 » Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain († 1658)
- 1621 » Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, English soldier and politician († 1679)
- 1666 » Johann Heinrich Buttstett, German organist and composer († 1727)
- 1694 » Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect and politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland († 1753)
Died on April 25
- 1295 » Sancho IV of Castile (b. 1258)
- 1342 » Pope Benedict XII (b. 1285)
- 1397 » Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, English nobleman
- 1472 » Leon Battista Alberti, Italian author, poet, and philosopher (b. 1404)
- 1516 » John Yonge, English diplomat (b. 1467)
- 1566 » Diane de Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II of France (b. 1499)
- 1566 » Louise Labé, French poet and author (b. 1520)
- 1595 » Torquato Tasso, Italian poet and songwriter (b. 1544)
- 1605 » Naresuan, Siamese King of Ayutthaya Kingdom (b. c. 1555)
- 1644 » Chongzhen Emperor of China (b. 1611)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1457
- Graaf Filips I de Goede (Beiers Huis) was from 1433 till 1467 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- March 1 » The Unitas Fratrum is established in the village of Kunvald, on the Bohemian-Moravian borderland. It is to date the second oldest Protestant denomination.
- August 14 » Publication of the Mainz Psalter, the first book to feature a printed date of publication and printed colophon