April 9th

By QuionnH1
  • 475

    Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus

    issues a circular letter (Enkyklikon) to the bishops of his empire, supporting the Monophysiste christological position."
  • Apr 9, 715

    Constantine

    ends his reign as Catholic Pope
  • Apr 9, 1241

    Battle of Liegnitz

    Mongol forces defeats the Polish and German armies.
  • Apr 9, 1413

    Henry V

    is crowned King of England
  • Apr 9, 1440

    Christopher of Bavaria

    is appointed King of Denmark.

  • First public art exhibition

    (Palais-Royale, Paris)"

  • La Salle

    claims lower Mississippi (Louisiana) for France

  • Louisiana USA René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle

    1643-1687 erects a cross and proclaims the Mississippi delta the property of Louis XIV

  • Robert Cavelier de La Salle

    discovers the mouth of the Mississippi River, claims it for France and names it Louisiana."

  • Septimius Severus

    is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans).