Saturday, April 21, 2012

April 21, 2012

ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Northern Ireland, and of Her other Realms + Territories, Queen + Head of the Commonwealth Realms of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent + the Grenadines, Antigua + Barbuda, Belize, Saint Kitss + Nevis, & Fiji, Duke of Normandy, Lord of Mann, Defender of the Faith    {1926}


Princess Isabella of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat   {2007} [daughter of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark)]



ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Princess Katherine of Greece + Denmark & Major Richard Campbell Brandram   {1947}





ROYAL CHRISTENING

Lucas van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven   {2003} [son of Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau (nephew of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands)]








HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS

1509   Henry VIII ascends the throne of England on the death of his father, King Henry VII.

1966   Rastafari Movement: Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia visits Jamaica, an event now celebrated as Grounation Day.


HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS

1673   Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Luneburg, Holy Roman Empress consort, German Queen consort, Queen consort of Hungary + Bohemia, Archduchess consort of Austria (d.1742)


1767   Duchess Elisabeth of Wurttemberg, Archduchess consort of Austria (d.1790)



DEATHS

1073   Pope Alexander II


1329   Frederick/Ferry IV "the Fighter", Duke of Lorraine

1509   King Henry VII of England, Lord of Ireland


1574   Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Duke of Florence


1989   Princess Deokhye of Korea

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