St. George's Day
Holy Saturday/Black Saturday
ROYAL BIRTHDAYS
Princess Aisha bint Al Hussein of Jordan {1968} [twin] (sister of King Abdullah II of Jordan)
Princess Zein bin Al Hussein of Jordan {1968} [twin] (sister of King Abdullah II of Jordan)
Lady Gabriella Windsor {1981} [daughter of Prince Michael of Kent (1st cousin of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland)]
Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, Princess Imperial of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary & Bohemia, Princess of Modena {2003} (daughter of Princess Astrid of Belgium)
ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan & Rym Brahimi {2004}
HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS
1016 Edmund Ironside succeeds his father, Aethelred the Unready, as King of England.
1348 The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III of England is announced on St.George's Day.
1661 King Charles II of England, Scotland & Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey.
1941 World War II: The Greek government & King George II of Greece evacuate before the invading Wehrmacht.
HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS
1170 Isabelle of Hainaut, Queen of France (d.1190)
1185 King Afonso II of Portugal (d.1223)
1464 Joan of France, Duchess of Berry, Queen of France (d.1505)
1676 King Fredrik I of Sweden (d.1751)
1823 Abd-ul-Mejid I, Ottoman Sultan (d.1861)
DEATHS
725 Wihtred, King of Kent
871 King Ethelred of Wessex
1014 Brian Boru, High King of Ireland
1016 King Aethelred II of England
1124 King Alexander I of Scotland
1151 Queen Adeliza of England
1217 King Inge II of Norway
1605 Tsar Boris Godunov of Russia
1625 Maurits of Nassau, Prince of Orange
1784 Solomon I, King of Imereti (western Georgia)
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