Difference between revisions of "Occult:This month in history/April"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Occultwiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "150px|thumb|Sybil Leek casting a circle in New England * '''April''' - Accused witch, '''Margaret Aitken''', is arrested...") |
Occultwiki (talk | contribs) |
||
| (13 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[File:Sybil Leek casting in New England.jpg| | [[File:Sybil Leek casting in New England.jpg|225px|thumb|Sybil Leek casting a circle in New England]] | ||
* '''April''' - Accused [[witch]], '''[[Margaret Aitken]]''', is arrested on suspicion of [[witchcraft]]. ''(1597)'' | * '''April''' - Accused [[witch]], '''[[Margaret Aitken]]''', is arrested on suspicion of [[witchcraft]]. ''(1597)'' | ||
* '''April | * '''1 April''' - The Last Supper of '''[[Jesus Christ]]'''. ''(30)'' | ||
* '''April 3''' - '''[[Jack the Ripper]]''' is believed to commit his first murder. ''(1888)'' | * '''1 April''' - Comet Hale-Bopp showed '''[[perihelion]]'''. ''(1997)'' | ||
* '''April | * '''3 April''' - '''[[Jack the Ripper]]''' is believed to commit his first murder. ''(1888)'' | ||
* '''April 8''' - '''[[Aleister Crowley]]''' hears the | * '''4 April''' - '''[[Michael Servetus]]''' is arrested in Rome on charges of [[heresy]]. ''(1553)'' | ||
* '''April | * '''5 April''' - Egyptologist '''[[Howard Carter]]''' dies in Cairo. ''(1923)'' | ||
* '''April | * '''5 April''' - ''The First Omen'', a prequel to '''''[[The Omen]]''''' is released. ''(2024)'' | ||
* '''April | * '''6 April''' - Irish poet '''[[W.B. Yeats]]''' undergoes a "Steinach operation" and experiences renewed vigor for the rest of his life. ''(1934)'' | ||
* '''April | * '''7 April''' - Traditional date of the crucifiction of '''[[Jesus Christ]]'''. ''(30)'' | ||
* '''April | * '''7 April''' - Alfred Watkins, a British businessman who popularized the theory of '''[[Ley line]]s''', dies. ''(1935)'' | ||
* '''April | * '''8 April''' - '''[[Aleister Crowley]]''' hears the voice of [[Aiwass]], convincing him to write ''[[The Book of the Law]]''. ''(1904)'' | ||
* '''April | * '''11 April''' - [[Occultist]] '''[[Anton Szandor LaVey]]''' is born. ''(1930)'' | ||
* '''April | * '''11 April''' - Doctor, [[occultist]], and [[warlock]], '''[[Frederick Santee]]''' dies. ''(1980)'' | ||
* '''13 April''' - Accused [[witch]] '''[[Bridget Bishop]]''' marries her first husband. ''(1660)'' | |||
* '''13 April''' - [[Astrology|Astrologer]] '''[[Sybil Leek]]''' appears on American television for the first time. ''(1964)'' | |||
* '''18 April''' - '''[[Joan of Arc]]''' is [[saint|beatified]] in Rome. ''(1909)'' | |||
* '''19 April''' - Danish [[astrology|astrology]] '''[[Tycho Brahe]]''' begins studying at the University of Copenhagen. ''(1559)'' | |||
* '''20 April''' - Suspected [[necromancy|necromancer]], '''[[William II de Soules]]''', is executed for treason. ''(1321)'' | |||
* '''25 April''' - The '''[[Satanic Temple]]''' receives 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status as a nonprofit church. ''(2019)'' | |||
* '''28 April''' - '''[[Thiess of Kaltenbrun]]''', the Livonian Werewolf, is brought to trial. ''(1691)'' | |||
* '''29 April''' - French [[saint]] '''[[Joan of Arc]]''' arrives to lift the siege of Orléans. ''(1429)'' | |||
* '''30 April''' - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints first uses a '''[[pentagram]]''' symbol at the Nauvoo Illinois Temple. ''(1846)'' | |||
* '''30 April''' - Pope Benedict XV celebrates Italian poet '''[[Dante Alighieri]]''' on the 600th anniversary of his death. ''(1921)'' | |||
Latest revision as of 16:46, 18 April 2025
- April - Accused witch, Margaret Aitken, is arrested on suspicion of witchcraft. (1597)
- 1 April - The Last Supper of Jesus Christ. (30)
- 1 April - Comet Hale-Bopp showed perihelion. (1997)
- 3 April - Jack the Ripper is believed to commit his first murder. (1888)
- 4 April - Michael Servetus is arrested in Rome on charges of heresy. (1553)
- 5 April - Egyptologist Howard Carter dies in Cairo. (1923)
- 5 April - The First Omen, a prequel to The Omen is released. (2024)
- 6 April - Irish poet W.B. Yeats undergoes a "Steinach operation" and experiences renewed vigor for the rest of his life. (1934)
- 7 April - Traditional date of the crucifiction of Jesus Christ. (30)
- 7 April - Alfred Watkins, a British businessman who popularized the theory of Ley lines, dies. (1935)
- 8 April - Aleister Crowley hears the voice of Aiwass, convincing him to write The Book of the Law. (1904)
- 11 April - Occultist Anton Szandor LaVey is born. (1930)
- 11 April - Doctor, occultist, and warlock, Frederick Santee dies. (1980)
- 13 April - Accused witch Bridget Bishop marries her first husband. (1660)
- 13 April - Astrologer Sybil Leek appears on American television for the first time. (1964)
- 18 April - Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome. (1909)
- 19 April - Danish astrology Tycho Brahe begins studying at the University of Copenhagen. (1559)
- 20 April - Suspected necromancer, William II de Soules, is executed for treason. (1321)
- 25 April - The Satanic Temple receives 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status as a nonprofit church. (2019)
- 28 April - Thiess of Kaltenbrun, the Livonian Werewolf, is brought to trial. (1691)
- 29 April - French saint Joan of Arc arrives to lift the siege of Orléans. (1429)
- 30 April - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints first uses a pentagram symbol at the Nauvoo Illinois Temple. (1846)
- 30 April - Pope Benedict XV celebrates Italian poet Dante Alighieri on the 600th anniversary of his death. (1921)