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* '''6 April''' - Irish poet '''[[W.B. Yeats]]''' undergoes a "Steinach operation" and experiences renewed vigor for the rest of his life. ''(1934)'' | * '''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''' - Traditional date of the crucifiction of '''[[Jesus Christ]]'''. ''(30)'' | ||
* '''7 April''' - Alfred Watkins, a British businessman who popularized the theory of '''[[Ley line]]s''', dies. ''(1935)'' | |||
* '''8 April''' - '''[[Aleister Crowley]]''' hears the voice of [[Aiwass]], convincing him to write ''[[The Book of the Law]]''. ''(1904)'' | * '''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''' - [[Occultist]] '''[[Anton Szandor LaVey]]''' is born. ''(1930)'' | ||
* '''11 April''' - Doctor, [[occultist]], and [[warlock]], '''[[Frederick Santee]]''' dies. ''(1980)'' | * '''11 April''' - Doctor, [[occultist]], and [[warlock]], '''[[Frederick Santee]]''' dies. ''(1980)'' | ||
* '''13 April''' - Accused [[witch]] '''[Bridget Bishop]]''' marries her first husband. ''(1660)'' | * '''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)'' | * '''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)'' | * '''18 April''' - '''[[Joan of Arc]]''' is [[saint|beatified]] in Rome. ''(1909)'' | ||
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)