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* '''April''' - Accused [[witch]], '''[[Margaret Aitken]]''', is arrested on suspicion of [[witchcraft]]. ''(1597)''
* '''April''' - Accused [[witch]], '''[[Margaret Aitken]]''', is arrested on suspicion of [[witchcraft]]. ''(1597)''
* '''1 April''' - The Last Supper of '''[[Jesus Christ]]'''. ''(30)''
* '''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)''
* '''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)''
* '''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''' - Traditional date of the crucifiction of '''[[Jesus Christ]]'''. ''(30)''
* '''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''' - [[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)''
* '''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)''
* '''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)''
* '''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)''
* '''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)''

Revision as of 18:25, 23 November 2024

Sybil Leek casting a circle in New England