📅 April 15 · Lateran Council (769), Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, A Dictionary of the…

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 All day

April 15 in history: • 769 – The final session of the Lateran Council, convened to rectify abuses in the papal electoral process that had led to the elevation of the antipopes Constantine II and Philip, was held in Rome. → go there • 1191 – Henry VI, King of Germany (pictured), was crowned Holy Roman Emperor. → go there • 1755 – A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson was first published, becoming one of the most influential dictionaries in the history of English. → go there • 1802 – English poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy encountered a "long belt" of daffodils near Ullswater, inspiring him to pen his best-known work, "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud". → go there • 1989 – The death of former Chinese General Secretary Hu Yaobang triggered a series of events that led to the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing. → go there • 2021 – A mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, killed nine and injured seven. → go there Born 1901: Joe Davis Wiki link Born 1926: Michael Smuss Wiki link Born 1965: Soichi Noguchi Wiki link Died 1990: Greta Garbo Wiki link Pictured: Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor.

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📅 April 15 · Lateran Council (769), Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, A Dictionary of the…