3 events
193 – Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans)
1413 – Henry V is crowned King of England.
1865 – American Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, effectively ending the war.
2 births
- 1336 – Tamerlane (Timur), Central Asian, Turkic conqueror (d. 1405)
- 1806 – Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer (d. 1859)
1 death
1492 – Lorenzo de’ Medici, Italian statesmen (b. 1449)
[though edward 4th a contender!]
holiday and observances
Feast for Three Days – Second Day (Thelema)