Famous Birthdays
- Apr 8 Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer, born in Correggio, Duchy of Modena and Reggio, Papal States (d. 1604)
William I of Orange (1533-1584)
Apr 24 Dutch nobleman and revolutionary known as 'the Silent' who led the revolt against Spanish rule and founded the House of Orange-Nassau ( Prince of Orange, 1544-84), born in Dillenburg, County of Nassau, Holy Roman Empire
