Historical Events
- Apr 29 Flemish woman introduces practice of starching linen into England
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 30 Louise de Lorraine, Queen consort of France (1575-89), born in Nomeny, Bar, France (d. 1601)
Famous Deaths
- Apr 9 Francois Rabelais, French author (Gargantua, Pantagruel), dies at 49
Assassination
Drug Overdose
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