Historical Events
Execution of Girolamo Cardano's Son
Apr 13 Giovanni, son of Italian mathematician Girolamo Cardano is executed for poisoning his wife, despite his father's efforts to save him
Famous Deaths
- Apr 19 Philipp Melanchthon (Schwazerd), German Protestant reformer and theologian (Martin Luther's right-hand man), dies at 63
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide