Famous Birthdays
- Apr 11 Pietro Della Valle, Italian composer, born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1652)
- Apr 17 John Ford, English dramatist ('Tis Pity She's a Whore), born in Ilsington, Devon, England (d. 1639)
- Apr 20 Saint Rose of Lima [Isabel Flores de Olivia], Peruvian saint, a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic, born in Lima, Peru (d. 1617)
Famous Deaths
- Apr 8 Martin Chemnitz, German Lutheran reformer and theologian, dies at 63
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide