Historical Events
1st Expedition to the East Indies
Apr 2 Cornelis de Houtman's ships depart Holland for Asia via the Cape of Good Hope on the 1st Dutch Expedition to the East Indies (Indonesia)
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 5 John Wilson, English composer, born in Faversham, Kent (d. 1674)
Famous Weddings
- Apr 15 William I of Orange's daughter Elisabeth of Nassau (17) weds Duke Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne of Bouillion (39), becoming Duchess of Bouillon, until his death in 1623
Famous Deaths
- Apr 25 Torquato Tasso, Italian poet (Gerusalemme liberata), dies at 51
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