What Happened in April 1598

Historical Events

Apr 5 Laurentius Erhard, German composer, born in Haguenau, Alsace (d. 1669)
Apr 17 Giovanni Riccioli, Italian astronomer (Almagestum Novum), born in Ferrara, Italy (d. 1671)

Apr 23 Dutch admiral (Eighty Years' War, First Anglo-Dutch War), born in Breille, Netherlands