What Happened in April 1599

Famous Birthdays

Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658)

Apr 25 English general and puritan Lord Protector of England (1653-58), born in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Famous Weddings

  • Apr 18 Albert VII Archduke of Austria marries his cousin Isabella, daughter of Philip II of Spain

Famous Deaths

  • Apr 10 Gabrielle d'EstrĂ©e, mistress of King Henry IV of France (b. 1571)
  • Apr 14 Henry Wallop, English statesman who governed Ireland
  • Apr 27 Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general, dies at 61