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What Happened in April 1601

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Historical Events

  • Apr 23 Dutch Fifth Expedition sets sail from the Dutch Republic for Sumatra, and the Moluccas to trade in spices

Famous Deaths

  • Apr 10 Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (Sonnet of Venus and Cupid), dies at 39

Famous People by Cause of Death

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