Historical Events
- Apr 10 The British colonial expedition that would found Jamestown departs Puerto Rico for the American mainland
- Apr 25 Battle at Gibraltar: Dutch fleet beats Spanish Portuguese fleet
- Apr 25 Shortly before making landfall in America, Captain Edward Maria Wingfield is named President of the Jamestown governing council
- Apr 26 Jamestown expedition makes first landing in America at a place named Cape Henry, in what would become Virginia, but they quickly depart for a better site