What Happened in April 1608

Historical Events

  • Apr 22 Dutch trading ship arrives at the kingdom of Loango (modern Congo) to acquire ivory, their king requests audience with VOC official Pieter van den Broecke [1]

Famous Birthdays

  • Apr 25 Gaston, Duke of Orleans, brother of French King Louis XIII, born in Palace of Fontainebleau, France (d. 1660)

Famous Deaths

  • Apr 19 Earl of Dorset, poet/statesman, dies