What Happened in April 1610

Historical Events

Hudson Departs London

Apr 17 English explorer Henry Hudson departs London, England aboard Discovery on his fourth, final and fatal voyage to discover a Northwest Passage to the Pacific

Famous Birthdays

Apr 1 Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier who fled to exile in England, essayist and man of letters, born in Coutances, Normandy, France (d. 1703)
Apr 22 Alexander VIII [Pietro Ottoboni], Italian Pope (1689-91), born in Venice, Italy (d. 1691)

Born in 1610