Historical Events
- Apr 14 Word "telescope" is 1st used by Prince Federico Cesi
Macbeth First Performed
Apr 20 First known performance of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth at the Globe Theatre, London, recorded by Simon Forman
- Apr 28 Establishment of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, oldest existing university in Asia and largest Catholic university in the world
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 9 Giacomo Maria Predieri, Italian composer, born in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1695)
