Historical Events
- Apr 23 Netherlands buys De Briel/Vlissingen/Fort Rammekens from England
James I Leaves Brielle
Apr 30 King James I of England leaves Brielle
Famous Deaths
Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)
Apr 22 Spanish author (Don Quixote), dies of likely diabetes at 68
- Apr 23 El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Peruvian writer (b. 1539)
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Apr 23 English poet and playwright (Romeo and Juliet; Macbeth: Hamlet), dies at about 52
