What Happened in April 1618

Famous Birthdays

  • Apr 2 Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (light defraction), born in Bologna, Italy (d. 1663)
  • Apr 13 Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French writer, born in Epiry, France (d. 1693)

Famous Deaths

  • Apr 19 Thomas Bastard, clergyman and epigrammatist (b. 1565 or 1566)