Famous Birthdays Apr 15 Valentin Molitor, Swiss composer, born in Rapperswil, Switzerland (d. 1713) Apr 26 Philip Julius van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, born in Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands (d. 1674) Born in 1637 Famous Deaths Apr 1 Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord, dies at 65 Mar 1637 History by Year May 1637 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide