Famous Birthdays Apr 14 Diogo Dias Melgás, Portuguese composer of sacred polyphonic music, born in Cuba, Alentejo, Portugal (d. 1700) Born in 1638 Famous Deaths Apr 7 Shimazu Tadatsune, Japanese ruler of Satsuma, dies at 61 Mar 1638 History by Year May 1638 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide