Historical Events Apr 2 Robert Devereux resigns as parliament supreme commander Apr 3 English Long Parliament passes the Self-Denying Ordinance, limiting regional armies, significant step toward New Model Army Apr 7 Michael Cardozo becomes 1st Jewish lawyer in Brazil Events in 1645 Famous Deaths Apr 16 Tobias Hume, Scottish composer (The First Part of Ayres), dies Apr 19 Anton van Diemen, Dutch colonial administrator and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1636-45), dies at about 51 Apr 19 William Smith, British composer of Anglican sacred choral works, dies at 42 Mar 1645 History by Year Jun 1645 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide
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