What Happened in April 1647

Famous Birthdays

  • Apr 1 John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, English poet (A Satyr Against Reason and Mankind) and courtier of King Charles II, born in Oxfordshire, England (d. 1680)

Famous Deaths

  • Apr 25 Matthias Gallas, Austrian earl of Campo and Duke of Lucerna, dies at 62