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What Happened in April 1649

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Historical Events

  • Apr 21 Maryland Toleration Act passed in the American colony, allowing freedom of worship for Christians but sentencing to death anyone who rejected the divinity of Jesus

Famous Birthdays

  • Apr 3 Joseph François Salomon, French composer, born in Toulon, France (d. 1732)
  • Apr 5 Elihu Yale, English merchant and philanthropist (benefactor of Yale University), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1721)

James Scott (1649-1685)

Apr 9 Duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands

James Scott
  • Apr 23 Andreas Kneller, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Lübeck (d. 1724)
Born in 1649


What Happened in 1649

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