Apr 30 Naval battle in Bay of Barbados between attacking Dutch fleet led by Michiel de Ruyter damages ships but fails to take the English-held fort [1]
Famous Birthdays
Apr 19 Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer, born in Paris (d. 1721)
Apr 29 James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier, born in Dublin (d. 1745)
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