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What Happened in April 1668

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Historical Events

1st Poet Laureate

Apr 13 John Dryden, aged 36, appointed the first English Poet Laureate by King Charles II

King of England Charles II
Poet Laureate John Dryden

Famous Birthdays

  • Apr 14 Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General and statesman, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1741)
  • Apr 20 Yuri Troubetzkoy, Governor of Belgorod (d. 1739)
Born in 1668

Famous Deaths

  • Apr 7 William Davenant, English poet (b. 1606)

Famous People by Cause of Death

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