Famous Birthdays Apr 11 Anne Danican Philidor, French composer (Concert Spirituel), born in Paris (d. 1728) Born in 1681 Famous Deaths Apr 9 Alfonso Marsh, English composer and lutenist, dies at 54 Mar 1681 History by Year May 1681 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide