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What Happened in April 1689

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William and Mary

Apr 11 King William III and Queen Mary II crowned as joint rulers of England, Scotland and Ireland

King of England William III

Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland Mary II

France Declares War on Spain

Apr 15 French King Louis XIV declares war on Spain

The Sun King of France Louis XIV

Siege of Derry

Apr 20 The former King James II of England, now deposed, lays siege to Derry

King of England, Scotland and Ireland James II

Famous Birthdays

Apr 15 Ferdinand Zellbell the elder, Swedish composer, born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 1765)

Famous Deaths

Apr 16 Aphra Behn, English dramatist and novelist (Oroonoko - one of earliest English novels), dies at 48
Apr 18 George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, Welsh judge, dies at 43
Apr 19 Christina, Queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic (1644-54), dies at 62

Famous People by Cause of Death

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