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What Happened in April 1696

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Famous Deaths

  • Apr 17 Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author famous for her letter-writing, dies of a fever at 70
  • Apr 21 Andres de Sola, Spanish composer, dies at 61
  • Apr 30 Robert Plot, English naturalist, dies at 55

Famous People by Cause of Death

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