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What Happened in April 1699

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Historical Events

  • Apr 14 Khalsa: Birth of Khalsa, the brotherhood of the Sikh religion, in Northern India in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar

Famous Birthdays

  • Apr 7 Andreas Benedikt Praelisauer, German choirmaster and composer, baptized in Kötzting, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1743)
  • Apr 17 Robert Blair, Scottish poet (The Grave), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1746)
Born in 1699

Famous Deaths

Jean Racine (1639-1699)

Apr 21 French dramatist (Phèdre, Athalie), dies of liver cancer at 59

Jean Racine
  • Apr 22 Hans Erasmus Aßmann Abschatz, German poet and nobleman, dies at 53
  • Apr 29 Samuel Apostool, Flemish religious leader (Zonisten), dies at 50

Famous People by Cause of Death

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