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What Happened in April 1705

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Historical Events

Isaac Newton Knighted

Apr 16 Queen Anne of England knights scientist Isaac Newton at Trinity College, Cambridge

Physicist and Mathematician Isaac Newton
Queen of England Anne Stuart

Tender Husband

Apr 23 Richard Steele's play "Tender Husband" premieres in London

Writer, Playwright and Politician Richard Steele

Events in 1705

Famous Birthdays

  • Apr 12 William Cookworthy, English chemist, born in Kingsbridge, Devon (d. 1780)
  • Apr 20 Balthasar Schmid, German composer and printer, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1749)
Born in 1705

Famous Deaths

  • Apr 2 Johann Löhner, German composer, dies at 59

Famous People by Cause of Death

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