Famous Birthdays Apr 6 Johann George Reutter, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1772) Apr 8 Georg Zarth, Bohemian composer, born in Hochtann, Bohemia (d. 1778) Apr 23 Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1754) Born in 1708 Famous Deaths Apr 30 Simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies Mar 1708 History by Year May 1708 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide