Historical Events
The Tatler
Apr 12 Richard Steele's British literary and society journal "The Tatler" is first published establishing a new type of journalism featuring essays on contemporary manners
Famous Weddings
Johan Willem Friso & Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel
Apr 26 Frisian Stadtholder and Prince of Orange John William Friso (21) weds Dutch Countess Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel (21), until his death in 1702