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Charles VI

Apr 17 Charles VI becomes Holy Roman Emperor after the death of his brother Joseph I

Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI

Famous Birthdays

  • Apr 2 Jan Punt, Dutch engraver, painter, illustrator and actor (Gideonschool), born in Amsterdam (d. 1779)
  • Apr 22 Eleazar Wheelock, American founder of Dartmouth College, born in Windham, Connecticut (d. 1779)
Born in 1711

Famous Deaths

  • Apr 17 Joseph I Habsburg, German King of Hungary (1687-1711), King in Germany (1690-1711) and Holy Roman Emperor (1705-11), dies of smallpox at 32

Famous People by Cause of Death

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