Historical Events
1st Lord of the Treasury
Apr 3 Robert Walpole becomes Britain's 1st Lord of the Treasury - effective Prime Minister, although that term was never officially used (indeed, it was considered an insult) until much later
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 1 Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist, organist (Pembroke College & Chapel of Peterhouse, both in Cambridge, England), teacher, and composer (Glees), born in Rotterdam, Dutch Republic (d. 1799)
- Apr 11 David Zeisberger, Moravian clergyman and missionary, born in Zauchtenthal, Moravia (d. 1808)
- Apr 14 William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, English army leader, born in London (d. 1765)
Roger Sherman (1721-1793)
Apr 19 American lawyer and Founding Father of the United States (Declaration of Independence, Constitution), born in Newton, Massachusetts
- Apr 24 Johann Philipp Kirnberger, German music theorist and violist, baptized in Saalfeld, Duchy of Saxe-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1783)
Famous Deaths
- Apr 14 Michel Chamillart, French statesman (b. 1652)
Mary Read (1685-1721)
Apr 28 English pirate who operated in the Caribbean, dies of a violent fever while in prison and likely still pregnant aged 36
Assassination
Drug Overdose
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Plane Crash
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