Historical Events
- Apr 23 Cornelis Steenoven elected archbishop of Utrecht
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 14 John Wainwright, English composer ("Christians Awake, Salute the Happy Morn"), and organist, baptized in Stockport, Cheshire, England (d. 1768)
- Apr 20 Cornelius Harnett, American delegate to the Continental Congress, born in Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina (d. 1781)
- Apr 25 Giovanni Marco Rutini, Italian composer, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1797)
- Apr 30 Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French zoologist and naturalist (Ornithologie), born in Fontenay-le-Comte (d. 1806)
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