Historical Events
- Apr 6 Denmark signs Covenant of Hannover
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 3 Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter and engraver, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1801)
- Apr 7 Henri Hardouin, French composer and maître de musique (Cathédrale de Reims), born in Grandpré, France (d. 1808)
- Apr 7 Michel Adanson, French botanist (d. 1806)
- Apr 12 Gaspare Gabellone, Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, Habsburg Empire (d. 1796)
- Apr 29 Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer and choreographer (ballet d'action), born in Paris (d. 1810)