Historical Events
St Matthew Passion
Apr 15 Johann Sebastian Bach's "St Matthew Passion" premieres at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany)
Famous Birthdays
Catherine the Great (1729-1796)
Apr 21 German-born Empress of Russia (1762-96) who expanded the Russian empire, born in Stettin, Kingdom of Prussia
- Apr 22 Michael Hillegas, American merchant and first Treasurer of the United States (1775-89), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1804)
Famous Deaths
- Apr 11 Manuel de Egues, composer, dies at 71
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide