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What Happened in April 1731

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Historical Events

  • Apr 9 British mariner Robert Jenkins' ear is cut off by Spanish Guarde Costa in the Caribbean, catalyst for a later war between Britain and Spain

Famous Birthdays

  • Apr 4 Francesc Morera i Cots, Valencian composer, born in Sant Mateu, Spain (d. 1793)
  • Apr 23 William Williams, American merchant (signed US Declaration of Independence), born in Lebanon, Connecticut (d. 1811)
Born in 1731

Famous Deaths

  • Apr 10 Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich, German organist, composer, and Kapellmeister (Marienkirche (Danzig), 1715-31), dies at 58

Daniel Defoe (1660-1731)

Apr 24 English novelist (Robinson Crusoe), dies at about 70

Daniel Defoe


Famous People by Cause of Death

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