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What Happened in April 1732

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Famous Birthdays

  • Apr 5 Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French painter (The Swing), born in Paris (d. 1806)
  • Apr 8 David Rittenhouse, American astronomer, inventor, and mathematician, born in Paper Mill Run, Pennsylvania (d. 1796)

Frederick North (1732-1792)

Apr 13 Lord North, Prime Minister of Great Britain (Tory: 1770-82), "who lost America", born in London

Frederick North
  • Apr 18 George Colman the Elder, English dramatist, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1794)
Born in 1732

Famous Deaths

  • Apr 5 Johann Christian Schieferdecker, German composer, dies at 52
  • Apr 18 Louis Feuillée, French explorer, dies at 72
  • Apr 23 Cajetan Kolberer, German composer, dies at 63


What Happened in 1732

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