Historical Events
Serse
Apr 15 "Serse", an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel premieres at the King's Theatre in Haymarket, London
- Apr 18 Real Academia de la Historia ("Royal Academy of History") founded in Madrid
Famous Birthdays
William Cavendish-Bentinck (1738-1809)
Apr 14 3rd Duke of Portland, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Whig: 1783, 1807-09), born in Nottinghamshire, England
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide