Historical Events
Messiah
Apr 13 George Frideric Handel's oratorio "Messiah" performed for the 1st time at New Music Hall in Dublin
Empress Elizabeth of Russia
Apr 25 Elizabeth of Russia crowns herself Empress in the Dormition Cathedral in Moscow
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 24 Roman Hoffstetter, German classical composer, born in Weikersheim, Duchy of Hohenlohe, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1815)
Famous Deaths
- Apr 2 James Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675)
- Apr 10 Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Holy Roman Empire Empress, dies at 68
- Apr 13 Giovanni Veneziano, Italian composer, dies at 59
- Apr 17 Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (b. 1664)
- Apr 23 Mihael Omerza, Slovenian composer, dies at 62
