Historical Events Apr 17 French troops occupy Zeeuws-Flanders, Netherlands Apr 25 Prince Willem V appointed viceroy of Zealand Events in 1747 Famous Birthdays Apr 13 Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, born in Château de Saint Cloud, Saint-Cloud, France (d. 1793) Apr 23 Abbé Alexandre-Auguste Robineau, French composer and painter, born in Paris (d. 1828) Born in 1747 Famous Deaths Apr 2 Johann J Dillenius, German botanist, dies at 63 Apr 3 Francesco Solimena, Italian painter, dies at 89 Apr 7 Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal, dies at 70 Apr 9 Simon Fraser, 12th baron Lovat, Scottish Jacobite (last man beheaded in England), beheaded for treason at 80 Mar 1747 History by Year May 1747 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide
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