What Happened in April 1763

Historical Events

Apr 30 Member of Parliament and journalist John Wilkes confined in the Tower of London, charged with seditious libel

Apr 2 Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari, Italian composer, baptized in Rovereto, Prince-Bishopric of Trent (d. 1842)
Apr 7 Domenico Dragonetti, Italian composer and double bass player, born in Venice, Republic of Venice (d. 1846)