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Famous People Born in April 1605

  • Apr 8 Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter, born in Brussels (d. 1655)

Philip IVPhilip IV (1605-1665)

Apr 8 King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65), born in Royal Palace of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain

Philip IV
  • Apr 18 Giacomo Carissimi, Italian organist, choral director, composer (Jephta), and priest, baptized in Marino, Rome (d. 1674)
  • Apr 19 Orazio Benevoli, Franco-Italian composer, born in Rome (d. 1672)

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