Apr 3 Joseph François Salomon, French composer, born in Toulon, France (d. 1732) Apr 5 Elihu Yale, English merchant and philanthropist (benefactor of Yale University), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1721) Apr 9 James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1685) Apr 23 Andreas Kneller, German composer, born in Lübeck, Germany (d. 1724) 1648 Famous Birthdays by Year 1650