Historical Events Apr 8 Holy Roman Emperor convenes Imperial Diet in German city of Augsburg to address Protestant tensions Famous Deaths Apr 18 Francois Lambert d'avignon, French church reformer, dies at ~43 Apr 24 Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies at 74 1529 History by Year 1531 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide