Famous Birthdays Apr 19 Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1690-1716), born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 1716) Apr 22 Giuseppe Torelli, italian composer (Concerti Grossi), born in Verona, Italy (d. 1709) Famous Deaths Apr 7 Juan Eusebio Nieremberg, Spanish mystic (b. 1595) Apr 29 John Cleveland, English poet (b. 1613) 1657 History by Year 1659 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide