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