Historical Events
- Apr 6 An earthquake devastates Dubrovnik, then an independent city-state
- Apr 9 1st public art exhibition at the Palais-Royale in Paris
Historic Publication
Apr 27 Blind and impoverished, English poet John Milton sells the copyright of "Paradise Lost" for £10
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 29 John Arbuthnot, Scottish mathematician and writer (Scriblerus Club), born in Inverbervie, Scotland (d. 1735)