Historical Events Apr 29 Clemens X [Emilio Bonaventura Altieri] elected Pope Famous Birthdays Apr 24 Christian Ludwig Boxberg, German composer, born in Sondershausen, Thuringia, Germany (d. 1729) Famous Deaths Apr 23 Loreto Vittori, Italian composer and mezzo-soprano singer, dies at 69 1669 History by Year 1671