Historical Events Apr 18 Sudbury, Massachusetts, attacked by Indians Apr 22 Battle of Etna - Netherlands and Spain vs France, M de Ruyter fatally wounded Famous Birthdays Apr 14 Ernst Christian Hesse, German composer, born in Großengottern, Germany (d. 1762) Apr 17 Frederik I, van Hessen Kassel, King of Sweden (1720-51), born in Kassel, Germany (d. 1751) Famous Deaths Apr 5 John Winthrop, the Younger, American politician (b. 1606) Apr 8 Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany, dies at 22 Apr 29 Michiel A. de Ruyter, Dutch rear-admiral, (Newport), killed at 69 1675 History by Year 1677 What Happened in 1676 Battle of Öland June 1, 1676
