Historical Events Apr 10 Duke Victor Amadeus of Savoye attacks Casale Apr 27 Frederik August I "the Strong" becomes monarch of Saksen Famous Birthdays Apr 7 Coelestin Praelisauer, German organist, composer, and monk, baptized in Kötzting, Electorate of Bavaria (now Bad Kötzting, Germany) (d. 1745) Apr 25 Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect, born in London (d. 1753) Famous Deaths Apr 3 Ferdinand van Apshoven de Jongere, Flemish painter, buried at 64 Apr 27 Johan Georg IV, Elector of Saxony (1691-94), dies at 25 1693 History by Year 1695