April 1724

What Happened in April 1724

Historical Events

Event of Interest

Apr 1 Henry Pelham becomes English minister of War

British Prime Minister Henry Pelham — British Prime Minister
Henry Pelham

Historic Publication

Apr 1 Jonathan Swift publishes Drapier's letters

Author, Poet and Satirist Jonathan Swift — Author, Poet and Satirist
Jonathan Swift

Event of Interest

Apr 6 Thomas Pelham-Holles becomes British Minister of Foreign Affairs

British Prime Minister Thomas Pelham-Holles — British Prime Minister
Thomas Pelham-Holles

Music Premiere

Apr 7 Johann Sebastian Bach's "St John Passion" premieres in Leipzig

Composer Johann Sebastian Bach — Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach

Famous Birthdays

Apr 12 Lyman Hall, American physician and signer (Declaration of Independence), born in Wallingford, Connecticut (d. 1790)

Immanuel Kant

Apr 22 Immanuel Kant, German philosopher (Critique of Pure Reason), born in Königsberg, East Prussia (d. 1804)

Philosopher Immanuel Kant — Philosopher
Immanuel Kant

Apr 27 Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz, Czech composer, born in Prague, Czech Republic (d. 1784)
Apr 27 Colonel Thomas Gardner, American heroic political figure and soldier, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1775)

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