Historical Events
- Apr 5 Adolf Frederik of Holstein-Gottorp crowns himself King of Sweden
- Apr 29 The New York Gazette and Post Boy carries first public report of a cricket match played in America; New York XI v London XI on the site of what is today the Fulton Fish Market in Manhattan, NYC
Famous Birthdays
Famous Deaths
- Apr 19 Peter Lacy, Irish-born Russian Field marshal (b. 1678)
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide