Apr 2 Johann J Dillenius, German botanist, dies at 63 Apr 3 Francesco Solimena, Italian painter, dies at 89 Apr 7 Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal, dies at 70 Apr 9 Simon Fraser, 12th baron Lovat Jacobite, last man beheaded in England 1746 Famous Deaths by Year 1748