Apr 2 Pierre Leclair, French composer and violinist, dies at 74 Apr 4 Mary Mead, wife of English radical and journalist John Wilkes (b. 1715) Apr 10 Simon Fokke, book illustrator, dies at 71 Apr 26 Nano Nagle, Irish convent founder (b. 1718) Apr 30 Franz K earl von Velbruck, German free mason, dies Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1783 Famous Deaths 1785