Birthdays in History Apr 28 Charles Cotton, English poet and writer, born in Alstonefield, Staffordshire, England (d. 1687) Deaths in History Apr 17 Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (battle of White Mt), dies Apr 29 Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet (b. 1552) 1629 On This Day in History by Year 1631