Events in History
Knighthood
Apr 16 Queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College, Cambridge
Theater Premiere
Apr 23 Richard Steele's play "Tender Husband" premieres in London
Birthdays in History
- Apr 12 William Cookworthy, English chemist, born in Kingsbridge, Devon (d. 1780)
Authors
Civil Rights Activists
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Kings
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Scientists