Events in History
- Apr 10 War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia defeats Austria in the Battle of Mollwitz
- Apr 13 Dutch people protest poor quality of bread
- Apr 13 Royal Military Academy forms at Woolwich, England
Birthdays in History
- Apr 10 BasÃlio da Gama, Portuguese poet (O Uraguai), born in Tiradentes, Minas Gerais, Colony of Brazil (d. 1795)
- Apr 14 Emperor Momozono, 116th Emperor of Japan, born in Kyoto, Japan (d. 1762)
- Apr 15 Charles Willson Peale, American painter remembered for portraits of leading American Revolution figures (George Washington), born in Chester, Province of Maryland (d. 1827)
- Apr 17 Samuel Chase, American judge (signed US Declaration of Independence), born in Somerset County, Maryland (d. 1811)
Deaths in History
- Apr 28 Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish general & statesman, dies at 73
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