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Unabomber arrested

U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Ron Brown, killed in plane crash

Jesse James shot in the back

Bruno Hauptmann, convicted of kidnapping Lindbergh’s son, executed

Pony Express debuts

Henry IV of England King of England and Lord of Ireland (1399-1413) born in Bolingbroke Castle Lincolnshire England (d. 1413)
John III van Egmont Viceroy of Holland born in Hattem Netherlands (d. 1516)
Igor Svyatoslavich Ukrainian prince (d. 1202)
Philips III King of France (1270-85) born in Poissy France (d. 1285)
Lieven van der Maude [Ammonius] South Netherland poet
Michael Neander German mathematician and astronomer born in Joachimsthal Bohemia (d. 1581)
Giovanni Battista Massarengo Italian composer born in Parma Italy
George Herbert English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs) born in Montgomery Wales (d. 1633)
William Smith British composer born in Durham (d. 1645)
Antimo Liberati Italian composer born in Foligno Italy (d. 1692)
Joseph Franois Salomon French composer born in Toulon France (d. 1732)
Johann Valentin Rathgeber German benedictine and composer born in Oberelsbach Germany (d. 1750)
Mark Catesby English naturalist (Natural History of Carolina Florida and the Bahama Islands) (d. 1749)
George Edwards English naturalist and ornithologist (father of British ornithology) born in Stratford Essex England (d. 1773)
John Hanson Continental Congressman 1st US President under Articles of Confederation born in Maryland (d.1783)
William Watson English physician and scientist born in London (d. 1787)
Elia van Vilnius [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman] Latvian rabbi born in Sialiec Polish-Lithuanian (d. 1797)
Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt Flemish painter and engraver born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1801)
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne French composer born in Eymet France (d. 1796)
Ferenc Verseghy Hungarian poet and composer born in Szolnok Hungary (d. 1822)
John Abernethy English surgeon born in London England (d. 1831)
Christian Gnther von Bernstorff Danish-Prussian statesman and diplomat born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1835)
Theodoros Kolokotronis Greek general and leader of the Greek War of Independence (1821-29) born in Ramvouni Messenia Ottoman Empire (d. 1843)
Ivan Kireyevsky Russian literary critic and philosopher born in Moscow (d. 1856)
Louisa Maria Queen of Belgium (1832-50) Wife of Leopold I) born in Chteau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye France (d. 1850)
Lorenzo Snow 5th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS or Mormon Church) born in Mantua Ohio (d. 1901)
T. Pelham Dale Anglican clergyman prosecuted for Ritualist practices in the 1870s born in Greenwich (d. 1892)
Edward Everett Hale American clergyman and author (Man without a Country) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1909)
Adolf Rzepko Polish composer born in Prague (d. 1892)
John Burroughs American writer and nature enthusiast (Burroughs Medal namesake) born in Delaware County New York (d. 1921)
Leon Michel Gambetta French attorney and 37th Prime Minister of France (1881-82) born in Cahors Kingdom of France (d. 1882)
Ulric Dahlgren American Colonel (Union Army) born in Bucks County Pennsylvania (d. 1864)
Matthew Ricketts 1st African American man elected to Neb State Legislature born in Henry County Kentucky (d. 1917)
Apr 03 1312 2nd council of Vienna Knights Templars supressed
Apr 03 1559 Spain & France sign 2nd Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambrsis
Apr 03 1582 French van Valois honored as Duke of Gelre Earl of Zutphen