What Happened In April 1710 In History

Historical Events for April, 1710

• 5th » The Statute of Anne receives the Royal Assent establishing the Copyright law of the United Kingdom.
• 10th » The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Kingdom of Great Britain named Great Britain.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1710

• 12th » Caffarelli (castrato) named Caffarelli, Italian opera singer (d. 1783)
• 15th » William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (d. 1790)
• 17th » Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, Scottish politician (d. 1767)
• 25th » James Ferguson (Scottish astronomer) called James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer (d. 1776)
• 26th » Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher and academic (d. 1796)
• 30th » Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (d. 1795)

Famous Deaths for April 1710

• 28th » Thomas Betterton, English actor (b. 1630s)

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