Births on April 28

Charles Cotton

Born on April 28, 1630

Charles Cotton, English poet and author (d. 1687)

Charles Cotton (28 April 1630 – 16 February 1687) was an English poet and writer, best known for translating the work of Michel de Montaigne from the French, for his contributions to The Compleat Angler, and for the influential The Compleat Gamester attributed to him.

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Thirty Years' War: Four thousand Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus land in Pomerania, Germany.
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Battle of Randeniwela
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