Historical Events
- Apr 8 Krak des Chevaliers, the greatest fortress built by medieval crusaders in the Levant, is finally taken by the forces of Mamlūk sultan Baybars I
Famous Deaths
- Apr 25 Master Gerhard, first master mason of Cologne Cathedral, falls to his death from scaffolding during the building of the cathedral (b. c. 1210)
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide