Historical Events Apr 25 German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller is the first to use the name America on his world map "Universalis Cosmographia" Famous Deaths Apr 2 Francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416) Mar 1507 History by Year Jun 1507 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide