Historical Events
PM Cavendish-Bentinck
Apr 2 William Cavendish-Bentinck becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain after an opposition coalition of Henry Fox and Frederick North forces William Petty to resign
- Apr 3 Sweden & US sign a treaty of Amity & Commerce
Annexation of Crimea
Apr 8 Catherine II of Russia annexes the Crimea
- Apr 9 Tippu Sahib drives out British from Bednore, India
- Apr 11 Hostilities formally cease in the American Revolutionary War after the Continental Congress proclaims the "Cessation of Arms" against His Britannic Majesty [1]
- Apr 15 American Revolution: the Continental Congress ratified preliminary articles of peace, ending the seven-year-long war with Great Britain.
Cessation of Hostilities
Apr 18 American Revolution: George Washington issues General Orders announcing the end of hostilities with Britain, giving thanks to the Almighty, and offering congratulations and authorizing an extra ration of alcohol to the troops to celebrate [1]
Famous Birthdays
Washington Irving (1783-1859)
Apr 3 American author (Legend of Sleepy Hollow), born in New York City
- Apr 8 John Claudius Loudon, Scottish horticulturist, born in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1843)
Hortense de Beauharnais (1783-1837)
Apr 10 French Queen of Holland (1806-10), born in Paris
- Apr 29 David Cox, English painter (Treatise on landscape painting), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1856)
Famous Deaths
- Apr 7 Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, Austrian composer, dies at 71
- Apr 10 František Václav Habermann, Czech composer, dies at 76
- Apr 11 Nikita I Panin, Russian earl/ambassador in Denmark, dies at 64
- Apr 16 Christian Mayer, Czech Catholic priest and astronomer, dies at 63
- Apr 24 Grigori Orlov, Russian military officer and favorite of Catherine the Great (helped her overthrow Peter III), dies at 48 [NS]
