Historical Events
British Poet Laureate
Apr 20 Thomas Warton appointed the eighth British Poet Laureate by King George III
Charter to the Nobility
Apr 21 Catherine II of Russia confers on the nobility the "Charter to the Nobility", increasing further the power of the landed oligarchs
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 1 Ferdinand Olivier, German painter (Nazarene movement), born in Dessau (d. 1841)
- Apr 4 Bettina von Arnim, German writer and composer of the Romantic era (This Book Belongs to the King), born in Free City of Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1859)
- Apr 9 Sibrandus Stratingh, Dutch physician and chemist (electric car), born in Adorp, Netherlands (d. 1841)
- Apr 19 Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1858)
John James Audubon (1785-1851)
Apr 26 American ornithologist and painter (The Birds of America), born in Les Cayes, Haiti
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