Historical Events
Constitution of the United States
Apr 28 Maryland becomes 7th state to ratify US constitution
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 2 Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (Florante at Laura), born in Barrio Panginay, Balagtas, Bulacan (d. 1862)
- Apr 5 Franz Pforr, German painter and cartoonist (Lukasbund), born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1812)
- Apr 12 Johan Erik Nordblom, Swedish composer, born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 1848)
- Apr 14 David G. Burnet, interim president of the Republic of Texas, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1870)
- Apr 17 Joseph Gilbert Totten, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1864)
Famous Deaths
- Apr 12 Carl Joseph Toeschi, German composer, dies at 56
- Apr 12 Charles-Antoine Campion, Italian composer, dies at 67
- Apr 15 Giuseppe Bonno, Austrian composer, dies at 77
- Apr 16 George-Louis Leclerc, count de Buffon, French naturalist and writer on natural history (Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière), dies at 80
