Historical Events
France Adopts the Metre
Apr 7 France adopts the metre as the basic measure of length
- Apr 23 William Hastings acquitted in England of high treason
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 5 Henry Havelock, British soldier (War in Afghanistan 1838-39), born in Bishopwearmouth, County Durham (d. 1857)
- Apr 19 Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, German naturalist and zoologist (micro-organisms), born in Delitzsch, Germany (d. 1876)
- Apr 21 Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint (founder of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate), born in Rome (d. 1850)
- Apr 28 Charles Sturt, English explorer (Australia), born in Bengal, British India (d. 1869)
