Historical Events
- Apr 1 French law rules the use of intention
Beethoven's 2nd Symphony
Apr 5 1st performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's 2nd Symphony in D, conducted by the composer, in Vienna
- Apr 26 Meteorites fall in L'Aigle, France
Louisiana Purchase Treaty
Apr 30 Chancellor Robert Livingston and James Monroe sign Louisiana Purchase Treaty in Paris at a cost of 15 million dollars, doubles the size of the USA
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 2 Franz Paul Lachner, German composer, born in Rain, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1890)
- Apr 7 Flora Tristan, French writer and social activist, born in Paris (d. 1844)
- Apr 7 James Curtiss, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1859)
- Apr 14 Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1887)
- Apr 18 Charles Ferdinand Pahud, Governor General of the Dutch East Indies (1856-61), born in Amsterdam (d. 1873)
- Apr 21 Levin Minn Powell, American Commander (Union Navy), born in Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia (d. 1885)
- Apr 23 Jules J baron d'Anethan, Belgian minister of Justice, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1888)
- Apr 27 Alfred Julius Becher, Austrian journalist and composer, born in Manchester, England (d. 1848)
James Brooke (1803-1868)
Apr 29 British adventurer and 1st Rajah of Sarawak (1841-68), born in Bandel, near Calcutta, Bengal, British India
- Apr 30 Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and statesman (Minister of War), born in Pleushagen, Poland (d. 1879)
Famous Deaths
- Apr 2 Hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch poet of children's poems (Proeve van kleine gedigen voor Kinder), dies at 56
Toussaint Louverture (1743-1803)
Apr 7 Haitian general, revolutionary and most famous of the leaders of the Haitian Revolution, dies while in prison in France at 59
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