Historical Events
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Apr 7 Lewis and Clark Expedition leaves Fort Mandan (on the Missouri River near what is now Washburn, North Dakota), beginning their journey to the Pacific Ocean
Eroica
Apr 7 Premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's "Eroica" (Symphony No. 3), at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, conducted by the composer; contemporary reviews were mixed
- Apr 27 US Marines attack shores of Tripoli
Famous Birthdays
Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)
Apr 2 Danish author of 150 fairy tales (The Ugly Duckling, The Snow Queen), born in Odense, Denmark
Famous Deaths
- Apr 6 Lorenz Justinian Ott, German composer, dies at 56
- Apr 25 Jean-Baptiste-Gaspard d'Ansse de Villoison, French classical scholar and ancient manuscript hunter (discovered 10th-century manuscript of the Iliad— codex Venetus), dies at 55
- Apr 26 Jean-Baptiste-Gaspard d'Ansse de Villoison, French classical scholar (Anecdota Graeca), dies at 55
