Historical Events
American Fur Company
Apr 6 John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company
American Dioceses Established
Apr 8 Roman Catholic Diocese of Baltimore promoted to an archdiocese by Pope Pius VII, with the founding of the dioceses of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Bardstown (now Louisville)
- Apr 9 Mayor Wolters offers French King Louis Napoleon townhall as a palace
- Apr 30 1st practical typewriter finished by Italian Pellegrini Turri
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 10 Auguste Franchomme, French cellist and composer, born in Lille, France (d. 1884)
- Apr 13 Antonio Meucci, Italian inventor (invented a telephone-like device), born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1889)
- Apr 13 Henry Haywood Bell, U.S. Rear Admiral (Union Navy), born in Orange County, North Carolina (d. 1868)
- Apr 16 Caleb Blood Smith, American journalist and politician, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1864)
- Apr 26 Martha Finley, American children's book author (Elsie Dinsmore series), born in Chillicothe, Ohio (d. 1909)
Famous Deaths
- Apr 25 Luigi Tomasini, Italian violinist and composer (head of Prince Esterházy's court orchestra), dies at 66
