Historical Events
Beethoven's Für Elise
Apr 27 Ludwig van Beethoven composes his famous piano piece "Für Elise"
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 6 Philip Henry Gosse, English naturalist (created 1st public aquarium at London Zoo, coined term 'aquarium'), born in Worcester, England (d. 1888)
- Apr 11 Henry Rawlinson, British army officer and oriental scholar (major role in deciphering cuneiform), born in Chadlington, England (d. 1895)
- Apr 21 John Putnam Chapin, American politician and 10th Mayor of Chicago (1846-47), born in Bradford, Vermont (d. 1864)
- Apr 23 Thomas Wright, English antiquarian and writer, born in Ludlow, Shropshire, England (d. 1877)
- Apr 28 Daniel Ullman, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 1892)
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