Historical Events
Venus de Milo
Apr 8 The famous ancient Greek statue, Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos
- Apr 12 Alexander Ypsilantis is declared leader of Filiki Eteria, a secret organization founded in Odessa to overthrow Ottoman rule of Greece
Electromagnetism
Apr 21 Danish scientist Hans Christian Ørsted is the first to identify electromagnetism, when he observes a compass needle
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 4 Charles Devens Jr, American lawyer, jurist, statesman and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1891)
- Apr 5 Nadar [Félix Tournachon], French photographer and balloonist, took the first aerial photograph, born in Paris (d. 1910)
- Apr 14 Harry T. Hays, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Wilson County, Tennessee (d. 1876)
- Apr 15 Evander McNair, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Laurel Hill, North Carolina (d. 1902)
- Apr 16 Georg Curtius, German classical linguist, born in the Free Imperial City of Lübeck (d. 1885)
Alexander Cartwright (1820-1892)
Apr 17 American Baseball HOF pioneer (recognised as inventor of modern baseball, "father of baseball"), born in New York City
Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)
Apr 27 British philosopher (Social Statics) and sociologist, born in Derby, England
