Historical Events
Missa Solemnis
Apr 7 1st performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis" in St. Petersburg, Russia
- Apr 17 Russia abandons all North American claims south of 54° 40'N
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 5 Sydney Thompson Dobell, English poet, born in Cranbrook, Kent (d. 1874)
- Apr 20 Alfred H. Colquitt, American lawyer and Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Monroe, Georgia (d. 1894)
- Apr 21 Anselmo Clavé, Spanish politician and composer, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1874)
- Apr 24 François Fournier, Swiss-French postage stamp forger, born in Croix-de-Rozon, Switzerland (d. 1917)
- Apr 25 Gustave Boulanger, French painter, born in Paris (d. 1888)
- Apr 27 William Richard Bexfield, English composer, born in Norwich, England (d. 1853)
Famous Deaths
Lord Byron (1788-1824)
Apr 19 British romantic poet (Childe Harold's Pilgrimage), dies at 36
- Apr 24 Herman Muntinghe, Dutch theologian and writer (History of Mankind), dies at 71
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide