Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 3 Adolf Rzepko, Polish composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1892)
- Apr 5 David Rumph Jones, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Orangeburg, South Carolina (d. 1863)
- Apr 11 Ferdinand Lassalle, French socialist and political activist (Allgemeiner), born in Breslau, Prussia (d. 1864)
- Apr 13 Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Irish-Canadian journalist and Father of Confederation, born in Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland (d. 1868)
- Apr 25 Charles Dowd, American principal who was the 1st to propose standardized time zones (for America's railways), born in Madison, Connecticut (d. 1904)
- Apr 28 James Winning McMillan, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Clark County, Kentucky (d. 1903)
Famous Deaths
- Apr 6 Vladimir Borovikovsky [Vоlоdymyr Borovyk], Russian painter, died at 67
- Apr 10 Paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French classical scholar and pamphleteer, dies at 53
- Apr 13 Joseph Gelinek, Czech composer, dies at 66
- Apr 16 Henry Fuseli, Swiss-born painter and art writer (Tracks in the Snow), dies at 84
- Apr 21 Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathemattician (b. 1765)
