Historical Events
1st American Dictionary
Apr 14 First American Dictionary: its author Noah Webster registers its copyright for publication
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 4 Margaret Oliphant, Scottish novelist and biographer (Beleaguered City), born in Wallyford, Scotland (d. 1897)
- Apr 5 Pietro Platania, Italian composer, born in Catania, Italy (d. 1907)
- Apr 6 Charles William Field, Major General (Confederate Army), (d. 1892)
- Apr 8 George Baird Hodge, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Fleming County, Kentucky (d. 1892)
- Apr 13 J. B. Lightfoot, English theologist and bishop of Durham, born in Liverpool, Lancashire (d. 1889)
- Apr 13 Josephine Butler (née Grey), British feminist and social reformer (campaigned against the slave trade and Contagious Diseases Acts), born in Milfield, Northumberland, England (d. 1906)
- Apr 21 Hippolyte Taine, French philosopher and historian (Voyage in Italy), born in Vouziers, Ardennes, France (d. 1893)
- Apr 22 Guilherme Cossoul, Portuguese composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1880)
- Apr 23 Albert, King of Saxony (1873-1902), born in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1902)
- Apr 24 Robert Brank Vance, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina (1873-85), born in Buncombe, North Carolina (d. 1899)
- Apr 27 Gerben Colmjon, Frisian linguist and publisher, born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (d. 1884)
Famous Deaths
- Apr 12 Jean Henri Appelius, Dutch lawyer and politician (Minister of Finance), dies at 60
Francisco Goya (1746-1828)
Apr 16 Spanish romantic painter and printmaker (The Third of May 1808), dies at 82
- Apr 25 Johannes Goldberg, Dutch politician and civil servant (undertook 1st economic survey of Batavian Republic), dies at 64
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide