Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 2 Thomas Howard Ruger, American lawyer and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Livingston County, New York (d. 1907)
- Apr 6 Johan Hendrik Kern, Dutch linguist (Sanskrit, Old Javan), born in Purworejo, Dutch East Indies (d. 1917)
- Apr 10 David McMurtrie Gregg, American diplomat and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania (d. 1916)
- Apr 10 James Edward Rains, American lawyer and Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1862)
- Apr 17 Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1900)
Famous Deaths
- Apr 6 Adamántios Koraïs, Greek humanist scholar, dies at 84
- Apr 7 Antoni Radziwiłł, Polish-Lithuanian politician, cellist, and composer, dies at 57
- Apr 11 Rowland Hill, English preacher who advocated for the smallpox vaccine, dies at 88
- Apr 22 Richard Trevithick, English inventor (steam locomotive), dies at 62
