Historical Events
PM Lord Melbourne
Apr 18 William Lamb (Lord Melbourne) becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after Robert Peel resigns out of frustration
Grand Polonaise Brillante
Apr 26 Frédéric Chopin's "Grand Polonaise Brillante" premieres in Paris
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 6 José Marraco y Ferrer, Catalan church musician and composer, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1913)
Leopold II of Belgium (1835-1909)
Apr 9 King of the Belgians (1865-1909), sole owner of the Congo Free State (1885-1908), born in Brussels, Belgium
Famous Deaths
- Apr 17 William Henry Ireland, English forger (Shakespearean manuscripts), dies
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide