Historical Events
Wordsworth Poet Laureate
Apr 6 William Wordsworth is appointed British Poet Laureate by Queen Victoria
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 1 Ludwig Enneccerus, German politician and legal scholar, born in Neustadt am Rübenberge (d. 1928)
- Apr 4 Hans Richter, Austrian-Hungarian composer, born in Raab, Kingdom of Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1916)
- Apr 8 Asger Hamerik [Hammerich], Danish composer, and educator (Peabody Institute, 1878-91), born in Frederiksberg, Denmark (d. 1923)
- Apr 14 Gustave Leon Huberti, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1910)
- Apr 15 Carl Eilhardt, German composer and conductor, born in Erfurt, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1911)
- Apr 15 Henry James, American-British author (Turn of the Screw, Bostonians), born in New York City (d. 1916)
- Apr 25 Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, Grand Duchess of Hesse, born in Buckingham Palace, London (d. 1878)
Famous Weddings
- Apr 23 Samuel Gridley Howe, American physician and educator, marries Julia Ward, American poet and author
Famous Deaths
- Apr 14 Joseph Franz Karl Lanner, Austrian composer and violist, dies at 42
Samuel Morey (1762-1843)
Apr 17 American inventor of early internal combustion engines and a steamship pioneer, dies at 80
