What Happened in April 1883

Historical Events

Apr 16 Paul Kruger chosen as President of Transvaal

Apr 19 British banker Thomas Agnew and others found the Liverpool Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (LSPCC), based on Agnew's observation of a similar group in NYC; its success leads to a national organization
Apr 23 John Heemskerk Abrahamszoon forms Dutch government
Apr 24 28 Surinamers depart to Amsterdam World's Fair

Apr 1 Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov, Russian composer (Alexnadrov Ensemble), born in Plakhino, Ryazan Governorate (d. 1946) [OS date]
Apr 1 Leonidas "Lon" Chaney, American actor nicknamed "the man of a 1000 faces" (The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, The Phantom of the Opera), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 1930)
Apr 5 Walter Huston, Canadian actor (Maltese Falcon, Treasure of Sierra Madre), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1950)
Apr 7 Gino Severini, Italian painter (d. 1966)
Apr 8 R. P. Keigwin, English academic, born in Lexden, Essex (d. 1972)
Apr 9 Frank King, American cartoonist (Gasoline Alley), born in Cashton, Wisconsin (d. 1969)
Apr 9 Renzo Bossi, Italian composer, and educator (Milan Conservatory), born in Como, Italy (d. 1965)
Apr 11 Leonard Mudie, British actor (Magnetic Monster, British Intelligence), born in Cheetham, England (d. 1965)
Apr 12 Dally Messenger, Australian rugby league centre (9 Tests; NSW; Eastern Suburbs; ARL 'Immortal'; Dally M Medal) and rugby union utility (2 caps), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1959)
Apr 12 Imogen Cunningham, American photographer (1965 ASMP award), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1976)
Apr 13 Demjan Bednyi, Russian writer and satirist, born in Hubivka, Ukraine (d. 1945)
Apr 15 Stanley Bruce, 8th Prime Minister of Australia, born in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia (d. 1967)
Apr 17 Herman Darewski, Polish-British stage and light music composer (The Better 'Ole), and conductor, born in Minsk, Russian Empire (d. 1947)

Apr 19 President of Brazil (1930-45, 1951-54), modernizer and dictator, born in São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazilian Empire

Apr 19 Richard von Mises, Austrian scientist and mathematician (probability theory), born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary (d. 1953)
Apr 26 Harry Sothern, British actor (Blind Wives, Buck Rogers), born in London, England (d. 1957)
Apr 27 Hubert Harrison, West Indian-American writer and freedom fighter, born in St. Croix, Danish West Indies (d. 1927)
Apr 30 David John de Lloyd, Welsh musician and composer, born in Skewen, Wales (d. 1948)
Apr 30 Jaroslav Hašek, Czech writer (The Good Soldier Švejk), born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (d. 1923)

Apr 4 Peter Cooper, American industrialist, inventor and philanthropist (Cooper Union, steam locomotive), dies at 92
Apr 6 Benjamin Wright Raymond, American Whig party politician (Mayor of Chicago, 1839-40 and 1842-43), dies at 81
Apr 10 Emilie Mayer, German composer of Romantic music, dies at 70
Apr 18 Agnes Tyrrell, Czech pianist and composer, dies at 36
Apr 22 Octave Fouque, French pianist and composer, dies at 38
Apr 28 William M. Browne, American Confederate politician and Brigadier General, dies at 59

Apr 30 French impressionist painter (Olympia, The Luncheon on the Grass), dies of complications from syphilis at 51