Famous Birthdays
Thomas Jefferson
Apr 13 Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States (1801-09), born in Albemarle County, Virginia (d. 1826)
Famous Deaths
- Apr 4 Daniel Neal, English historian, dies at 64
- Apr 16 Cornelis van Bijnkershoek, Dutch jurist who helped develop international law along positivist lines, dies at 69
- Apr 29 Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French writer (b. 1658)
- Apr 30 Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas), dies at 79