Famous Birthdays
James Monroe
Apr 28 James Monroe, 5th US President (1817-25), born in Monroe Hall, Virginia (d. 1831)
- Apr 29 Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish Lieutenant General and war hero, born in Stora Torpa, Västergötland, Sweden (d. 1820)
Famous Deaths
- Apr 2 Johann Balthasar Konig, composer, dies at 67
- Apr 22 Antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist, dies at 71
- Apr 24 Florian Wrastill, Austrian composer of sacred music, choir master, and Benedictine monk, dies at 41
- Apr 27 Jan Francisci, Slovak composer, dies at 66
- Apr 30 François d'Agincourt, French composer (b. 1684)
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide