Historical Events
Election of Interest
Apr 18 William Lamb (Lord Melbourne) becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after Robert Peel resigns out of frustration
Music History
Apr 26 Frederic 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)
- Apr 9 Leopold II, King of Belgium (1865-1909), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1909)
- Apr 10 Ludwig Bösendorfer, Austrian piano builder, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1919)
- Apr 27 John Murray Corse, American politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [or 9/27] (d. 1893)
Famous Deaths
- Apr 17 William Henry Ireland, English forger (Shakespearean manuscripts), dies
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide