Famous Birthdays
- Comte de Lautréamont, French writer (Les Chants de Maldoror), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 1870)
- Raoul Pictet, Swiss physicist who invented liquid nitrogen and was a pioneer of cryogenics, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1929)
Famous Deaths
- Solomon Sibley, American senator from Michigan Territory (b. 1769)
1846 Highlights
About April 4, 1846
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 177 years, 1 month and 27 days
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Aries