Historical Events
- First Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn
- NY installs 1st firehouse pole
Catholic Encyclical
Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Inscrutabili
- Ship Azor leaves Charleston with 206 blacks for Liberia
Famous Birthdays
- Albert Weisgerber, German painter and graphic artist, born in Sankt Ingbert, Germany (d. 1915)
Famous Deaths
- Temistocle Solera, Italian opera composer, dies at 62
About April 21, 1878
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 145 years, 1 month and 16 days
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Taurus
