Historical Events
Historic Event
Apr 16 Paul Kruger chosen as President of Transvaal
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 1 Leonidas "Lon" Chaney, American actor nicknamed "the man of a 1000 faces" (The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, The Phantom of the Opera), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 1930)
- Apr 1 Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov, Russian Soviet composer, born in Plakhino, Ryazan Governorate (d. 1946) [OS date]
- Apr 6 Mien Labberton, Dutch poetress
- Apr 6 Walter Huston, Canadian actor (Maltese Falcon, Treasure of Sierra Madre), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1950)
- Apr 7 Gino Severini, Italian painter (d. 1966)
- Apr 8 R. P. Keigwin, English academic, born in Lexden, Essex (d. 1972)
- Apr 9 Renzo Bossi, Italian composer, and educator (Milan Conservatory), born in Como, Italy (d. 1965)
- Apr 9 Frank King, American cartoonist (Gasoline Alley), born in Cashton, Wisconsin (d. 1969)
- Apr 11 Leonard Mudie, British actor (Magnetic Monster, British Intelligence), born in Cheetham, England (d. 1965)
- Apr 12 Imogen Cunningham, American photographer (1965 ASMP award), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1976)
- Apr 12 Dally Messenger, Australian rugby league centre (9 Tests; NSW; Eastern Suburbs; ARL 'Immortal'; Dally M Medal) and rugby union utility (2 caps), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1959)
Getulio Vargas
Apr 19 Getulio Vargas, President of Brazil (1930-45, 1951-54), modernizer and dictator, born in São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazilian Empire (d. 1954)
- Apr 19 Richard von Mises, Austrian scientist and mathematician (probability theory), born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary (d. 1953)
- Apr 24 Jaroslav Hašek, Czech writer (The Good Soldier Švejk), born in Prague, Austria-Hungary [or April 30]
- Apr 26 Harry Sothern, British actor (Blind Wives, Buck Rogers), born in London, England (d. 1957)
- Apr 27 Hubert Harrison, West Indian-American writer and freedom fighter, born in St. Croix, Danish West Indies (d. 1927)
- Apr 30 David John de Lloyd, Welsh musician and composer, born in Skewen, Wales (d. 1948)
Famous Deaths
- Apr 4 Peter Cooper, American industrialist, inventor and philanthropist (Cooper Union, steam locomotive), dies at 92
- Apr 6 Benjamin Wright Raymond, American politician (b. 1801)
- Apr 10 Emilie Mayer, German composer of Romantic music, dies at 70
- Apr 18 Agnes Tyrrell, Czech pianist & composer, dies at 36
- Apr 22 Octave Fouque, French pianist and composer, dies at 38
Edouard Manet
Apr 30 Édouard Manet, French impressionist painter (Olympia, The Luncheon on the Grass) dies at 51
