Famous Birthdays
- Tebbs Lloyd Johnson, English race walker (Olympic bronze 50k 1952; oldest Olympic medal-winning athlete; 48 years and 115 days), born in Melton Mowbray, England (d. 1984)
Famous Deaths
- Frederick Edwin Church, American romantic landscape painter (Hudson River School), dies at 73
1900 Highlights
About April 7, 1900
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 123 years, 2 months and 3 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Lost Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Aries
Augusto Pinochet
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Kim Jong-un
Nicolae Ceausescu
Pol Pot