Historic Event Apr 4 Napoleon abdicates for the first time in favour of his son French Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte Apr 5 Netherlands Bank issues its 1st banknotes Apr 9 Elias Canneman (L) resigns as minister of Finance of the Netherlands Apr 11 Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates unconditionally and he is exiled to the island of Elba in the Mediterranean Historic Event Apr 26 King Louis XVIII lands at Calais from England King of France Louis XVIII 1813 Historical Events by Year 1815