Apr 10 "Big Ben", a 13.76 tonne bell, is recast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry Apr 12 1st US billiards championship, Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit Apr 15 Battle of Azimghur, Mexicans defeat Spanish loyalists Apr 16 The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1857 Historical Events by Year 1859