- Apr 4 Susanna Madora Salter elected 1st US woman mayor in Argonia, Kansas
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Apr 5 Anne Sullivan teaches "water" to Helen Keller

Helen Keller
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Apr 10 US President Abraham Lincoln's re-buried with his wife in Springfield, Illinois

Abraham Lincoln
- Apr 10 Soccer team Be Quick forms in Hairs Groningen
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Apr 12 Henrik Ibsen's "Rosmersholm" premieres in Oslo

Henrik Ibsen
World's First Motor Race
Apr 20 Georges Bouton wins the world’s 1st motor race on a steam-powered quadricycle, a 'test' organised by French newspaper Le Velocipede
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