Birthdays in History
- Apr 2 Armand-Gaston Camus, French revolutionary and Chairman of the Council of 500, born in Paris (d. 1804)
Haym Salomon
Apr 7 Haym Salomon, Polish-born American broker who helped finance the American Revolution, born in Leszno, Poland (d. 1785)
- Apr 18 Francis Baring, English merchant and banker, born in Larkbeare House, Exeter