Events in History
Venus de Milo
Apr 8 The famous ancient Greek statue, Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos
- Apr 12 Alexander Ypsilantis is declared leader of Filiki Eteria, a secret organization to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece.
Historic Event
Apr 21 Danish scientist Hans Christian Ørsted is the first to identify electromagnetism, when he observes a compass needle
Birthdays in History
- Apr 4 Charles Devens Jr, American lawyer, jurist, statesman and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1891)
- Apr 5 Nadar [Félix Tournachon], French photographer and balloonist, took the first aerial photograph, born in Paris (d. 1910)
- Apr 14 Harry T. Hays, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Wilson County, Tennessee (d. 1876)
- Apr 15 Evander McNair, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Laurel Hill, North Carolina (d. 1902)
- Apr 16 Georg Curtius, German classical linguist, born in Lübeck, Germany (d. 1885)
- Apr 26 Alice Cary, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1871)
Herbert Spencer
Apr 27 Herbert Spencer, British philosopher (Social Statics), born in Derby, England (d. 1903)
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