April 1876 in History

Events in History

Apr 4 Maurice de Vlaminck, Fauvist painter (Village in the Snow), born in Paris, France (d. 1958)
Apr 11 Paul Henry, Northern Irish artist, born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 1958)
Apr 14 Cecil Chubb, English barrister, gifted Stonehenge to the British nation, born in Shrewton (d. 1934)
Apr 17 Ian Hay [John Hay Beith], British novelist and playwright (Pip, Carrying On), born in Rusholme, Manchester (d. 1952)
Apr 19 Hendrik Vladimir Albrecht Ernst, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Prince consort of the Netherlands (1901-34), born in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany (d. 1934)
Apr 23 Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian (The Third Reich), born in Solingen, Westphalia, German Empire (d. 1925)
Apr 24 Erich Raeder, German naval commander (1928–43), born in Wandsbek, Germany (d. 1960)
Apr 29 Zewditu, Empress of Ethiopia (1916-30), born in Werreyimenu, Wollo, Ethiopia (d. 1930)
Apr 30 Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist and politician (Minister of Education), born in Augusta, Italy (d. 1937)

Apr 2 Paul van Vlissingen, Dutch ship owner, dies at 78
Apr 3 Henriette Davidis, German cookery writer, (Practical Cookbook)) dies at 75
Apr 9 Charles Goodyear, American politician (D-NY), dies at 71
Apr 12 Joseph Dana Webster, American civil engineer and Brevet Major General (Union Army), dies at 64