Events in History
- Apr 2 Battle at Bamako: French assault on Fabous arm forces attack
- Apr 12 French troops under lt-colonel Borgnis-Desbordes occupy Bamako Senegal
- Apr 13 US prospector Alfred Packer convicted of manslaughter though accused of cannibalism
Event of Interest
Apr 16 Paul Kruger chosen as President of Transvaal
- Apr 19 British banker Thomas Agnew and others found the Liverpool Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (LSPCC), based on Agnew's observation of a similar group in NYC; its success leads to a national organization
- Apr 23 John Heemskerk Abrahamszoon forms Dutch government
- Apr 24 28 Surinamers depart to Amsterdam World's Fair
Birthdays in History
- Apr 7 Gino Severini, Italian painter (d. 1966)
- Apr 8 R. P. Keigwin, English academic, born in Lexden, Essex (d. 1972)
- Apr 9 Frank King, American cartoonist (Gasoline Alley), born in Cashton, Wisconsin (d. 1969)
- Apr 12 Imogen Cunningham, American photographer (1965 ASMP award), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1976)
- Apr 13 Demjan Bednyi, Russian writer and satirist, born in Hubivka, Ukraine (d. 1945)
- Apr 15 Stanley Bruce, 8th Prime Minister of Australia, born in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia (d. 1967)
Getulio Vargas (1883-1954)
Apr 19 President of Brazil (1930-45, 1951-54), modernizer and dictator, born in São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazilian Empire
- Apr 19 Richard von Mises, Austrian scientist and mathematician (probability theory), born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary (d. 1953)
- Apr 27 Hubert Harrison, West Indian-American writer and freedom fighter, born in St. Croix, Danish West Indies (d. 1927)
- Apr 30 Jaroslav Hašek, Czech writer (The Good Soldier Švejk), born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (d. 1923)
Deaths in History
- Apr 4 Peter Cooper, American industrialist, inventor and philanthropist (Cooper Union, steam locomotive), dies at 92
- Apr 6 Benjamin Wright Raymond, American Whig party politician (Mayor of Chicago, 1839-40 and 1842-43), dies at 81
- Apr 28 William M. Browne, American Confederate politician and Brigadier General, dies at 59
Edouard Manet (1832-1883)
Apr 30 French impressionist painter (Olympia, The Luncheon on the Grass), dies of complications from syphilis at 51
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