Events in History
- Apr 12 Belgium government of Paul Smet de Naeyer resigns
- Apr 12 In Switzerland, parliament passes a new army bill reorganizing the nation's forces into a standing militia, with training required for all males
Birthdays in History
- Apr 3 Isaac Deutscher, Polish-English historian (Stalin/Trotsky biography), born in Chrzanów, Poland (d. 1967)
- Apr 4 Nathan M. Pusey, American educator, 24th president of Harvard University (1953-71), born in Council Bluffs, Iowa (d. 2001)
- Apr 5 Jan Zeldenrust, Dutch pathologist and anatomist, born in Gronigen, Netherlands (d. 1990)
- Apr 8 Maurice Stacey, British chemist who worked to synthesize vitamin C, born in Moreton, England (d. 1994)
- Apr 11 Ivor Spencer-Thomas, English farmer, entrepreneur and inventor, born in Llanymynech, Powys (d. 2001)
- Apr 12 Felix de Weldon, Austrian-American sculptor (Marine Corps War Memorial), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 2003)
- Apr 13 Harold Stassen, American politician (25th Governor of Minnesota) and perennial presidential candidate, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 2001)
François Duvalier (1907-1971)
Apr 14 Dictator and President of Haiti (1957-71), born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- Apr 14 Otto Frans Antoine Hubert van Nispen, Dutch mayor (Pannerden), born in Pannerden, Netherlands (d. 1992)
- Apr 15 Nikolaas Tinbergen, Dutch-British biologist and zoologist (Nobel 1973), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1988)
- Apr 16 August Eigruber, Austrian war criminal, born in Steyr, Austria (d. 1947)
- Apr 16 Joseph-Armand Bombardier, French Canadian inventor and businessman (Bombardier) (d. 1964)
- Apr 18 Stephen Longstreet, American writer (All or Nothing), born in New York (d. 2002)
- Apr 22 Ivan Yefremov, Russian paleontologist (originator of the concept of taphonomy) and author (Andromeda Nebula), born in Vyritsa, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1972)
- Apr 23 Lee Miller, American photographer (War correspondent for Vogue in WWII), born in Poughkeepsie, New York (d. 1977)
- Apr 26 Theun de Vries, Dutch writer (The Girl with the Red Hair), born in Veenwouden, Friesland, Netherlands (d. 2005)
- Apr 29 Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-American director (From Here to Eternity, Julia), born in Rzeszów, Austria-Hungary (d. 1997)
Weddings in History
Henry J. Kaiser
Apr 8 American industrialist Henry J. Kaiser (24) weds Bess Fosburgh in Boston, Massachusetts
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